The Tuesday Ten | Relay for Life 2016

Can you believe I haven't posted a Tuesday Ten since FEBRUARY! Oh my goodness! Events this past weekend called for a post on one of my favorite annual events, Relay for Life. 

1. What is Relay for Life? 

Have you ever heard of Relay for Life? Hopefully, you can all say yes! It's such a touching event. If you haven't it's a 12 to 24 hour event where communities com together to Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back for Cancer Victims and Survivors. Relay is a time to reflect and remember those who lost their battle but also celebrate all the strides we are making in cancer prevention and finding a cure. During relay and the months leading to relay teams raise money to help fund the American Cancer Socitey's research and local programs for Cancer Patients. The Cache County Relay's was a Heritage Event this year with it spanning 18 hours.  We used to be the only 24 hour Relay For Life Event in the State of Utah but with some scheduling issues and changing venues we opted for an 18 hour Heritage Event and it was great. Relay for Life is an awesome event! If you didn't come check it out this past weekend, you missed out!

This year's event was at Willow Park. I was surprised by how much we liked it and the SHADE! The weather was amazing this year because it's usually windy and rained. The event went from 1 pm Friday to 7:30 am Saturday. I missed the closing ceremonies but overall the event was fabulous. 

2. How I got Into Relay for Life? 

This sweet man is the REASON I got into Relay for Life. This is my Grandpa Riggs. 

His story started back in 2008. He was diagnosed with bone cancer in the Jaw. He went through surgery to remove the cancer and radiation. He BEAT his cancer battle. Unfortunately, the radiation had it's toll on this immune system and body and he got pneumonia. I remember he was hospitalized on my birthday in 2009 for the sickness. He was loosing weight too fast, wouldn't eat or keep food down and went down hill too quickly. In April they put him on Hospice. Literally days later he passed away at home. We miss him dearly. We attend Relay for Life in his honor and started team Fish Fight 6 years ago. We've added many people to our list of people we relay for but my grandpa is what got me into the community. 

My grandpa's story is found here: 

http://thelifeofstaceymoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/tribute-to-grandpa-riggs.html

3. Team Fish Fight

We are TEAM FISH FIGHT! This picture is from 2013 but we strive to have family, friends, co workers, neighbors and loved ones on our team. Together we ban to make a difference. 

As a team, in the past 6 years we've raised over $89,000. 

As a team we raised over $14,000 this year! We took first place out of 21 teams. We have another $500 check pending as well so that puts us at $14,692!!

4. Grand Club Member
Every year I strive to be a grand club member! A grand club member is one who raises over $1,000. This year not only did I make grand club I was 3rd overall in individual fundraising! 

5. Grand Club Members
This year was the first time we had 9 Grand Club Members on our team! Way to go Fish Fight!
Fred, Beth, Stacey, Judy, Carol, Shayna, Steph, Jaycie and Steve

6. Event Totals 
Our event total this year is is over $40k!

7. Make a Difference
I realize each year that I do Relay that every individual person has a different capacity to help with this cause. Some people can not afford to donate money, I get that. I've been there. Some people can not physically make it to Relay and walk for hours on end. It is tiring. Some people do not have extra time to donate to running a team or being on the committee. Totally understandable. Whatever capacity you have to help Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society I CHALLENGE you to Make A Difference. No matter how much or how little, every step helps.

8. Who I Relay For
This year they did a lap and we represented / wrote who we relay for.

 9. Family Fun

Our team is mostly family so we always enjoy hanging out with those we don't get to see all the time. I know some teams that use Relay as their Family Reunion. It's a great time to enjoy the company of others! We had people travel from Las Vegas and Ohio to come join our team at Relay for Life!

10. Join the Committee! 

Relay is only as good as it's committee! Cache County has been lucky to have some amazing committee members and Event Chairs. Jennifer did a great job this year!
BUT they are always looking for new people to join in and help out. A fresh new face with ideas or just the willingness to help out can go such a long ways. Are you interested? Contact the Relay for Life Committee! Either through me or on their Facebook page here. 

Relay On! And see you Next Year!

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The Tuesday Ten | Relay for Life 2015

1. What is Relay for Life? 

Have you ever heard of Relay for Life? Hopefully, you can all say yes! It's such a touching event. If you haven't it's a 12 to 24 hour event where communities com together to Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back for Cancer Victims and Survivors. Relay is a time to reflect and remember those who lost their battle but also celebrate all the strides we are making in cancer prevention and finding a cure. During relay and the months leading to relay teams raise money to help fund the American Cancer Socitey's research and local programs for Cancer Patients. The Cache County Relay is the ONLY 24 hour Relay For Life Event in the State of Utah. It's an awesome event! If you didn't come check it out this past weekend, you missed out!

2. Why I Relay? 

This sweet man is the REASON I got into Relay for Life. This is my Grandpa Riggs. 

His story started back in 2008. He was diagnosed with bone cancer in the Jaw. He went through surgery to remove the cancer and radiation. He BEAT his cancer battle. Unfortunately, the radiation had it's toll on this immune system and body and he got pneumonia. I remember he was hospitalized on my birthday in 2009 for the sickness. He was loosing weight too fast, wouldn't eat or keep food down and went down hill too quickly. In April they put him on Hospice. Literally days later he passed away at home. We miss him dearly. We attend Relay for Life in his honor and started team Fish Fight 5 years ago. We've added many people to our list of people we relay for but my grandpa is what got me into the community. 

My grandpa's story is found here: 

http://thelifeofstaceymoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/tribute-to-grandpa-riggs.html

3. Team Fish Fight

We are TEAM FISH FIGHT! This picture is from 2013 but we strive to have family, friends, co workers, neighbors and loved ones on our team. Together we ban to make a difference. 

As a team, in the past 5 years we've raised over $70,000. Wow. We get serious about this stuff. 

4. Team Hycomp

After a number of years of joining team Fish Fight, my work decided to do their own team. Team Hycomp. We have employees that are survivors, family members, friends and more. We do a fundraiser called Penny Wars and have a blast together raising money and walking for Relay.

5. Fundraising Efforts! Remember the email or Facebook post you saw a few weeks ago about me doing a Relay for Life Fundraiser and trying to get to Grand Club Status? Well I sold 6 gift cards in less than a week (5 of which were within about 24 hours). I raised $534 from those gift cards and all of that went to my Relay for Life goal. I can't say thank you enough to all those who purchased a gift card or donated to my efforts in any way. We put on a Silent Auction in June and I got a lot of donations and help from that too. THANK YOU! 

6. Grand Club Member. With your help, I did it! I've raised $1,000 for this event plus more from our Photo Booth Fundraiser at the event! (Those totals are still being determined). I'm always proud to be a Relay participant and I actively try to do what I can to make an impact. Raising money is just one of those ways. 

Here are the grand club members from Team Fish Fight this year! We were missing Fred but look at us, 6 Grand Club Members! We had 8 one year too! 

7. Make a Difference
I realize each year that I do Relay that every individual person has a different capacity to help with this cause. Some people can not afford to donate money, I get that. I've been there. Some people can not physically make it to Relay and walk for hours on end. It is tiring. Some people do not have extra time to donate to running a team or being on the committee. Totally understandable. Whatever capacity you have to help Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society I CHALLENGE you to Make A Difference. No matter how much or how little, every step helps.

Photo Credit: Jared Luther

8. Onsite Fundraisers

One of the many fun things about Relay for Life is the variety of Fundraisers that go on during the event! We had The Time Capsule Photo Booth there this year and had a blast with it! Team Hycomp had cake pops for sale (made by Amber Wright from Under the Frosting). There were Silent Auctions, Crafts, Face Painting, and more! We always have fun supporting the fundraisers from other teams.

 9. Family Fun

Our team is mostly family so we always enjoy hanging out with those we don't get to see all the time. I know some teams that use Relay as their Family Reunion. It's a great time to enjoy the company of others!

10. Join the Committee! 

Relay is only as good as it's committee! Cache County has been lucky to have some amazing committee members and Event Chairs. Kristina did an awesome job this year and the committee pulled together to get it done. BUT they are always looking for new people to join in and help out. A fresh new face with ideas or just the willingness to help out can go such a long ways. Are you interested? Contact the Relay for Life Committee! Either through me or on their Facebook page here. 

Relay On! And see you Next Year!

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The Tuesday Ten | Silent Auction

Hello All! Today is Tuesday, but boy it feels like Monday with the Holiday yesterday and all. Today's post is to help a Silent Auction here in Logan. This benefits Relay for Life of Cache County and the American Cancer Society. I love helping out and donating when and where I can. So here is some reasons why you should check it out and a few things that are in the auction!

1. Support Relay for Life! 

Relay for Life has been apart of my life for about 7 years. The committee in Cache County is an amazing team all fighting for the same great cause, to find a cure for Cancer. The actual event in Logan is such a great time to reflect on those that have been diagnosed with cancer and are fighting, those survivors we celebrate and those we've lost to the fight. 

2. What is Relay for Life? 

Relay in Logan or Cache County is a 24 hour event - the only 24 hour event in Utah. It starts at 2 pm on Friday July 17 and goes until 2 pm on Saturday July 18. Teams keep someone on the tracking Walking (or running) the entire 24 hours to show that cancer never sleeps. Teams have fundraisers, there is entertainment, ceremonies and it's just all around a great time. 

3. Team Fish Fight! 

Team Fish Fight is a family and friend team that has been going strong for 6 years. We've raised over $60,000 during that time. Last year we raised over $14,000. Help support us. To make a tax deductible donation click here. 

4. Where does the Money Go? 

If you aren't sure you want to donate because you don't know where your money goes, you aren't alone. Check out this video and see where the money goes when you donate to Relay for Life. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGpS2TkWdCA

5. Photography Session Donated

We donated a $150 value session to the online auction. It's good until December 2015... go bid on it now! 

http://www.fishfightrelay.blogspot.com/2015/05/photography-by-stacey-moss.html

6. The Time Capsule Photo Booth Donated

We also donated an event with our photo booth! Go bid on it! 

http://www.fishfightrelay.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-time-capsule-photo-booth.html

7. Here are some other items we thought were fun!

8.  How to bid...

If you know blogger then just "comment" on the item you want to bid on. Make sure you post your name, contact info and price. If you aren't familiar with blogger click on COMMENT. 

9. SHARE SHARE SHARE

If you bid or not help spread the word! Share the website with your family and friends!

http://www.fishfightrelay.blogspot.com/

10. Flyer

There's even a flyer you can use!'

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