Help From Unexpected Places
SU2C is building a movement - and we couldn't do it without the generosity of the American people, who can always find a few dollars to spare for a good cause even in tough economic times like these.
Of course, sometimes a cash windfall comes from an unexpected source. Just ask Casey Taylor, the college student from Austin who was surprised to find an Olympic gold medal in a velvet box under her seat on an airplane. Taylor reunited the medal with its owner, swimmer Brendan Hansen, and in return was awarded $8,000. So what did she do? Donate half to the Red Cross and half to SU2C! Check out a video from the Today Show in SUTV (under Uprising) to learn more.
Thanks, Casey - your generosity is definitely appreciated!
Posted by Yale Schwartz | November 19, 2008 3:11 PM
I am disappointed with the gist of this article because all it talks about is name dropping and promises and meetings and dinners.
I stopped contributing to cancer fund raising affairs after my wife died of pancreatic cancer. But I contributed to Stand Up to Cancer because it sounded like an organization determined to find a cure, rather than another organization whose goal is raising funds to continue the search for a cure.
I fear that cancer research and cancer treatment has become a business unto itself. In that sense, finding a cure would only put an end to this lucrative business. I see no motivation, no incentive to finding a cure. And this article "The End of Cancer Has Begun" simply re-enforces that view - talk about meetings and dinners and name dropping does not impress me. It does not show progress. It only gives lip service to the goal.
The goal of Stand Up to Cancer should not be fund raising.
Its goal should be to eliminate cancer.
P.S. You'll notice that I did not use the acronym SU2C in my comment. You shouldn't use it in your articles either. Using the acronym diminishes your goal. You need to constantly keep reminding yourself and your members what your organization is all about. It's about Standing Up to Cancer.