Kmart craft sale/Barnes & Noble gift wrapping

2012 is coming to a close pretty soon, but Team Dearborn still has a lot left on the calendar before that happens! First up, we'll be at the Kmart in Livonia (on 7 Mile at Farmington) this weekend, selling holiday crafts. We'll have our candy trees, as usual, and lots of other items that would make great gifts (just in case you haven't finished your shopping yet)! We'll be set up on both Saturday and Sunday, from 9 AM until 5 PM. 

Also, we've got some gift wrapping dates coming up at Barnes & Noble (3120 Fairlane, Allen Park MI- up on the hill). From Sunday, December 16 through Thursday, December 20, you can find us at the gift wrapping table from 4 PM until 10 PM. If you're not familiar with what B&N does, there's a gift wrapping table set up near the registers throughout the month of December. Different fundraising groups (from schools, charities, etc.) are set up there each day, and they'll wrap your purchases for free (but donations are accepted and appreciated). And, not to brag or anything, but we're pretty great gift wrappers. 

There might be one more date to mention here before we officially hit 2013, but we're still confirming details. Watch this space, though!

2nd Annual Ugly Up the Avenue Pub Crawl

That's right, it's time for the Team Dearborn ugly sweater pub crawl! Join us for some great drink and food specials (and an ugly sweater contest!) on Friday, November 30. Here's what you need to know:

Friday, November 30- registration starts at 7 PM, but you can join the crawl at any time during the night! Our rough schedule is listed below- we do our best to stick to it, but we're only human.

Wristbands are $15 each, and you have to have one to get the specials. 

MUST BE 21 TO BUY A WRISTBAND/PARTICIPATE. We can't stress this one enough.

Here's the schedule, and most of the specials:

Buffalo Wild Wings (on Michigan Avenue, in Dearborn), 7-9 PM- 15% off your entire bill (food AND alcohol)

Biergarten, 9-10:30- $2 bottles, $1 shot specials

Post Bar, 10:30-12- drink specials TBA, $5 quesadillas/nachos/pepperoni pizzas

Double Olive, 12-2 AM- $2 beers, $4 well drinks

Feel free to join us on our route, or make your own! 

The ugly sweater contest will be judged (by unbiased judges!) at the Post Bar at roughly 11:30, and we've got a prize for the winner!

Please drink responsibly and consider a designated driver.

All proceeds from wristbands will be donated to the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life. 

Organ Trail Road Rally

Team Dearborn is having another road rally! This time, we're going spooky- join us on Saturday, November 3 for the Organ Trail Road Rally. The rally starts and ends at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, on Michigan Avenue (the same place where Relay happens). We'll be inside at the tables by the main desk. Check in starts at 1 PM, the rally starts at 2 PM, and teams have to be back by 5 PM. 

Entry fee is $10 per person ($5 each for kids 12 and under)- bring your friends to help you navigate the streets of the greater Dearborn area. Solve clues to find your destination point, take a picture of your team at each destination, try your hand at bonus clues and activities, and win prizes! 

Here's what to bring: a smart phone, a camera, pens, a bandana, a map, a spatula, a hat (bonus points if it's a cowboy hat!), and your driver's license and proof of insurance if you're driving for your team. 

Must be 18 or above and a licensed driver to drive for your team. All participants must sign a waiver agreeing to follow all legal rules of the road, including wearing seatbelts, obeying speed limits and traffic signs, etc.

All proceeds from the event will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Kmart craft sale

Forgive me for the late notice on this- we've been very busy getting ready and planning events! We've got another road rally coming up next weekend (Saturday, November 3), so look for a post on that this weekend. THIS Saturday, though, Team Dearborn will be at the Kmart in Livonia!

Saturday, October 27 from 9 AM until 5 PM, we'll be at the Kmart at 7 Mile and Farmington (33400 7 Mile, if you're into specifics) selling crafts. We've got our usual Team Dearborn items, as well as a few holiday items. Come check it out! 

Fire Station No. 2 open house

Team Dearborn will be at the open house at Dearborn Fire Station No. 2 this weekend! We were there last year, and had a great time. They had pumpkins, cider and donuts, and lots of firetrucks and equipment to check out! Station No. 2 is at 19800 Outer Drive in Dearborn, right near Dearborn High School. The event is on Saturday, October 13, and it goes from 12 noon until 2 PM. We'll have some stuff to give away and lots of information on ACS and Relay for Life, as well as a few of our craft items for sale. We love doing events that get us out in the community like this, so come check it out! 

St. Mel's craft show

As you might know, craft fairs/sales are something of a Team Dearborn staple! We've got some very talented people on our team, so we do a lot of events like this. Next weekend, we'll be at the St. Mel's craft show in Dearborn Heights. There's no admission fee, and they've got over 50 local crafters! There's also a bake sale, which is always a good thing. Here's the important info:

St. Mel's craft show (at St. Mel's church)
Saturday, September 29
9 AM until 3 PM
7506 Inkster Rd., Dearborn Heights

We'll have our usual items (photo albums, tissue holders, etc.) as well as some new things. It should be a good time, so come check it out!

Getting started for 2013!

The 2013 Relay for Life officially started on September 6, and Team Dearborn has already started fundraising! If you've been following us here (or on Facebook), you know we've been hard at work since June. Between our pub crawl, bowling fundraiser, and Homecoming, we've already raised over $4,000 for the American Cancer Society! We're working even harder to bring awareness of everything the ACS has to offer, and we're finding many different ways to do that. We've started a Twitter account to make it even easier to connect with us and stay updated on our events, and we've started a mailing list to keep people informed of our events via email (email teamdearborncares@gmail.com if you want to get on that mailing list! We promise not to email you eighty times a day or give anyone else your email address. We're very responsible). 

You can check out our official Relay for Life page for full information on our progress or to make a donation. This year, we're trying to raise $27,000 for the cause. I know it's an odd number for a goal, but we've got two very good reasons for it. Number one, that's how much Dr. Gordy Klatt raised back in 1985 when he did the very first Relay for Life. The second reason is much more personal to our team. You might know that we lost a teammate back in June. Marlene absolutely loved Relay, and was truly at the heart of this team. This year would have been her 27th year as a breast cancer survivor, and we thought that making $27,000 our goal was a great way to honor her. 

In true Team Dearborn tradition, we've already got events lined up! Full posts with all the details you could ask for will be coming soon, but here's what we've got confirmed right now. On September 29, we'll be at the St. Mel's church craft fair in Dearborn Heights. On October 13, we'll be at the open house at Fire Station #2 on Outer Drive. We're also working on putting together another scavenger hunt/road rally, and, of course, we'll be having our Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl in December! It should be a fun fall for Team Dearborn, so watch this space for more info!