Planning Guide: Decorate with Enthusiasm

Organize an Event – A Planning Guide
Choose Event Activities – Decorate with Enthusiasm

Choose Event Activities:
• Choose a Program
• Pick a Theme
• Plan Entertainment
• Educate
• Find a Speaker
• Honor Survivors
• Serve Festive Food
• Decorate

Organize a decorating committee and turn your event into a warm and inviting place to celebrate life. Here are some ideas that have been used for past events:

• Order your official backdrop, banners and podium drop from the NCSD Foundation (see Official Merchandise Catalog).
• Display inspirational photography or other artwork created by volunteers or survivors. Art therapy classes are a good source for cancer-related art.
• Create an ice sculpture of the NCSD logo.
• Post inspirational writings by cancer survivors, such as essays and poems.
• A balloon sculpture makes a colorful display. However, please help protect the environment by not having a balloon release.
• Use bubbles to create a festive environment. Set up a bubble machine or let participants create them with their “breath of life.”
• Create a collage out of photographs from previous NCSD celebrations.
• For an evening celebration, decorate with luminaries. Write the name of each survivor on a luminary bag.

The 25th annual National Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday, June 3, 2012.

Table of Contents
Welcome! Getting Started
Deadlines
Step 1: Register the Event
Step 2: Get Sponsors
Step 3: Pick a Location
Step 4: Choose Activities
Step 5: Order Merchandise
Step 6: Promote the Event
Sample Letters
More Resources

2011 Event Coverage and Photos

2010 Event Coverage and Photos

2009 Event Coverage and Photos

Thanks to our
2012 National Sponsor
Click on Logo

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		Organize an Event – A Planning Guide Choose Event Activities – Decorate with Enthusiasm Choose Event Activities: • Choose a Program • Pick a Theme • Plan Entertainment • Educate • Find a Speaker • Honor Survivors • Serve Festive Food • Decorate Organize a decorating committee and turn your event into a warm and inviting place to celebrate life. Here are some ideas that have been used for past events: • Order your official backdrop, banners and podium drop from the NCSD Foundation (see Official Merchandise Catalog). • Display inspirational photography or other artwork created by volunteers or survivors. Art therapy classes are a good source for cancer-related art. • Create an ice sculpture of the NCSD logo. • Post inspirational writings by cancer survivors, such as essays and poems. • A balloon sculpture makes a colorful display. However, please help protect the environment by not having a balloon release. • Use bubbles to create a festive environment. Set up a bubble machine or let participants create them with their “breath of life.” • Create a collage out of photographs from previous NCSD celebrations. • For an evening celebration, decorate with luminaries. Write the name of each survivor on a luminary bag.
The 25th annual National Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday, June 3, 2012.




Table of Contents Welcome! Getting Started Deadlines Step 1: Register the Event Step 2: Get Sponsors Step 3: Pick a Location Step 4: Choose Activities Step 5: Order Merchandise Step 6: Promote the Event Sample Letters More Resources









2011 Event Coverage and Photos 2010 Event Coverage and Photos 2009 Event Coverage and Photos


Thanks to our 2012 National Sponsor Click on Logo