Chance for Life Fundraiser coming up!

[IdaB]

Hi all - I hope many of you have seen this already on the main web page, but I wanted to be sure that everyone knows about the Chance For Life Fundraiser, to be held Saturday, Feb. 16, in Washington, DC, to benefit the Spinal Cord Tumor Association, Inc.

This is going to be a very exciting event, which will include a charity poker tournament, wine tasting, and an after-party. There will be many fantastic prizes, as well as fun for all. You can attend all three, or pick and choose which to attend. Here's the link to find out more: www.chanceforlife.net

Jeff Snyder, father of spinal cord tumor survivor Kennedy Snyder (you can find her story in the archives of the spotlight stories), is the brains and genius behind the fundraiser. We all know Jeff has been a tireless advocate for his daughter and a great friend to the Spinal Cord Tumor Association. This is his third year to have the fundraiser, and the first for our group to be a beneficiary. SCTA is planning to use the bulk of the funds to fund spinal cord tumor research, something we haven't been able to afford before now; we are also hoping to use a smaller portion to help offset the costs of the conference, and of course to just keep up all the good work that Linda, Robert, and so many others do (on a completely volunteer basis!).

This fundraiser is a big step for us - we have always been an extremely low-budget organization (which is why we've never been able to help with research), and this is a real chance for us to grow and, through growth, expand our activities and bring us all closer to a cure!

So particularly if you are, or know anyone who is, in the DC area, please help us make this event a success. Again, here's the website:

www.chanceforlife.net

Thank you!

Ida Bostian
Vice-President
Spinal Cord Tumor Association, Inc.

[IdaB]

Bumping this back up - it's this Saturday!

[Matthew Sweeney]

Ida:

Is there a way to support this great event for people not in the area?

Matt

[IdaB]

Hi Matt -
What a silly question! :-)

One option is to go to the Chance for Life website and follow the donation links there.

Or you can (always) give directly to SCTA, by going to the main website www.spinalcordtumor.org

For Paypal, you can go to our website www.spinalcordtumor.org - on the left hand bar there's a place for "Support SCTA" (6th one on the list), then on
the new page there will be a box lower left that has a "Make a Donation" button - that takes you to through paypal.

If you prefer the paper and mail method, you can write a check to "Spinal Cord Tumor Association, Inc." and send it to:

Spinal Cord Tumor Association, Inc.
PO Box 461
Jay, FL 32565

If you give directly to SCTA, but want to make sure that your donation is for/through/inspired by the Chance for Life fundrasier, just write Chance for Life on the check. That way we'll know that you wanted, in particular, to support this event and the expanded goals that SCTA is aiming for because of this event.

Thank you, and all the best!
- Ida