Go for it Mark. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia
-----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2011 3:04 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Photo Annual 2011 - your thoughts Work continues apace on the 2011 book (and I'm bracing myself for the inevitable last-week rush of submissions soon to come). What I'd like to get input on at the moment is the notion of changing the charity the book supports. We've had many problems with CureSearch in the past two years but the straw that broke the camel's back as far as I'm concerned is the way they totally dropped the ball regarding the exhibit in Chicago. They'd said they would do a mailing to their major donors in Chicage and alert them to the opening, etc. And they completely failed to follow through on any of it. I know a lot of oncologists and pathologists who are familiar with NCCF/CureSearch and whenever I mention the organization I get the same reaction: a sigh and a rubbing of the temples as if an old, familiar headache is coming back. CureSearch's is widely regarded as well-intentioned but more than a little feckless. In the past we've floated the idea of supporting a different cause every year, but I feel strongly that it's much more advantageous to try to build a working relationship that (one would hope) gets better and stronger every year. I've been looking for an effort similar to CureSearch to support but it's been difficult because I really wanted to find something with international scope, given the international nature of the PDML. About two weeks ago I found what I think is a good candidate. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute here in Boston (http://www.dana-farber.org/) is highly respected in the field and their "Jimmy Fund" pediatric cancer clinic is one of the best around. They are starting a new program to be called "Pediatric Oncology Global Outreach" intended to expand and improve pediatric cancer treatment worldwide, particularly in developing nations. This Monday past I had a meeting at Dana-Farber with Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, the oncologist who's heading this program. He described their plans and where they stand now. He's very interested in getting our support because they're really just getting started - we'd be getting in on the ground floor with this effort. That has some disadvantages as far as name recognition, but I think that being under the Dana-Farber umbrella will make up for that to a significant degree. Another advantage is that this organization is headquartered here in Boston, about two miles from my house. They won't be able to ignore emails from me like CureSearch because they know I can be right there in their faces at a moment's notice. The link with Dana-Farber also gets instant cred around these parts, which I hope will be beneficial when I start hitting the local media about the 2011 book in a few weeks. Any thoughts? -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
