Relay for Life 2012

Hey everyone! The Dearborn Relay for Life was last weekend, and we had an amazing time! We've all had some time to recuperate and reorganize (the time leading up to the event is always a bit crazy). Team Dearborn did really well- we had set a pretty high goal for ourselves ($25,000), and we actually came very close to it! Our team raised roughly $23,200, as of Sunday morning at the closing ceremony. We've still got some silent auction money to turn in, since some things weren't picked up until this past week. The number is probably going to be somewhere close to $24,000, but we don't know the exact total yet. The Dearborn event as a whole did great as well- the total as of closing ceremony was $81,000!

Everyone on this team did an outstanding job this year, even though our goal was (seemingly) ridiculous! With this many dedicated and motivated people, it's no surprise that we came so fantastically close to reaching that goal. Once we get ourselves a bit more sorted, we'll get some pictures posted to the blog. If you're a fan of ours on Facebook, there should be an album up already. If you're not, what are you waiting for? 

Thank you to everyone on this team, as well as everyone who supported us- even if all you did was stop by one of our many fundraisers and say hi, we appreciate it! Thanks also go out to everyone on the committee and who helped run and organize Relay this year. Extra special thanks to Mayor Jack O'Reilly, Superintendent Brian Whiston, Wayne County Commissioner Gary Woronchak, Dearborn High School principal Chuck Baughman, and Steve Worden, the chair of the Dearborn Firefighters Burn Drive- these amazing gentlemen participated in our Four Pies and a Poncho fundraiser at Relay, which helped us raise over $1,200! They were great sports about it, and they all had a great time. We're immensely grateful that they helped us out. 

The final 2012 numbers will be posted when we finish turning all of our money in. Rest assured, though- we'll be starting fundraising for our 2013 Relay pretty soon. Keep an eye here for more details! :D