I stumbled upon a really cool fundraiser today, and wanted to share with you all. A fellow bibliophile, Wendy of the blog
CaribousMom, has organized a pledge per book drive for pediatric cancer research. As some of you may know, the funds allocated for research of childhood cancer are paltry, at best, especially compared with the huge campaigns benefitting breast cancer research (pink egg timer or license plate, anyone?). Now, all causes are worthy ones, and advocates of adult cancer awareness have done a superb job of rallying together. The fact is, many folks just don't know that 1 in 330 children are diagnosed with some form of cancer before they reach the ripe old age of 20. They don't know that cancers are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children. Frankly, they don't know how much this sucks. So let's tell them!
Amelia and I have pledged to donate $1 for each book we read throughout 2010 to the
Pediatric Cancer Foundation, via Wendy's campaign. It's not much, but every little bit helps, right? Want to join us? Mosey on over to Wendy's
blog and review the details (it's simple, really). Start reading, and leave me a comment, so I can thank you personally.
I'm starting my reading year with:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
(by Junot Diaz)
Geek Love
(by Katherine Dunn)
How about you?
