I just got this email from my buddy Brendan at the Lance Armstrong Foundation...
And just for the record, I know for certain that is is all true, because the travel agency I work for has booked all their plane tickets to New Orleans. Please help two great causes with one donation!
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Dear Friends and Family -
I realize I’ve never reached out to 99% of you for fundraising efforts in the past, but this time I thought it was important enough to send to everyone I know, because it’s that important. As you can read below, the Lance Armstrong Foundation is preparing to send our entire team to New Orleans to aid with the re-building effort of homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina (the families are also dealing with cancer as well). Rather than taking money from other projects to pay for this effort, the LAF staff is trying to fundraise in order to pay our own way. A donation of any amount will go a long way in making a huge difference.
In the interest of full disclosure…the LAF staff have a competition among ourselves to see who can raise the most amount of money and the largest total number of donations. My team, Team F, is currently in last place. Please help the underdog and contribute to a great cause at the same time. Donations can be made online at: http://www.livestrong.org/grassroots2008/habitat3
Thanks in advance everybody, let me know if you have any questions at all -
Brendan
PS - if you’re feeling competitive and hate to see the little guy lose..please feel free to send this onto other friends who might be interested in the effort.
Background:
The LAF has a strong record of contributing to cancer survivorship in the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Four days following the landfall of the first hurricane, the LAF announced its commitment of $500,000 to help cancer survivors affected by Katrina get immediate assistance with their basic needs and healthcare. The LAF granted its first award on September 12, 2005, just two weeks after the storm. Applications for assistance came in on a daily basis and a committee of LAF staff met to review the requests on a rolling basis. The Foundation received 32 proposals for assistance and over the next six weeks the LAF awarded $599,746.92 to 17 different organizations in 9 states. As a result of the LAF’s contributions, more than 1,100 cancer survivors found the funds for food, temporary housing, transportation, utilities and the general necessities of life.
Lance, the LAF team, and Habitat for Humanity are looking forward to another great opportunity to provide hands-on assistance to cancer survivors in New Orleans. The LAF will collaborate with HFH to relocate New Orleans -area families who have faced the twin challenges of fighting cancer and displacement by Hurricane Katrina. Over the course of two days, January 29 and 30, Lance, the entire LAF team, elected officials, celebrity guests and stakeholders will work together to build new homes for these families.
I will be traveling to New Orleans over these two days as part of a 20-person team to build a new home for a family in need. Please join us by making a tax-deductible contribution to support our efforts to provide assistance to these families in need::
http://www.livestrong.org/grassroots2008/habitat3
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dear Friends and Family -
I realize I’ve never reached out to 99% of you for fundraising efforts in the past, but this time I thought it was important enough to send to everyone I know, because it’s that important. As you can read below, the Lance Armstrong Foundation is preparing to send our entire team to New Orleans to aid with the re-building effort of homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina (the families are also dealing with cancer as well). Rather than taking money from other projects to pay for this effort, the LAF staff is trying to fundraise in order to pay our own way. A donation of any amount will go a long way in making a huge difference.
In the interest of full disclosure…the LAF staff have a competition among ourselves to see who can raise the most amount of money and the largest total number of donations. My team, Team F, is currently in last place. Please help the underdog and contribute to a great cause at the same time. Donations can be made online at: http://www.livestrong.org/grassroots2008/habitat3
Thanks in advance everybody, let me know if you have any questions at all -
Brendan
PS - if you’re feeling competitive and hate to see the little guy lose..please feel free to send this onto other friends who might be interested in the effort.
Background:
The LAF has a strong record of contributing to cancer survivorship in the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Four days following the landfall of the first hurricane, the LAF announced its commitment of $500,000 to help cancer survivors affected by Katrina get immediate assistance with their basic needs and healthcare. The LAF granted its first award on September 12, 2005, just two weeks after the storm. Applications for assistance came in on a daily basis and a committee of LAF staff met to review the requests on a rolling basis. The Foundation received 32 proposals for assistance and over the next six weeks the LAF awarded $599,746.92 to 17 different organizations in 9 states. As a result of the LAF’s contributions, more than 1,100 cancer survivors found the funds for food, temporary housing, transportation, utilities and the general necessities of life.
Lance, the LAF team, and Habitat for Humanity are looking forward to another great opportunity to provide hands-on assistance to cancer survivors in New Orleans. The LAF will collaborate with HFH to relocate New Orleans -area families who have faced the twin challenges of fighting cancer and displacement by Hurricane Katrina. Over the course of two days, January 29 and 30, Lance, the entire LAF team, elected officials, celebrity guests and stakeholders will work together to build new homes for these families.
I will be traveling to New Orleans over these two days as part of a 20-person team to build a new home for a family in need. Please join us by making a tax-deductible contribution to support our efforts to provide assistance to these families in need::
http://www.livestrong.org/grassroots2008/habitat3