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February 22, 2004
March 21st fund raising for cancer research
Keeping on the serious vein for second. I'd like to officially announce that I will be spending the next year trying to drum up funding for cancer research. I havent picked which group will get the money. I want to make sure that they will make the best use of it. There are some very deserving research groups in Trinity college and also in various hospitals around Dublin.
Its a disgrace that in a country ravaged by Cancer as we are (one in three of us will be touched by cancer in some way at one point in our lives), the government consistently underfunds research groups. Most research groups have to rely on private donations and charity handouts just to keep struggling along.
The 21st of Mrch is significant in two ways. First its the day my father finally succumed to his lung cancer. Second, it happens to be national cancer day.
My idea for the fund raising effort is to grow my hair for a long period of time (like most of the year) and then get it shaven off (yes ALL of it, right down to the skin!) while sitting in the middle of Grafton street sometime in the afternoon on March 21st 2005.
I'm giving it a year so that I can raise a sufficient amount of money.
I will be setting up a paypal donation link so that people can donate over the web.
I will be spending a large amount of time in the coming year in garnering donations form private and corporate sources.
Remember that with each donation you will be helping yourself!
Try to give more than just a euro.
5 Euro is just the price of a pint
20 Euro isnt even the start of a night out
60 Euro would mean that you would only have to give up one nights drinking over the whole year.
Balance that against a persons life - you know what makes sense!
I will hve more details up as time goes on and I will set up a seperate page for the charity fund.
Thanks for your time.
Comments
Emmet
Mark - I'm 100% percent behind you on this one, and I'll do all I can to help you in your endeavours. E
Posted by dottie at February 22, 2004 8:48 PM
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Mark - I'm 100% percent behind you on this one, and I'll do all I can to help you in your endeavours. E
Posted by: Emmet at April 18, 2004 8:48 PM