Relay for Life – Donation suggestion!

Hi All!  Here’s a note from my brother Joe:

Bowdoin College is hosting a Relay for Life event this coming weekend and I’ll be participating with some friends.  I’m writing you all to ask if you had an interest in donating.  If you don’t know what Relay for Life is, it’s the fund raising arm of the American Cancer Society.  I’ve participated in Relay for Life in years past at De Forest High School and, if you’ve never been to an event, they’re usually a lot of fun and a nice time to relax and reflect.  At Bowdoin, we’ll be locking ourselves in our indoor track from 8 pm to 8 am and walking around the track, playing games, listening to live music, and doing our best not to fall asleep.

I’m only writing to give you an easy opportunity to donate to Relay for Life, not to ask that you donate on my behalf.  I don’t have any fund raising goals and don’t care if my team raises zero or a thousand dollars.  I simply think Relay for Life is a great organization.  Mom actually went to a Relay for Life event a couple of months after she was diagnosed in 2005.  She was wearing a wig at the time and we walked a few laps together.  I think she was happy to be there and happy to have a community of people that were glad to see her.

If you do want to donate, the easiest thing to do is go to my Relay for Life page and fill in your credit card information and the amount that you want to donate.  Otherwise, you can mail me a check if that’s easier for you and I can make sure it gets to Relay for Life.
My address is: 33 Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011

Again, I’m only writing in hopes of giving the opportunity to make a donation, not out of a sense of fund raising pride.  I just know that it’s sometimes hard to remember to make donations so I wanted to give you all an opportunity.  I hope everyone’s April is going well!

Best,
Joe