I'm Too Young For This! : A Place For Young Adults Affected By Cancer

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The Stupid Cancer Happy Hour is our signature community outreach and awareness program. We don't do relays for living stronger, races for fairy dust cures, riding for rose petals, 5K saunters for research, or team trainings. With us, it's just you, your friends, possibly a few awkward co-workers, some booze, great music and good old stupid cancer. (Pole dancing, karaoke and flaming shots optional.)

No pressure. No quotas. No judgements. Wear anything you want. Bring anything you want. Make it about your community and just have fun. If you are interested in learning more about hosting your own SCHH event in your neck of the woods, by all means, contact us.

SCHH BASIC OVERVIEW

1) Find a venue with a party room or private VIP area. (We suggest a smoke-free bar where you or someone you know has a personal connection with the owner, manager or proprietor.)

2) Create your invite list and send out an eVite!

3) Suggested Event Logistics:

Cover Charge: $15 (minimum suggested donation)
Try to negotiate with the venue owner for a % of the bar's take that night (especially if you think you can bring in more traffic than usual)
Hand out i[2]y promotional stuff (fliers/bizcards/postcards)
Sell i[2]y merchandise (t-shirts, CDs, buttons)
All proceeds benefit i[2]y
Play tracks from the i[2]y benefit CD the whole night long.
Plan a 5-10 minute stump speech about us (e.g. Why you're involved, what makes us different, how you can help, etc...)

4) Build your rolodex and mailing list.

Collect business cards
Use a sign-in sheet to get contact information
Do a thank-you email blast one week after the event thanking people for attending and announcing how much money was raised.
Make extra nice with the % of people who are interested in learing more, taking an active role or getting involved with i[2]y.
Start your planning committee and become an official local chapter of i[2]y!
Plan a follow-up SCHH in three months.

NOTE: We will coach you on talking points, consistent messaging, core action items and current volunteer needs. We will also provide you with promotional supplies and related collateral materials as needed (e.g. postcards, fliers, posters, bizcards, CDs, etc...)

UPCOMING STUPID CANCER HAPPY HOURS

May 2nd, 2008, Rochester, NY – details

PREVIOUS STUPID CANCER HAPPY HOURS

March 29th, 2008, Washington, DC – details
February 1st, 2008, Denver, CO – details
April 10th, 2008, New York City – details
November 30th, 2007, Los Angeles, CA – details
November 24th, 2007, Montclair, NJ – details
August 23rd, 2007, New York City – details
August 3rd, 2007, Washington DC – details
July 12th 2007, New York City – details

GET CONNECTED

• community home
• support channels
• get help now
• find local chapters
• young adult leadership council
• volunteer opportunities
– stupid cancer happy hour

SOCIAL MEDIA

• stupid cancer radio
• stupid cancer TV
• the stupid cancer blog
• i[2]y online – go guerilla

MUSIC & ART

• music home
• music projects
– i[2]y Volume One
– i[2]y Volume Two
– Both Sides of The Coin
• arts programming
– cancertainers
– cancerpalooza
• 'art of survivorship' coalition
– charter members

Feeling isolated? The channels below will connect you with hundreds of age-appropriate resources and open the door to socially network with countless thousands of young adult survivors and caregivers.

• young adult organizations
• scholarships and financial aid
• online forums and chat rooms
• excursions and retreats
• web2.0 social networks
• young adult blogosphere
• coping literature
• books, mags, films and media
• advocacy tools
• cancer creative