C4C conducts Childhood cancer awareness activities and campaigns to educate and inform the public about the disease. The organization advocates the realities of cancer to the public.
Website: - https://www.connect4cancer.org/pages/tool-kit
Introducing the High School
Cancer Awareness Club Toolkit
Cancer awareness clubs can serve many purposes, some of which include (but of course are not limited to): increasing teen cancer awareness, engaging teens to get involved in the cancer community, and educating teens about cancer. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide support, resources, education and inspiration for students wishing to start High School Cancer Awareness Clubs at their high schools. Our clubs are self-governing and autonomous; this toolkit is only to serve to assist clubs in their self-determined goals. In this toolkit, students can find ideas about club activities, short lessons on cancer education, and a general sense of how they can conduct their clubs.
Please email
Email: - info@connect4cancer.org
with any comments or questions.
Emerson will be posting materials throughout the 2015-2016 school year that she uses in each of her monthly club meetings. Feel free to use her club meeting agendas or alter them to use in your club meetings. In the meantime, please see the information below on how to start and run your club!
How to start your club
Many schools differ in the club creation process. Typical protocol would include going to a faculty member and asking how to start your club. Once completing this process (usually involving filling out an application), the next step is to attract students to your club.
There is no uniform way to encourage teens to join a club because every school is different. However, many schools have some variation of “Club Rush” (an event where each high school club has a booth and students are allowed to walk around and sign up for their club/s of choice). If your school does have Club Rush, we would suggest making a fun poster describing your club and its goals. Another fun tip is having food at your booth. Brownies, cookies, cake, anything!! Teens love their food, and this is definitely a way to attract attention (but make sure to have your school’s permission)!
If your school does not have Club Rush, there is a variety of ways to promote your club. From posters to flyers (old school) to Instagram and Facebook, there are plenty of ways to gather support. Ways that we have found most effective would include school announcements, posters, Instagram posts, and Facebook groups.
Lastly, if your school has a community service requirement, this could be a really fun way for many students to fulfill their requirement. If you are planning to make outreach one of your clubs missions, make sure to include this information when telling students about your club.
Most importantly, no matter how you advertise, you have to make sure you give those interested somebody to contact! Make sure to provide a phone number or email for students to reach out to.
What to Do in Your First Meeting:
The first club meeting can always be intimidating. Speaking in front of your peers in never an easy task, especially when you have to come up with your own content. Clubs meeting intervals vary, so we will provide a general list of the basic items on the agenda. Adjust and customize as necessary.
