2016 Torch Run Champions Run for Life SIGN-UP TODAY for this FREE family event!

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1 2016 Torch Run Champions Run for Life SIGN-UP TODAY for this FREE family event! SATURDAY - JUNE 11, :30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shoreline Aquatic Park, Long Beach

2 Dear JJCCC families, On June 11 we will be celebrating the Torch Run Champions Run for Life (Torch Run) where close to 300 current and former patients of the Jonathan Jaques Children s Cancer Center (JJCCC) at Miller Children s & Women s Hospital Long Beach run in an Olympic-style relay and celebrate their battle against cancer and serious blood disorders. The Torch Run is also our largest fundraising event of the year and helps to support many of our patient programs and services. Your participation in the Torch Run is a great way to give back and continue to be involved in supporting JJCCC. This event helps support: Clinical Research Sibling Support Services Psychology School Re-Integration Service Social Work Services Art Therapy Late Effects Support Child Life Program Survivorship Care Enclosed is our 2016 Torch Run Patient Sign-up Packet and a return envelope for your use. Kids, family and friends all are welcome to join us and spend the morning participating in this exciting event. We hope you can be involved this year and join us on June 11! If you have questions or would like additional information about ways to get more involved, please contact Annie Santos at or asantos@memorialcare.org. Sincerely, Jacqueline Casillas, MD Ramesh Patel, MD Paula Groncy, MD Pamela Kempert, MD

3 PATIENT SIGN-UP FORM Must be completed, signed and turned in at the JJCCC office in order for your child to participate! Please indicate how you will be participating this year: I will participate in Torch Run, and I ask that my child be assigned a sponsor. I will participate in Torch Run, and I would like to receive information about fundraising to support JJCCC. I give permission for my child/children (listed below) to participate in the CHAMPIONS RUN FOR LIFE to be held Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach, California. I, for myself and my child/children, waive any and all claims for damages I or my child/children may have against MemorialCare, Long Beach Memorial, Miller Children's & Women s Hospital Long Beach, Memorial Medical Center Foundation, the Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center, the City of Long Beach, and any individual associated with the above for any and all injuries that I or my child/children might sustain in this event. I accept full responsibility for my child/children, and attest that my child/children, although he or she may be known to be under a physician's care, is physically fit to participate. My designate or I will be present with my child/children at the event. I will additionally permit the free use of my child/children's names and our pictures in broadcasts, telecasts, print, etc. Participant name Age Complimentary T-shirt Size: Adult / Child Sibling s participating: Signature of Parent or Guardian Date Father s Name Mother s Name Address City State Zip Code Parent s Telephone Number Address DEADLINE: ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO JUNE 1! Those registering after the deadline or walk-in at the event, may not be assured participation. Or register online at

4 T SHIRT ORDER FORM *Do not include patient s shirt below patient will receive free T-shirt ADDITIONAL T-SHIRT ORDER FORM CHILD: Size Qty Cost per Shirt Total Extra Small $10.00 each $ Small $10.00 each $ Medium $10.00 each $ Large $10.00 each $ Total Child Shirts Ordered TOTAL AMOUNT $ ADULT: $12.00 each $ $12.00 each $ $12.00 each $ $12.00 each $ $12.00 each $ $12.00 each $ Total Adult Shirts Ordered TOTAL AMOUNT $ (ORDER EARLY QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED) Please make check payable to: MMCF/JJCCC Please return this form along with the signed permission form to: JJCCC, 2801 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, CA or you may bring your forms and payment to the JJCCC Office at 701 E. 28th Steet, Suite 202 Long Beach, CA Please feel free to call the office at Thank you!

5 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION WHEN: SATURDAY - JUNE 11, :30 A.M. - 2 P.M. WHERE: Shoreline Aquatic Park, 200 Aquarium Way, Long Beach (Behind to the Aquarium of the Pacific) P PARKING: CHECK-IN: BRING: T-SHIRTS: Discounted rate available at The Pike Garage. A shuttle bus will be available from The Pike parking structure to the event. Do not park in the Aquarium parking structure. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE EARLY. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE CHECKED IN NO LATER THAN 9:30 A.M.! Run begins at 10 a.m. SHARP! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch, blanket, lawn chairs, sunscreen, visors, and water. Dress comfortably. Make it a fun family day. Don t forget your camera! (Please no pets allowed) All patients registered will receive a free t-shirt. Please use the enclosed form to order additional shirts for family and friends. RESERVE YOUR SHIRTS EARLY! SIZES ARE LIMITED. T-shirts may be picked up starting the week of May 2 at JJCCC, 701 E. 28th St., Suite 202 Located off Atlantic Ave (across from the hospital) DIRECTIONS: Take the 405 to the 710 South, continue on the 710 towards Long Beach; the 710 turns into Shoreline Drive. Follow the signs to the Aquarium. OR coming from Ocean Blvd, turn south on Pine and follow directions to the Aquarium. ***Should you have an emergency to keep you from attending, please notify us IMMEDIATELY. Please call (562) Saturday morning call (562) , use pager numbers or then dial in your phone number and select the # sign. We will notify your sponsor so they don t expect your arrival.

6 PARKING INFORMATION The Pike Parking Garage 65 South Cedar Avenue Long Beach Enter at corner of Shoreline Drive & Chestnut Place Please do not park in the Aquarium parking lot; you will be charged $15 for the day. $8 for All-day Parking / Cash and Credit Cards ONLY Instructions 1. Enter garage, take a ticket and park. Bring your parking ticket with you when you leave your car. 2. Visit the parking booth near the Torch Run Registration tents to get your parking ticket validated To pay with CASH: Visit the kiosk on the ground floor of the parking garage before going to your car. Insert your validated ticket and pay $8 cash. Take your paid receipt with you to the exit to lift the gate. To pay with CREDIT CARD: Take your validated ticket with you when you exit and swipe your card to lift the gate. Follow the directional signs to cross Shoreline Drive to walk over to the event (pass the Aquarium of the Pacific) A wheelchair and stroller accessible shuttle will also be available at The Pike Garage Feel free to call Jonathan Jaques Children s Cancer Center office at (562) if you have any questions.

7 Every Dollar Makes a Difference! Here are some ideas to help you raise funds to support our kids! Fundraising is not mandatory, but it is easier than you think whether you collect $5 or $1,500! Online Fundraising Page: Creating an online fundraising page is quick and easy. You can send it out to your contact list or post on your social media and ask friends to help support your efforts. For details please see the next page. Create a Friendly URL: This is the easy to remember website address specifically for your fundraising page. Go to Login to MY PAGE and click Design My Web Page. Type in something you will remember, like your first and last name (don t include spaces). Click the check mark and then click Apply Friendly URL. Copy and Paste your special website address some place where you can access it easily and multiple times. Make sure it is the full address, for example Mail Personal Letters: Write a personal letter and send it out to your friends near and far asking them to support your efforts. A sample letter can be found at www. and clicking on Fundraising Tips. Lemon-aid Stand or Ice Cream Social: Have your kids set up a lemonade stand in front of your house and charge $1.00 a cup or contact your local shop and let them know you would like to have an ice cream social. They will give you a day where you invite your friends, neighbors, and family to come by and buy a cone, cup, or sundae and a portion of the money spent will be given back to you. Make sure they let everyone know that the money is going to support your fundraising efforts for the Jonathan Jaques Children s Cancer Center. Ask Your Local Stores: Do you frequent a local salon, mechanic, or dry cleaners? Let them know that you are raising money for JJCCC and see if they are interested in donating. Jar-O-Change: Ask your child s teacher if their class would like to help their classmate out in raising money for the Jonathan Jaques Children s Cancer Center by putting their change in a jar in the classroom. Make it a contest for the class; if they fill the jar you will bring in cupcakes one day time to get clever. Sell Paper Hearts: Your child can sell paper hearts (JJCCC will provide to you) during lunch or other times during the school day for $1. Display the hearts with the student s name in a prominent location such as outside the cafeteria, in the school gym, along school hallways. Please get principal s permission before selling and displaying. This can also be done at an office or local shops like your mechanic, beauty salon, and dry cleaners.

8 ING AND SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS ing Friends and Family Members: We recommend no ing everyone in your contact list, try 5-10 at a time starting with close family and friends. We also suggest that you use your own system instead of ing from your fundraising page that way your friends and family are more likely to open it and it won t get sent to their junk mail. It s as easy as ! 1. your Friends and Family: Using your own system (Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo, Outlook), send an to 5-10 friends and family members. Send them individually not everyone appreciates mass mailings. Make sure to include why you are participating let them know why this is important to you. Don t forget to include your special Friendly URL so they can go directly to your page to donate. 2. Follow-up and Thank: We are all busy, so don t be afraid to send a follow-up (Hey, did you get my ?). Don t pester, just nudge. Always, always, always send a thank you. Whether that person donated or responded saying they were unable to help this year, they all deserve a thank you. Let them know how much they mean to you. Posting on Social Media: You can use your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in many different ways to get your fundraising page and event information out there. Share different parts of your participation in the event from signing your child up to participate, fundraising, and photos of the fun you and your family had at the event using #JJCCCTorchRun. It s as easy as ! 1. Post on your Social Media While on your social media page, write a quick message about why you are participating and fundraising for this event. Then make the ask - please click the link below to donate to my page! Copy and paste the Friendly URL you just created. The photo from your fundraising page should automatically show up. Share often! Don t be afraid to make it fun! 2. Follow-up and Thank If someone donates to your page, don t be afraid to thank them on your social media and tag them in the post. It is a great way to keep your fundraising page relevant on your social media, but it will also show up on your donor s social media page for extra exposure. Check out our tips and tricks for social media and s this includes sample social media posts at