Thank you for taking the time to create a video message of support for a young adult cancer patient!

Here are a few tips to inspire you:

• Positive and upbeat messages only, please. Let’s give them a reason to smile.
• Be as creative as you’d like—film at a fun location, throw in a joke, sing a song, etc.
• Think about what you want to say in advance. It can be helpful to have a couple of talking points to stay on track, but it is more important to be authentic
• Feel free to briefly share your story or motivation for fundraising
• If you want to introduce yourself, we recommend just sharing your first name
• If you were a fundraising team leader or part of a group that enabled the gift – share that – it lets the patient know a community supports them
• Express a message of encouragement and support
  • “I hope this brightens your day. You have a community standing behind you.”
  • “We are routing for you to get better and will keep you in our thoughts and conversations.”
• Things to avoid: 
  • Profanity
  • Personal contact info
  • Religious sentiment (patients come from all religious backgrounds)
  • “I know how you feel” (every experience is different)

Read article: Examples of What to Say When Someone Has Cancer

Recommended video length: Under 2 minutes

Formats accepted: MP3, MOV, WMV, and GIF 

When you are ready to share your video, please email the file or file link to [email protected] so we can make it accessible to the cancer patient.