Bill: I attended a concert of the Irish Tenors here in New Jersey yesterday. It was an early St. Patrick's day gift to my wife, who isIrish-American. At the end of intermission, the manager came on stage to thank severalpeople, and then he did a very nice explanation of the St. Baldrick'sDay charity and asked us all to support it is we are asked. I was happy to tell my wife that I was supporting a fellowphotographer who was getting shaved. . . Dan On 3/2/06, Illinois Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Hello Pentax-Discuss,>> I am coming out of lurk mode for a little while here. Yes, I am> asking for donations, so if you abhor this sort of email . . . . ok,> now that those people have hit the delete button, please read below> to find out how you can help to further children's cancer research.> I apologize to those that think this is an abuse of the listserve,> but I know that many GOOD people exist on here, who willingly perform> random acts of kindness. For those who think there needs to be a> pentax reference, my photo on the link below was taken with my *ist D> last year.>> On March 17th (Yes, St. Patrick's Day), I am going to be> participating in an event that I think is very worthwhile. Tinley> Park High School is hosting what is known as a "St. Baldrick's Day"> event. The purpose of the event is to promote awareness for, and> make money for children's cancer research.>> At the event volunteers ! will either have their heads shaved or> donate 10 inches of hair (10 inches are needed to make wigs).> Students and teachers alike have their locks cut off. Students who> are not willing to participate by sitting in the barber's chair can> help out by donating $3 to see the event. I participated in the event> last year, and have to say it was a tremendous success.>> Now here's where you come in: I'm seeking your sponsorship. Ask> yourself this one question: "Do I know anyone who was touched by> cancer?" If the answer is yes, then I know you'll want to do> something about it. As you know, every penny counts and can add up> to a great amount. Just think what could be done if everyone in the> U.S. donated $1 towards cancer research!>> If you want to sponsor me, there are several ways to do so. You> could click on the link below and make a donation on the official St.> Baldrick's website. Or, if you see me in person before March 17th,> you can simply hand me yo! ur donation. At the very least, click on> the link below to see a pic ture of what I looked like last year at> the event.>> http://www.stbaldricks.org/ShaveePhoto.asp?SolNumber=15332315>> Thank you in advance,>> Bill Kane>> P.S.>> I'm selling my beard this year to my students. The students are> pretty excited about it and have donated $30 in one day (without> prior notice). For $100, I'm shaving just the chin, $200 only the> moustache, $300 gets them both . . . For $400 I'll walk around with> only the left half, and for $500 I'm going to shave it checkerboard> fashion. They've already convinced me that if they pay $600 that> I'll let them vote for what should happen to it.>> P.P.S If you know someone who you think would like to donate to this> cause, feel free to let them know about it.>>
