Trott & Trott PC, a Farmington Hills-based law firm serving the mortgage banking industry, joined with NDeX Michigan (NDeX), a provider of technology and processing services for law firms, to support the American Cancer Society through their participation in the Farmington Hills Relay For Life.
Trott Managing Partner Jeffrey Raff made the announcement.
The Farmington Hills Relay For Life took place over 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, in Shiawassee Park. A total of 47 employees and three co-captains, along with their family and friends, participated on “The TFC Trotters” Relay For Life team. Each team member donated a minimum of four hours of time for a total of 188 hours contributed. Through employee contributions and a company contribution from Trott and NDeX, The TFC Trotters raised more than $9,200 to benefit the American Cancer Society.
“We have participated in Relay for Life for five years, during which time Trott and NDeX employees have continued to show their generosity by raising an amazing $52,400 for the fight against cancer,” said Raff.
“This year, we are proud to have contributed to the record-breaking fund-raising effort for our local Relay for Life initiative, with the community as a whole donating more than $109,000.”
The Relay for Life initiative is a part of Trott and NDeX’s yearlong corporate giving program, which previously benefited other local charities, including Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, Oakland Family Services and Starfish Family Services.
Relay for Life began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Since then, Relay has grown from a single man’s passion to fight cancer into the world’s largest movement to end the disease.
Each year, more than 3.5 million people in 5,000 communities in the United States, along with additional communities in 19 other countries, gather to take part in this global phenomenon and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. For additional information, visit www.relayforlife.org.
