Relay for Life Newsletter May 2, 2022
The 2022 Relay for Life of Greater Shelby Township is scheduled for
Saturday May 21 10am – 10pm at
River Bends Park located at 5700 22 Mile Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48317
A Few Vendor Spaces Left! If you know someone who has a small business and is looking for a place to set up shop, have them contact relayneighborhood@gmail.com to sign up for our Relay. A $20 donation to Relay or a basket for Silent Auction is all it takes to get a space to set up and sell from 10-5. Here are the vendors who will be joining us so far.
Our Relay is Famous! Check out the video “Relay is Back” produced by the lovely folks at Shelby TV. The link takes you to Facebook. Once you watch it, please share it far and wide with all your friends and family.
Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Idea. Tired of the same old Mother’s Day brunch? Why not take your mom on the Firekeeper’s Casino Bus Trip (see details under Fundraisers), live it up the day before?
ACSCAN – Speaking Out for the Cancer Community
You still have time to sign up and make your voice heard in the state and national legislatures for only $10 a year. All the details are here.
Fundraisers: Help our teams raise money before Relay and have some fun too!
- Firekeepers Casino Bus Trip May 7. See details here. Check out Charlie’s Angels’ Facebook page for a look at the luxury bus that will be going to Kalamazoo!
- Jazzercise “Donate to Dance” event Saturday May 14 from 9:45 am – 10:45 am at Jazzercise Shelby Township 50701 Mound Rd, Shelby Twp, MI. To see the flyer. Make a donation here.
- Ketchup for Cancer. Buy your tomato and pepper plants for your garden and help fight cancer too! Lettuce bowl and 10” hanging baskets also for sale. Get all the details here.
Next Team Captain Meeting is May 5. Details are here. This is the last meeting before Bank Night May 19. Each team captain or representative should attend.
Relay Handouts. If you are looking for a hand out or info sheet for Relay, check out these files. Hand them out together and people will have all the info they need. If the documents show up tiny, click on the tiny document to open the file up to full size. Flyer link. Invitation link.
Team Leaders: If you haven’t reserved your campsite, we are assuming you don’t need one. If I am wrong, contact Christine Fecteau at relayneighborhood@gmail.com soon!
- If you are new to Relay, read Relay 101
- Earn money for your team by bringing in items for Silent Auction. Follow the link for more details and to get in touch with Carolyn our Silent Auction lead.
- Raising money before Relay is a great way to build some momentum and get in the swing of the event.
If you have a plan for an on-site fundraiser the day of the event, check with Sheryl Hagstrom at shagstrom@msn.com to register your fundraiser and to help avoid duplicates. ***Due to severe allergies, please mark all items containing nuts clearly and there are no shelled nuts to be sold or consumed on the premises.***
May 21 Event Schedule
- The full timeline of the Relay for Life of Greater Shelby Township
- Survivor lap and luncheon (download a flyer to help sign up survivors here)
- Food Truck Rally from 3-7 (details on the schedule) and ice cream truck 12-6
- Theme campsites and on-site fundraisers – if you don’t know what this is, learn more here.
- Silent Auction (get all the info here)
- Luminaria Ceremony
Electrical access will not be available to campsites. If you need power at your campsite, you must bring a generator or other power source. Generators must be 30 ft or more from the track due to noise and exhaust.
Looking for flyers to hand out and recruit teams? You can find one here
Are you planning some fundraisers of your own? Have some questions? Have suggestions? You can contact us at relayneighborhood@gmail.com or contact the ACS lead April Busch at april.busch@cancer.org