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.