relay for life coming soon!

The Elyria Relay For Life is Friday, July 13 overnight to Saturday, July 14. Unfortunately I won't be in town for the actual event, but I still have been helping my church's Relay team (if you'll recall the two flyers I designed).

Now comes the hard part: CA$H!!

Our team is close to raising $2,500 for the Relay For Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society. To reach that goal, I'm asking you kind blog readers out there if you'd be willing to make a donation -- of any amount. This stuff is tax deductible, if you're into that, and the ACS will send you a letter confirming the contribution.

Think of it this way: Should the day come when I have a recurrence of Hodgkin's or some other secondary cancer (sha! sha!), my options for treatment could be greater, less painful, and more effective thanks to the work of organizations like the American Cancer Society, and Relay For Life, and my church's team, and people like you.

(By the way, did you know I had cancer?)

If you're interested in helping my church's team reach their $2,500 goal, you have several options:

• You can mail me a check made out to "American Cancer Society." I'll give them to my mom before I leave on Friday, so our team captain can submit them all as part of our team's contribution. If you need my address, just e-mail me at bryan (at!) bryanbird . com.
  
• You can go to our team's donation page on the official website (it still shows $0 raised because our to-date collected funds haven't been added yet). You can pay securely with a credit card here.
  
• Or, just come to the event itself at any time and stop by the St. Paul UCC tent. Enjoy a "hillbilly taco" while you're at it! (That's taco meat and shredded cheese in a bag of Fritos, eaten with a fork.) More details can be found on the official website.

Thanks, everyone!

Edited to add: I just found out that anything we collect through August will count toward 2007's Relay, so you have a bit more time. After August it would go toward 2008.