Cancer Research UK was formed when The Cancer Research Campaign and Imperial Cancer Research Fund merged this year and has become the largest volunteer-supported cancer research organisation in the world. Their aims are to cure cancer patients faster, cut numbers of people getting cancer, bring better treatments to cancer patients, train more cancer doctors, nurses and scientists for research, be the authoritative source of information on cancer and maximise resources available for cancer research.
It’s a charity close to my heart for personal reasons. When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer you feel helpless. What can you do for that person except offer emotional support? Well here’s my chance to make a difference, however small. At 3pm on 27th July I’ll start blogging every half hour for 24 hours to raise money for Cancer Research UK. I’d appreciate any sponsors, you can sponsor an amount per hour or for the full 24 hours. I’d also appreciate any ideas you have for what I can actually do for that 24 hours to keep myself awake and keep you amused. What can I offer to get you to sponsor me? With your help this can be a success.
If you have a site, you might consider taking part in Blogathon 2002 aswell to raise money for your own selected charity. Also please check out the F.A.Q.s at that official site for any queries you may have or just e-mail me.
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Good for you! Good luck with it! DT
To anyone who sponsors me, it’d be nice if you’d let me know who you are. Of course it is entirely up to you if you want to remain anonymous, I just want a chance to say thank you.
how can one participate from the states?
Will, I called Cancer Research today and I asked them. They said you can donate via the website or over the phone using VISA. What you need to do is follow this link and sign up but not to donate anything till the Blogathon team e-mail you after the 27th.
Sorry to harp on. Here are more ways to donate but remember to just sign up first and don’t donate anything till the event is over and you’ve received an e-mail.