I'll be brief
but having received approval from FT Community Director SanDiego1K I'm posting to solicit donations for an upcoming event here in Edmonton. The Underwear Affair is a fundraiser being held on 18th June, 2011to help uncover the cure for underfunded below-the-waist cancers like prostate, ovarian, and colorectal and funds raised in the fun 5K walk or competitive 10K run go to the Alberta Cancer Foundations which oversees cancer research, prevention, treatment and care by generating community investment for Alberta's coordinated research strategy, the Cross Cancer Institute, Tom Baker Cancer Centre and 15 other cancer centres throughout the province. I'm taking part with my sister in the 5K walk and each participant is encouraged to seek donations and that's why I'm here posting. There are likely few families who haven't been touched by cancer and mine is no different so this is the very least I can do to raise funds and awareness while having a fun day out with the extended family & friends.
The event is a little different, quirky and slightly risqué as runners and walkers are encouraged to wear their underwear but hopefully it'll be warm enough by 18th June to allow that without possible frostbite.
The scale of the fundraiser has grown and there will probaly be 1500 runners & walkers and last year in Edmonton a total of $848,000 was raised. ^ Sister events are also held in Ottawa, Vancouver & Calgary.
My personal donation page is here:
Personal Page URL:
http://ed11.uncoverthecure.org/site/...nal&fr_id=1201
and any FTer that wishes to donation can use their credit card right from this site. You can also print a participant-specific hardcopy donation form should you wish to make a donation by cheque.
I know there are many charity appeals and we all try and donation what we can to worthy causes but I appreciate FT allowing me to make this appeal for this cause I've become involved with as I believe it's important and so do what I can. Thank you to any who choose to donate and thanks for allowing this non-AC/AP related thread in this forum I still call home.
