Some college football coaches tell their players to play hard on Saturday.  After the game, the “24 hour rule” begins for Sunday – the players and coaches have that day to celebrate or mope, depending on the result of the game.  On Monday, they have to put aside the prior day’s emotions and get back to work.

Blending this philosophy with that of Relay for Life and applying it to Team Dearborn:

Saturday was a day to Remember.  As a Team, we Remembered our mission to eliminate cancer, our commitment to those needing additional services, and our intent to honor our late Team member, Marlene Czerwick.  During the luminary ceremony in particular, we also remembered other people we have lost to or who are still suffering from this terrible disease.  And we resolved to work hard.

Sunday (today) has been a day to Celebrate.  We have had many things to Celebrate, too.  We Celebrate meeting and exceeding our goal by raising over $29,000 and in so doing, we Celebrate Marlene’s life, friendship, and memory.  This year, our efforts were dedicated to honoring her.  We Celebrate being one team among the many in Dearborn’s Relay who collectively raised over $117,000 for the American Cancer Society this year.

Monday (tomorrow) we roll up our sleeves again to Fight Back.

Are you ready for Relay?

Well, we're in our final day of prep for Relay for Life around here! All of Team Dearborn, as well as our friends, family, and neighbors, have been working so hard--I can't believe tomorrow is the event! 

I don't have time to get mushy on you, since I still have a living room full of silent auction baskets and so many things to organize (with love! I am happiest when there's chaos to sort)--I'll save the sentiments for post-Relay. However, I would be foolish not to send a huge thank you to all our supporters! We have been able to do so much this year and could not have done it alone. 

If you're around tomorrow, please stop by the Dearborn Relay for Life! There is fun stuff going on all day and it's a great family event. Come check out the cowboys in the Team Dearborn tent, and don't miss our pie contest at 4pm! 

See you tomorrow, Relayers! 

A HUGE thank you...

...to our sponsors for the 2013 Relay for Life!

We are lucky to have so many awesome sponsors this year!

Many thanks to those who contributed--it's helped us come a long way towards our $27,000 goal! If you have a chance, check them out. 

•  Encore Designs
• Donelson Law Group
• Attorney Tarek M. Baydoun, Meridian Law Group
• Highland Piping
• NorthWest Construction
• Metro Carpet and Floors
• Sachs Family Dentistry
• Fairlane Plumbing
• Italy American Construction
• EDA Energy Development Associates
• Leon's Family Dining
• Hype Recreation Center
• Adam N. Berry, Attorney & Counselor at Law 
• ReddEverywhere.blogspot.com 
• Nichols Ski and Snowboard
• Nankin Hardware & Hobby
• Hussein Berry, Realtor
• Alcamo's Market
• Dagher, Goodman & Dagher, PLLC
• Chase Bank
• The Material Girls, LLC
• Sal's Pizza & Cafe

We also want to thank the families who contributed to this: Czerwick, Ganem, Attard, Berry, John Yee, Greco, Green, Kerr-Walatka, Mastroianni, Goodman, and Stegner. We are lucky to count these families among our supporters! 

If you're interested in helping us reach our goal, we appreciate any and all support! Check out our Relay for Life page. Thank you!