Teams Team postcards providing registration instructions are now available. Click here to download the front of the postcard. Click here to download the back of the postcard. Click here for the 2008 Team Captain Kit. Click here for the February Teams Newsletter. Click here for the March Teams Newsletter. Click here for the April Teams Newsletter. A team is comprised of 15 or more participants and provides the opportunity to celebrate life and make a difference in the fight against breast cancer with those closest to you. Families, businesses, and organizations can honor breast cancer survivors or celebrate the lives of lost loved ones. Teams build employee morale, and boost the sense of affiliation and camaraderie for any organization! To create your team visit the Team Registration page, click on the "Click Here to Register" button at the top of this page, then click on "Team Captains - Create your Team", follow the log in instructions and then follow the Team Creation instructions. Thank you Sandy Jessop, Deanna Osenkowski and Jan Tebelman, Team Co-Chairs! 2008 Team Awards Past Team Award Winners Ford "Largest Corporate Team" Awards: Trophy and Ford gifts Ford Team -1,905 (Company size 5,001+ employees)   Compuware - 552 (Company size 501-5,000 employees)   Jazzercise - 165 (Company size up to 500 employees)   Ford "Largest Family-Generated Team" Award: Trophy and Ford gifts Donna's Angels - 221    Ford "Largest Community Team" Award: Trophy and Ford gifts Team New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church  - 719   Ford "Largest School Team" Awards: Trophy and Ford gifts Grosse Pointe Schools & Friends - 170 (K through 12) Wayne State University “Get Pink” – 197 (College/University)   Detroit Shock "Pretty in Pink" Award: (greatest number of survivors) Karmanos Cancer Institute - 18 survivors Honored at the September 9, 2008 Detroit Shock Breast Health Awareness game benefiting Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®.  Outback Steakhouse "Grow Getters" Award: (teams with the greatest proportional increase in membership) Outback Steakhouse gifts Yazaki - grew from 18 to 44 members (15-50 members) Binson's - Northwood - grew from 77 to 127 members (51-100 members) EDS - grew from 130 to 268 members (100+ members) Detroit Tigers Wives' "Rookie of the Year" Award: (largest new team) Tickets to a Tiger's game - date to be announced CVS - 333 members CVS enjoyed 100 tickets to the June 26 Detroit Tigers game! 2008 Tourneau Co-Survivor Award: Tourneau gifts Awarded to the team with the most inspirational "Co-Survivor" story. Click here for information on how to enter. 2007 Coldwater Creek Co-Survivor Award: Kaye's Lucky Charms - Click here to read the winning story. 2006 Tourneau Co-Survivor Award: Stay and Play for a Cure Click here to read the winning story. 2005 DSW Co-Survivor Award: Allison's Army Click here to read the winning story. Outback Steakhouse “Spirit” Award: Amanda's Army of Angels Team T-Shirt Competition: (best team t-shirt based on dollars contributed as votes) 1st Place - Team Boyd - $5,501 2nd Place - Stay & Play for a Cure - $4,839.25 3rd Place - Amanda's Army of Angels - $1,316 New Balance Friends for the Cure® "Team Challenge" Award: Awarded to teams with the largest amount of donations to Friends for the Cure® in the following categories: Over 500 team members 101 to 499 team members 51 to 100 team members 15 to 50 team members New Balance "Team Challenge" Incentive Program: Given to each qualifying member of teams that achieve fundraising levels below. To qualify, a team must achieve a minimum of $100 each from team members in the following percentage categories. Prizes will be given only to those team members who meet the $100 minimum. 15 - 50 members 55% (of registered team members raise at least $100) 51 - 100 members 45%" 101 - 500 members 35%" 501+ members 25%" Honorary Team New Balance - Celebrating stories of cancer survival and to spread the word that there is fitness after cancer! Komen Detroit Member: Kathy Knezek

Please click here for team pictures from the 2007 Race! If you find yourself in a picture, please share a Race day memory by emailing raceforthecure@karmanos.org.

The 2008 Komen Detroit Race for the Cure® will be another great success for teams. Thank you to everyone who is helping to make this possible.

• TEAM AWARDS are bigger and better than ever (see below)! 
• Take advantage of Team MEET.
• The 2007 Team T-Shirt Competition produced over $13,400 for the cause. Thank you to all of the teams who entered and to everyone who voted. Congratulations, Team Boyd, winners with $5,501 in votes! Check the Team Captain Kit for information on how to enter the 2008 Team T-Shirt Competition.
• Thanks to all of our 2008 Team Program sponsors and donors:

Absopure Water
Binson's Home Health Care Centers, Inc.
Detroit Shock
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Tigers
Ford Motor Company
New Balance Farmington Hills and Troy
Olympia Entertainment
Outback Steakhouse
Panera Bread
Quilted Northern Ultra
Tourneau

We encourage you to support our team program sponsors and let them know you appreciate their participation in the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®.

Please visit http://DetroitRFTC.dotphoto.com. Photos from the 2007 Race are available to view and purchase. Proceeds benefit the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®.

For more information on Komen Detroit Race for the Cure® Teams, please contact:
deanna_osenkowski@hotmail.com.