Relay for Life Manager in Orange County Dresses Up as Polyp Man on Monday as a Reward for Staff
November 22, 2006 (Press Release) --
Santa Ana, CA (November 22, 2006) - - On Monday, November 27, 2006, Theodore Braxton II will deliver on a challenge he recently issued. As Lead Community Development Manager for Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s largest community and fundraising event, Braxton challenged the ACS Staff Partners who work with volunteers in organizing the 26 Relay events throughout Orange County: “have each of your Relay events represented at the California Relay Summit and I will be Polyp Man for a day.” On November 3-5, 2006, Relay for Life volunteers from Cypress to San Clemente and from Huntington Beach to Yorba Linda energetically represented their cities at the annual volunteer training and networking event organized by Relay For Life’s California Division. Braxton’s staff met his challenge - - and now he has to spend Monday dressed as Polyp Man.
Polyp Man is a character that was jointly created by the American Cancer Society and Advertising Council in 2002. The character was created to motivate everyone to get tested for colon cancer, the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 106,680 new cases of colon cancer and 41,930 new cases of rectal cancer in 2006 in the United States. Combined, they will cause about 55,170 deaths.
“I am happy to don this red outfit - - or just about any outfit for that matter - - to meet Relay’s goals for the Orange County Region,” Braxton said. He will do so all day long on Monday and during meetings with other departments at the American Cancer Society Regional Office in Santa Ana.
Relay For Life is a unique, challenging and fun way to take part in the fight against cancer. It is the largest fundraising event in the United States with over 4,200 Relay For Life sites taking place all over the country, 26 of which are right here in the Orange County Region (held between October 2006 and September 2007). In 2006, more than 7,400 volunteers, including nearly 400 cancer survivors, collectively participated in the various Relay For Life events in the Orange County Region. In 2006, the Relay For Life events in the Orange County Region raised more than $1.4 million in funds for cancer research, education, patient services and advocacy programs. Since 2004, Relay for Life in Orange County raised more than $4.5 million. All Orange County residents interested in learning more about Relay for Life are invited to attend Relay University, a free regional training and networking opportunity which will be held on January 27, 2006 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 154 S. Schaffer Street, Orange, CA.
Editorial Contact:
Anna Lisa Biason
(949) 887-1065
ALBiason@UCLAlumni.net
ECCEMarketing@sbcglobal.net
Polyp Man is a character that was jointly created by the American Cancer Society and Advertising Council in 2002. The character was created to motivate everyone to get tested for colon cancer, the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 106,680 new cases of colon cancer and 41,930 new cases of rectal cancer in 2006 in the United States. Combined, they will cause about 55,170 deaths.
“I am happy to don this red outfit - - or just about any outfit for that matter - - to meet Relay’s goals for the Orange County Region,” Braxton said. He will do so all day long on Monday and during meetings with other departments at the American Cancer Society Regional Office in Santa Ana.
Relay For Life is a unique, challenging and fun way to take part in the fight against cancer. It is the largest fundraising event in the United States with over 4,200 Relay For Life sites taking place all over the country, 26 of which are right here in the Orange County Region (held between October 2006 and September 2007). In 2006, more than 7,400 volunteers, including nearly 400 cancer survivors, collectively participated in the various Relay For Life events in the Orange County Region. In 2006, the Relay For Life events in the Orange County Region raised more than $1.4 million in funds for cancer research, education, patient services and advocacy programs. Since 2004, Relay for Life in Orange County raised more than $4.5 million. All Orange County residents interested in learning more about Relay for Life are invited to attend Relay University, a free regional training and networking opportunity which will be held on January 27, 2006 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 154 S. Schaffer Street, Orange, CA.
Editorial Contact:
Anna Lisa Biason
(949) 887-1065
ALBiason@UCLAlumni.net
ECCEMarketing@sbcglobal.net
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