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Philanthropy
Gentlemen: I just got off the phone w/a brother from Northwestern who lost his 5-year-old nephew to a rare form of leukemia last August.
In honor of his nephew he's personally going to participate in this year's Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a bike-a-thon that crosses the entire Commonwealth of Massachusets. The ride is scheduled for later this summer.
This bike-a-thon was founded in 1980 as a way to raise money for cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. All funds are donated to their "Jimmy Fund", named in honor of a 12-year-old cancer victim.
The American Cancer Society is a very worthwhile organization, as are the Alzheimer's Assn., Heart Assn., etc. For chapters in the Northeast, though, Dana-Farber's "Jimmy Fund" would make a great match. Just a thought...
ZAX,
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Bill Foltz, B-O 130
Illinois State '77
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
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