RFL of Greater Shelby Township, February 11, 2025
Happy February! We are deep into Relay for Life planning, and for those that are new to the event or didn’t see last month’s newsletter, the 2025 Relay for Life of Greater Shelby Township will take place on Saturday May 17, 2025 at River Bends Park. Our theme for this year is “Rummage for Relay” We are switching it up with a Garage/Vintage Sale theme where we will encourage everyone to sell their gently used items as on-site fundraisers and will also sell spots to local vintage sellers or crafters who would like to take part in our event. You pair these with the Silent Auction and we will have a shoppers paradise on our hands!
2025 is the 40th anniversary of Relay for Life so you really want to be a part of the fun. The Relay for Life of Greater Shelby Township 2025 website is up and ready for you to register your team! I urge you all to go to RelayForLife.org/ShelbyTownshipMI and sign up today.
Registration Challenge
As of today I see 19 teams registered on the ap. Thank you to the new teams for joining our event and welcome back to all our past teams who have signed up to take part in 2025. We are still looking for all team captains who have not already registered to do so as soon as possible. Our registration challenge has been extended so we have more time to register, and more time to recruit team members. Those captains who are registered and have a total of seven members on their team by Monday February 17, 2025 at 11:59 pm will earn an exclusive Relay for Life Team Captain can cooler! Getting and early jump on registering your team members is a great way to get this event off to a great start! All survivors who register under your team will also count toward you total! So far Stevenson Titans and Final Round have reached at least 7 members. Your team could be next!
Team Captain Shirts are Back!
This year, if your team raises $1,000, your captain and co-captains will get their very own team captain shirt! What are you waiting for? All the cool kids will be wearing theirs and you don’t want to be left out do you?
Student Volunteers
Thank you Carrie Price for spearheading efforts to increase student participation and student volunteering at our event. We will be looking for all sorts of help so keep an eye on this newsletter for future opportunities.
Fundraisers
Portillo’s Fundraiser and Kick-Off Get Together: Join us Tuesday March 4 from 11 am to 8 pm at 14425 Lakeside Circle Sterling Heights to have some tasty treats, meet with the RFL of Greater Shelby Township gang (most of us are planning to be there around 6:00 pm), and raise money to fight cancer. 20% of sales will go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Just show them this flyer: Portillo’s Fundraiser 2025 in person or use the code PORTILLOS65 when ordering online or in the app to donate to the fight against cancer.
Give Back Night at Buddy’s Pizza: Our event is having a fundraising event at Buddy’s Pizza located at 45841 Hayes Rd. in Shelby Township on Tuesday April 8 from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. For all of the details, follow this link: Buddy’s Pizza Fundraiser. Our event will get 20% of the proceeds when you tell them that you are participating in this fundraiser. Please RSVP as soon as possible via the link so we can pack the restaurant for lunch and dinner! Carry out and online orders will also count. Details on the flyer.
Celebrity Waiter / Hall Party: Join Northeast Macomb Relay for Life in their Eighth Annual Celebrity Waiter Party Saturday March 8th 6:00-11:00. All proceeds raised by RFL of Greater Shelby Township will return to our event. There will be a dinner catered by Michael’s Touch of Class Catering, an open bar, DJ, dancing, gift basket auction, cocktail stroll and so much more! For all the details, check out their flyer: Celebrity Waiter event
A Night at the Races: Team Charlie’s Angels will be hosting a fun night out featuring dinner, drinks, and wagering on horse races at Shelby Gardens Saturday March 15. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and many opportunities to sponsor and bet, all to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Tickets are $65 each or $120 a couple. For tickets or information contact Diana at 810.217.1484 or see the flyer for details: Night at the Races Flyer
NCAA Squares: March madness is right around the corner so get ahead of the game and buy your squares from Charlie’s Angels. Contact Diana for info and square purchase at 810.217.1484 or see the flyer: NCAA Squares flyer
Euchre Party: April 12 Team Charlies Angels will be hosting their annual Euchre Party. $20 per person at Cracklewood Golf Club. See flyer for purchase info. Euchre Party flyer
If you have any fundraisers you’d like to add to the next newsletter please contact me at chris.m.fecteau@gmail.com or text me at 586.306.9176.
2025 Meeting Schedule:
Attending meetings introduces you to your fellow Relayers and gets you up to speed on all your Relay needs.
Where: Shelby Township Activities Center – 14975 21 Mile Rd, Shelby Twp.
Who: Event Leadership Team (ELT) meets at 6:00
Team Leads and Volunteers meet at 7:00 (come to the ELT meeting if they are interested)
When:
Thursday February 20
Thursday March 20
Thursday April 17
Thursday May 15
Thursday June 12 – 2025 wrap up and event review