On November 17, a special event will take place that YOU can be a part
of. Folks from across this land,
including myself, will be gathering in Charlotte, NC for the AIM Walk for a
Cure…a cure for melanoma.
For those of you unaware of the Aim at Melanoma Foundation, they are
the largest non-profit international organization focused on increasing support
for melanoma research; promoting prevention and education among the general public
and medical professionals; and providing comprehensive and easily accessible
melanoma resources for patients, survivors and caregivers. (Thanks Wikipedia). In short, they do good things to help fight
melanoma from all angles.
AIM is also the leading advocate for state legislatures to initiate
tougher tanning laws. They were the
primary influence in making California the first state to ban tanning for
minors. I was pleased to offer my own support and efforts to assist AIM in spreading this initiative at the North Carolina State
Legislative Building a couple months ago.
There are certainly other noteworthy foundations to fight melanoma,
such as the Melanoma Research Foundation and the Skin Cancer Foundation…both of
which I try to give some efforts each year towards their continued
efforts. But this AIM for a Cure Walk in
November is my primary focus for the next few months.
The Reverend Carol sums up my involvement better in her blog about the
event…but in short, she, Rich McDonald, Chelsea Price and I started a Facebook
discussion about starting our own melanoma fund raiser. Seeing as how we’re separated by many miles,
we soon realized that it was an effort too large for the four of us to tackle…so
in swooped Anne Bowman, Chairperson of the Charlotte Chapter of AIM at
Melanoma. She offered her assistance to help, but we soon realized that it was
best if we simply promoted and supported the walk she was already organizing in
Charlotte. The four of us decided to
combine our blogging efforts to spread the word and from what I understand, the
projected attendance is already quite high.
Several bloggers and Facebook friends have already committed to
attending. I encourage you to do the
same. It doesn’t cost anything to participate,
but AIM asks that each participant generate $50 in donations via their website.
So, even if you can’t attend (and I wish
you would), you can support others that are.
If you’d like to support me and my family, please click here to get to
my donation page. If you’d like to
support someone else, please contact them.
Either way, you have the opportunity to participate in potentially the
largest melanoma awareness and fund-raising event in North Carolina. Wouldn’t it be great to make it the largest
ever? It’s possible...with your help.
Again, please consider offering a donation to my donation page, or
donating to another. But better yet…just
meet us all in Charlotte. November 17,
2012.
Be there!
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