Relay For Life^® of Shiawassee County.

Owosso Independent Article
Check out the post relay article written by our very own Brian on page 6 of the PDF! A photo by Jeff Simms is also included with the article. 

2008 Photos Are Online!
Check out some photos from the glorious 24 hours of Shiawassee Relay!

Event Schedule 2008
I just posted the schedule of events for relay under the Event Specifics Page. 

Owosso Independent Relay Insert
The kind people over at the Owosso Independent have generated a PDF of this weeks recent insert and are allowing us to host it on our website. Be sure to check it out and send the link to your family and friends to better explain what Relay For Life is and how important it is to Shiawassee County! 

New Promo Graphic Added!
Be sure to check out the AWESOME Relay graphic on the Media page! Use it on your myspace, facebook, or print it out and plaster Shiawassee County with it - get the word out that Relay For Life is May 30-31!

2009 T-Shirt Design! 
Place your vote today for next year's t-shrit design. For the first time in Relay For Life’s 25-year history, you can help select the nationwide Relay For Life shirt design. Three artists have created one-of-a-kind Relay designs based on next year’s national theme, “Celebrating 25 Years of HOPE.” Your vote can be cast anytime between now and 5:00 p.m. ET on June 1st, results will be posted on June 2. 

CELEBRATE+REMEMBER+FIGHT BACK SHIRTS!
Place your orders TODAY for the ONE-OF-A-KIND Relay For Life of Shiawassee County T-Shirts. Cost is only $15 and is exclusive to Relay For Life of Shiawassee County! For more information visit Awesome Shirts or email Jeff or Megan. 

Promotional Graphics Available!
Want to promote Relay For Life of Shiawassee County on your blog, website, myspace, or Facebook? Go the the Media page and download two amazing promotional graphics for your team use! 

Facebook Event!
Everyone has a Facebook these days - so join our Facebook event! You'll find a community of others who are involved with OUR Relay and committed to FIGHTING BACK! After joining send out invites to your friends and ask them to come out and support Relay For Life of Shiawassee County. You'd be amazed to see the power of Facebook - join today and spread the message of FIGHTING BACK!

Photo Group!
Join the Shiawassee County Photo Group and share your pictures from past relays, fundraisers, and team events!

Upcoming Events Calendar! 
Want to know what's happening for local team fundraisers, then check out the new Calendar.

SharingHope.Tv Launches!
American Cancer Society is launching a new web community that will help connect cancer survivors, their friends and family members through the sharing of user-generated videos, photos, music and artwork.SharingHope.tv allows users to create an account and upload video, audio, photos and artwork in order to tell their stories of cancer in ways that work best for them. Visitors to the site can view the content, share what they like with others, or find hope and inspiration for their own fight against cancer.

Team Captain Forms Available Online!
As mentioned at the Team Captain meeting, all forms are now available online for use! Feel free to download and print these forms for yourself or to get others involved with Relay For Life of Shiawassee County!

Check out the Team Captain Page for more details! 

Why I Relay                                                                                                                                            

Yvette Turnwal of Meijer 113 explains why she is involved with Relay For Life.  

At first it was something I got involved for another team leader. I had family who had passed on due to lung cancer. My husband lost his stepmother to cancer when he was a teenager. In 2006 our son had a bone cyst in his arm that was discovered and we had to find out whether or not that was some sort of cancer. I hated that feeling of not knowing, he was 6yrs old then. I thank god every day that it was not. But I cannot imagine how parents could see their child go through something like this. I think that is when I got more involved.

I have met some amazing people and have alot of fun with this event. Today I deal with another issue. We recently found out that my stepfather has lung cancer two days ago. It was the worst day ever. I had so many emotions. I went to see him yesterday he may not remember it later but I know now I am doing this for him and my mother who is the most amazing woman. Today I will help them fight back. I know right now it doesn't look good. But I also know there are many survivors who once were in this same position and are still here living life to the fullest. With all this in mind I know that the people I have met through relay will be there for us to look to for support. Thank you.

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