Our history with the American Cancer Society goes back
to 1996 when we did our first Relay for Life in Holly with Renee Becker.
There have been a lot of personnel changes with the ACS in the last 6
years, but the mission remains the same regardless of whomever may be in
charge. In 2002 we added our first Making Strides Against Breast
Cancer event, which will count into the total that we've helped raise
with our fantastic friends at the American Cancer Society.
Below is the historical data of the the events we've
taken part in, with the total of how much we've helped raise at the
bottom of this table. We did not quite make it to the 6 million dollar
mark, but we came darn close. Perhaps
if we had done all the events that we we committed to do this year, we
would have made it. Anyway, it is a great accomplishment that we will
always be proud of.
With the Bloomfield Hills event in 2001 we reached our first
milestone of One Million Dollars (Dr. Evil voice).
With the Clarkston event in 2002, The Jim & Lance Show reached
another milestone, that being the Two Million dollar mark.
With our first-ever participation in the South Washtenaw event
in 2003 we crossed over the Three Million Dollar mark.
On July 31, 2004 we participated for the second time in the
Midland Relay for Life. This event put us over the Four Million Dollar
mark. It also looks like they will do it again this year. That is,
unless Clarkston does over 219,000.00. Come on Clarkston .. you up to the
challenge?
It seems that Midland has done it AGAIN, that event putting us
over the Five Million Dollar mark!
After participating in the 2003 Making Strides event in Flint,
we concluded our season with a season total of over One Million Dollars.
1996
1
Holly
18,150.00
2
Rochester
16,482.00
3
Farmington Hills
8,013.00
42,645.00
1997
4
Holly
41,564.00
5
Rochester
34,479.00
6
Warren
116,675.00
192,718.00
1998
7
Holly
42,041.00
8
Rochester
35,938.00
9
Southfield
19,449.00
10
Warren
132,145.00
229,573.00
1999
11
Romeo
47,832.00
12
Rochester
34,609.00
13
Dearborn
33.400.00
14
Warren
148,000.00
263,841.00
2000
15
Romeo
109,689.00
16
Holly
36,228.00
17
Bloomfield Hills
146,012.00
18
Clarkston
34,064.00
19
Warren
204,838.00
530,831.00
2001
20
Grand Blanc
142,000.00
21
Rochester
36,500.00
22
Bloomfield Hills
141,000.00
23
Clarkston
76,000.00
24
Warren
126,026.00
521,526.00
2002
25
Rochester
81,000.00
26
Lapeer
80,000.00
27
Novi / Northville
21,007.00
28
Clarkston
94,515.00
29
Making Strides
240,000.00
516,522.00
2003
30
Novi / Northville
77,000.00
31
Rochester
130,000.00
32
Lapeer
55,000.00
33
Warren
40,000.00
34
Midland
88,000.00
35
Clarkston
155,000.00
36
Saginaw
130,000.00
37
South Washtenaw
135,547.00
38
Making Strides
260,000.00
1,070,547.00
2004
39
Redford
63,420.00
40
Novi / Northville
124,756.00
41
Oxford / Lake Orion
89,000.00
42
Warren
22,800.00
43
Troy
53,914.00
44
Clarkston
178,000.00
45
Midland
148,500.00
46
South Washtenaw
113,800.00
47
Making Strides
285,000.00
1,078,878.00
2005
48
Novi / Northville
156,024.00
49
Oxford / Lake Orion
102,000.00
50
Anchor Bay
71,000.00
51
Clarkston
118,000.00
52
Midland
196,000.00
53
South Washtenaw
104,000.00
748,344.00
2006
54
Novi / Northville
227,781.00
xx
Lapeer
0.00
55
Clarkston
99,000.00
56
Frankenmuth
109,916.00
57
Midland
207,000.00
58
South Washtenaw
98,000.00
733,697.00
Grand Total to Date
$ 5,934,415
Please note that these figures are gross figures, as in the
amount announced at the end of the event, and not net (after all
expenses are taken out).
We are very proud of our involvement in this event and of our
association with the American Cancer Society.
