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Relay For Life Team Theme Ideas - Decorations, Themes, Names and More!

Welcome! If you've found this page, you've probably already signed up for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, gathered your friends and family to help raise money and walk, now you need a fun team theme! This lens will provide you will ideas on possible Relay For Life team themes, names, decorations, games and more!

First, be sure to visit my other page, listed below, all about the American Cancer Relay For Life experience. Also, be sure check with your own local Relay For Life organizers to make sure there aren't any local rules or regulations on team names or themes. Each Relay is different and unique, so make yours fun and have a wonderful time!

Table of Contents

  1. First, what is the American Cancer Society Relay For Life?
  2. What About Fundraising?
  3. Why I Relay by JenOfChicago
  4. Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: School or University Cancer Fighters!
  5. Get Your School/University Relay For Life Team Decked Out
  6. Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Holidays
  7. Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Holiday Themed Relay For Life Teams
  8. Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Hobbies
  9. Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Hobby Themed Relay For Life Teams
  10. Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Sports
  11. Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Sports Themed Relay For Life Teams
  12. Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Food
  13. Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Food Themed Relay For Life Teams
  14. Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Work and Professional Themes
  15. Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Work and Professional Themed Relay For Life Teams
  16. Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Entertainment Themes
  17. Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Entertainment Themed Relay For Life Teams
  18. What are your favorite Relay For Life team themes?
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First, what is the American Cancer Society Relay For Life?

A little bit about the cancer walk fundraiser

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What About Fundraising?

Due to popular demand, I've created a page with 20 different ideas for fundraising for your Relay For Life team!
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Why I Relay by JenOfChicago

My family started Relaying the year after my grandmother died of cancer. We didn't know much about Relay, but we had heard there was a cancer-fighting event in our hometown, so we went to the park the night it was being held and checked it out. It was such a fun, uplifting, hopeful event, and we decided that we would form a team and participate next year. Our first year, we didn't know what to expect, but we ended up being one of the top fundraising teams for our Relay! Since then, we've participated in the Relay For Life of Norridge, IL for nine years, and raised over $60,000 as a team (as of August 2010). If you would like to donate to my team this year, please visit
my personal fundraising page.

Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: School or University Cancer Fighters!

Get your coworkers or classmates together on a ACS Relay For Life team!

School Children Looking Out School Bus Windows
The school, college or university campus team theme is a common one at Relay For Life events. Not only are school groups easy to organize, the common bond gives an obvious team name or theme.

Sometimes school groups join together, for example, the teachers of a local school, or students in the eight grade class. Some team name examples are Classrooms Against Cancer, or St. Catherine's Cancer Fighters.

High school and college Relay For Life teams are also common, and often feature members of a service club or Campuses Against Cancer group. Some examples are San Diego School Stops Cancer and Wisconsin Warriors Against Cancer.

The third most common school and university theme is that of alumni of a particular school or university. Some examples are Fighting Irish Fight Cancer and Chicago College Community Against Cancer.

Get Your School/University Relay For Life Team Decked Out

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Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Holidays

There's 365 days of ideas for your holiday-themed team!

Merry Christmas, Candy Canes

Holiday themes are common among Relay For Life teams. Holiday themes can be around well known holidays such as Christmas, or lesser known, such as President's Day. You can also have fun with holiday themes, with Christmas In July... and especially fun theme to decorate if your Relay is in the hot summer months. Holiday themes are limited only by your own imagination!

Some ideas for Relay For Life Holiday Team Themes are Christmas In July, Halloween Spooks Cancer, Winter Wonderland, Be A Cancer-Fighting Valentine, and American Independence Day From Cancer.

Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Holiday Themed Relay For Life Teams

Bargain tip: Plan ahead and buy holiday themed decorations and costumes when they are on sale right after the holiday, then save them for next year!
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Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Hobbies

Turn your passion into a Relay For Life team theme!

Friend in Need
What's your hobby, passion, that thing you do in your spare time? Why not gather a group of pals who share your interests and create a Relay For Life team around the idea of your hobby. Some potential team themes include Knitters For A Cure, Clowning Against Cancer and Poker Players For A Cure.

Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Hobby Themed Relay For Life Teams

What's your passion? Share it with your fellow Relayers!

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Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Sports

Ball Four: Baseball
Sports are also a popular Relay For Life Team Theme, as nearly everyone has one that they hold dear. Some folks even have themes made up of other players on their bowling or baseball team! Examples of sports themes for your Relay For Life team are Bat Away Cancer, Bowl For A Cure and Touchdown For Cancer-Fighters.

Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Sports Themed Relay For Life Teams

Hit A Home Run! Bowl A Strike! Touchdown!

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Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Food

Yummy Team Themes!

Show Biz

We all have to eat, and there are few things that have as much personality as food! Why not create a Relay For Life team theme around food? Perhaps you work at a restaurant and are getting your fellow waitresses together for a Relay, or maybe you're just a big fan of baking - everyone loves food! Some team theme name examples are Ice Scream For A Cure, Serving Up A Cure, Cookies For Cancer Research and Healthy Eating Beats Cancer.

Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Food Themed Relay For Life Teams

These decorations are delicious!

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Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Work and Professional Themes

Turn your 9 to 5 into a cancer-fighting community!

Woman in Salon Getting Manicures

One of the most common ways people get involved in American Cancer Society's Relay For Life is through their co-workers or as a service project for their employer. Many companies assist employees in fundraising or provide time off for Relay activities. Organizing a Work or Professional Themed Relay team is also easy because you already know and work with the folks on your team.

Some Work and Professional Team theme ideas are Manicurists For A Cure, Salon Cuts Against Cancer and Fighterfighters Fight Cancer.

Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Work and Professional Themed Relay For Life Teams

Co-workers Relay For Life!

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Relay For Life Team Theme Idea: Entertainment Themes

Music, Movies, Television, you name it!

Superman

Entertainment Themes for Relay For Life teams are easy to put together and build from. Whether it is a favorite movie, or a bunch of band members, or a cartoon character, the possibilities for fun are endless! Let your imagination run wild, these are just a few ideas to get you started. Some team names are Rock Against Cancer, Cancer-fighting Superheroes, Dance For A Cure, Luau For A Cure and Pirates Fight Cancer.

Team Decoration Ideas and Suggestions for Entertainment Themed Relay For Life Teams

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