The online auction opens on May 16....please spread the word for this very important part of our Relay for Life.  We have made good money with this, money towards a cure....but we have to spread the word!!!  Another thing important to do - check out the fund raisers listed on the main page and support your fellow Relay"ers"!  And, last but not least....ask....Ask people for a donation.  I have said it before....people may not donate if they are not asked.  You know to use your email, Facebook, Twitter....pick up the phone and ask...mail a letter and ask.  You should be PROUD of what you are doing...this is not a time to be shy.  People who have cancer are not given a choice - they have to be brave.  As a Relay participant, we need to try and be brave and ask for donations.  Ask your teachers if you can do a "Coin Challenge"...ask your boss if you can do a Silent Auction for a half or full day off.....do the "old school" Friday jeans/hat/flip flop day if people make a donation.  Have a bake sale at work!!!  Good luck...and pat yourself on the back - every single dollar raised, every bit of awareness you raise makes a difference.

I know this is about the one millionth time I have mentioned this.....Please send out emails with your Relay information.  It is the easiest way to let people know what you are doing.  And...if you are shy about asking, put it in words and send it via email.  I have also said before, the number one reason given that people do not donate, is they were not asked.  Over the years of doing Relay, I have been moved by the people who have said "thank you for letting me honor a loved one with a donation".  Ten dollars....a hundred dollars....it does not matter.  People mention they are too busy to have a tag sale, a fund raiser, etc....but really I think everyone has a few minutes to send out emails.  Personalize your page, say why you Relay....and send it out!!!