National PurpleLight Vigil for Hope 2013-Participants

1. Event feedback

Thank you for your participation in our third National PurpleLight Vigil for Hope! Over 80 Affiliates and Community Representatives throughout the country hosted a PurpleLight event to help kick off Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November, with nearly 20,000 registered to attend nationwide. We succeeded in bringing awareness to communities, honoring loved ones, and turning the country purple!

Please take a few minutes below to reflect and offer feedback on your experience to help make PurpleLight 2014 an even greater success. Thank you!

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* 1. Which PurpleLight Vigil did you attend? Please list city and state.

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* 2. How did you learn about PurpleLight? Please check all that apply.

Friend, family member, co-worker

Doctor's office

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network website (www.pancan.org)

PurpleLight website (www.purplelight.org)

Social media posting or advertisement

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network announcement

TV/radio spot

At an affiliate meeting

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Why did you choose to participate in this event? (check all that apply)

Personal or family experience with pancreatic cancer

Opportunity to remember someone who had pancreatic cancer

Opportunity to honor someone with pancreatic cancer

To learn more about how you can get involved in your local community

Because it was for a good cause

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Did you post about PurpleLight on any of your personal social media platforms?

Yes

I do not have any social media accounts

If yes, which social media platforms?

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* 5. If you registered online, please tell us how your experience was.

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Satisfactory

Somewhat difficult

Very Difficult

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Satisfactory

Somewhat difficult

Very Difficult

If difficult, please specify what improvements should be made:

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* 6. If you submitted the name of your loved one to be read through our online registration form, how easy was this for you?

Very easy

Pretty easy

Satisfactory

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

Very easy

Pretty easy

Satisfactory

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

If difficult, please let us know how we can make this process easier for you:

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* 7. How was the check-in/registration process at the event?

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Satisfactory

Somewhat confusing

Very confusing

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Satisfactory

Somewhat confusing

Very confusing

If confusing, please specify what improvements should be made:

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* 8. How helpful was www.purplelight.org?

Very helpful

Pretty helpful

Satisfactory

Could have been more helpful

Not helpful at all

Very helpful

Pretty helpful

Satisfactory

Could have been more helpful

Not helpful at all

Please let us know if there is anything you would have liked to know from the website that wasn't provided this year:

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* 9. How did you feel about the length of the program?

The program was too long.

The program was too short.

The program length was just right.

Please provide any additional feedback on the content of the program:

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* 10. How did you feel about the "share your moment" portion of the program, where you were asked to write down your favorite memory and share it with the person next to you? Please choose all that apply.

I really enjoyed it!

I felt a greater sense of community after sharing my favorite memory with the person next to me

It was OK

I didn't like writing down my favorite memory

I didn't like sharing my favorite memory with the person next to me

I chose instead to use that time for personal reflection about my favorite moment

The event I attended did not include this in the program

If you have any additional feedback, we'd love to hear it!

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* 11. Did the event you attended have a guest speaker?

Yes

I am not sure

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* 12. If you answered yes to question 11, who spoke during the program? Please check all that apply.

Survivor

Caregiver

Loved one

Healthcare professional

Elected official or representative

Other (please specify)

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* 13. If you answered yes to question 11, did you enjoy the guest speaker and what they had to say? Please choose all that apply

Yes, I enjoyed what they had to say and felt it helped improve the overall program

Yes, I enjoyed what they had to say, but don't feel like it fit within the program

No, I did not enjoy what they had to say, and felt it did not fit within the overall program

No, I did not enjoy what they had to say, but feel this type of speaker does fit within the program

The speaker(s) were fine

There were no guest speakers

Please provide any additional feedback on the speakers at your event.

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* 14. Is there anything you would like to see in the program next year that wasn't already present in this year's event?

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* 15. Overall, how was your National PurpleLight Vigil for Hope experience?

Fantastic, I will participate again in 2014!

It was OK.

I didn't really like it.

I won't participate next year.

If you did not enjoy the program, or would not participate again, please explain why:

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* 16. Do you plan to attend the next local volunteer meeting after participating in PurpleLight?

Yes

Maybe

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* 17. If you are interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities in your area, please list your name, e-mail address and/or phone number below. Please include your city and state so that we can connect you with volunteers in your community.

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* 18. Thank you for your feedback! Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make your National PurpleLight Vigil for Hope experience better for next year.