A plea for donations!
Team GEEK
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/TeamGEEK
American Cancer Society Relay For Life
Norridge/Harwood Heights (IL) - August 12-13, 2011
Contact: Carole Brown (Team Captain) - http://main.acsevents.org/goto/carolebrown
carole926@gmail.com
Team GEEK is looking for items to auction off throughout the upcoming months to benefit our American Cancer Society Relay For Life Team. We have already received such things as an autographed copy of P.I. Jane along with a complete set of the P.I. Jane buttons and artwork from a local Chicago artist. Any donation is greatly appreciated.
This is not the first fundraiser Team GEEK has done for the American Cancer Society. In the past we have worked with BurnGormanOnline.com on a collaborative fundraising venture benefiting both The American Cancer Society (US) and The Teenage Cancer Trust (UK), and we also raffled off a handknitted Dalek, full weekend badges for Anime Central and tickets to Chicago theatre. This year we will also be auctioning off The Traveling Duckie (http://travelingduckie.livejournal.com), that was designed after the character The Brigadier, as portrayed by Nicholas Courtney to honor him after his passing from cancer earlier this year.
Many members of Team GEEK have been personally affected by cancer - we have lost mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles, aunts, friends, and have cheered as our fathers, uncles, cousins fight their way into remission. Having experienced how much this disease can ravage those close to us, this charity is near and dear to our hearts.
The American Cancer Society provides such programs as The Cancer Survivors Network, rides to and from treatment, lodging for people who need to travel for treatment, Look Good... Feel Better, counseling, along with other programs.
Our team would appreciate anything you could donate to us. The majority of items will be auctioned off on our website (http://teamgeek.glomp.net) in a series of lots. We will reserve a couple of items to be raffled off at the Relay on August 12, 2011. Donations to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life are tax deductible, and upon request you can be provided with a copy of the tax letter for the Relay For Life Norridge/Harwood Heights event.
I would like to thank you for considering helping us. Any donation you can give Team GEEK that will help reach our goal will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you.
And please, if nothing else, spread the word! And if you can, come out and join us on August 12th!