When Karen and I set our $5,000 fundraising goal earlier this month, we were excited to get started, albeit a bit nervous that we wouldn’t be able to achieve our fundraising goal for the Ronald McDonald House. Thanks very much to the support of you, we were able to hit our goal.
We’re thrilled about this because of the great work that is done by RMH. I really can’t thank you enough for helping us raise funds for them. I know that RMH is excited about this, and we are, too.
When we visited the Ronald McDonald House on Sunday night, we were told they are at full capacity with 83 families living there. As much as you might expect it to be a sad place since there are so many children fighting cancer there, the opposite is true. People are friendly and smiling, and it’s a very happy place.
There have been a number of anonymous donors, but I want to thank my business friends and colleagues for their support. You can still contribute, as $5,000 was an arbitrary number, and all donated funds will be used by the Ronald McDonald House to help the families who are in need.
If I missed you for some reason, I am very sorry… I double checked the list, but there’s always that possibility. I did not include contributors who chose to remain anonymous, but you are very much appreciated as well. Also, big thanks to Domain Boardroom for the support.
A couple of people have asked me why I am supporting the Ronald McDonald House and spending time and effort raising funds for this particular non-profit organization. I want to share a bit about my personal connection, and it’s something most of my friends today likely don’t even know about.
When I was a freshman in high school, I ran indoor track during the winter. At the time, my school district had three junior high schools, and there was one very large senior high school with close to 2,000 students. Because of the high school’s size, freshmen attended the junior high schools. To make a long story short, I was the only freshman who ran indoor track on the senior high team, and I didn’t have friends on the team when I started.
One of the older guys on the team was a popular sophomore named Ramesh, who also ran the 55m dash, and he had a ton of friends at school. Ramesh was very friendly to me, despite my receiving the typical freshman treatment from the rest of the team. Ramesh and I were not close friends outside of the track team, but he was always looking out for me, and it’s something I appreciated and haven’t forgotten. He was a focused person with a big heart.
The much abridged version of the story is that I learned Ramesh was diagnosed with cancer in his sophomore or junior year of high school. His battle with cancer was difficult, and it was heartbreaking because one of his biggest goals in high school was to attend Boston College. Just as my senior year began and his friends were starting college, Ramesh lost his battle with cancer. It was probably the most difficult thing I dealt with up until that point.
I can’t even imagine what it would be like for a child (and the family) to battle cancer, and I know the Ronald McDonald House makes it easy for them to focus on beating cancer by taking care of everything else when they are away from home. The people at the RMH are caring, and they take care of the residents and families on different levels – physical and emotional.
Cancer is a horrible disease, and it’s especially frightening for children. RMH helps families so the kids can focus on beating cancer and not worry about other things.
In addition to Ramesh, I have also had family members who fought cancer. Sadly, my Aunt (Mom’s sister) lost her battle with pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago, and it was terribly sad to watch her and her family cope with the disease. My Grandmother also fought and beat breast cancer a number of years ago.
I think cancer probably touches most of us at some point in our lives. I want to be able to help an organization that is helping families with kids who have cancer. So far, you’ve helped me raise over $3,500 towards our $5,000 fundraising goal, and I am immensely appreciative of this support. I hope you’ll help me reach the $5,000 goal.
I don’t like asking for favors, and I hate asking people for money, but I am happy to do it to help the Ronald McDonald House. I know that donating money is difficult when times are tough, but this is an organization that helps kids going through very difficult situations.
It’s with great happiness that I can tell you Karen and I are more than half way to reaching our goal of raising $5,000 for the Ronald McDonald House. However, half way there just means that we have to double the amount we’ve currently raised. It will be a tough task no doubt, but I think we can get there with your help.
Today I am asking you to donate $8.00 to the Ronald McDonald House, roughly the cost of one .com domain registration. It might not seem like a lot of money, but I can tell you that if everyone who visits my blog today would donate $8.00 each, I would raise much more than the $5,000 goal today alone! I know not everyone can or will, but I would really appreciate it, and here’s why:
The Ronald McDonald House helps kids who are fighting cancer. Instead of having to worry about hotels, food, and other important considerations while undergoing cancer treatments in New York City, the Ronald McDonald House provides an inexpensive home away from home for these kids and their families.
RMDH also provides fun activities, coordinates school enrollments, and makes it easy for kids to focus on one thing – beating cancer. Let’s say, heaven forbid, you live in New Jersey and your child is diagnosed with cancer. The doctor would likely send you to NYC, where you could see some of the top cancer docs at hospitals like Sloan Kettering or Weil Cornell.
Think about where you might stay if you had to be in New York City for a week or a month. A very inexpensive hotel would likely cost you close to $200 a night, and food would probably set you back quite a bit, too. If you have to do this several times a year, you could literally go broke paying for hotels and transportation… what a horrible thing to think about.
The Ronald McDonald House offers pediatric cancer fighters a place to stay for very little money, and it’s located just up the street from some of New York’s best hospitals. Families are encouraged to use the kitchen and refrigerator to cook as if they were in the comfort of their own home. RMDH staffers and volunteers help organize fun activities, study time, school enrollments, and counseling services to ease the burden of fighting cancer. They make it easy for kids to focus on one thing – beating cancer.
So I am asking you to help support this great organization with an $8.00 donation. Don’t buy that long tail, hyphenated, brandable .com domain name today, and please help us help them 🙂
I don’t ask you for much (if anything) other than common courtesy when reading my blog and commenting. It would really mean a lot to me if you’re able to help an organization I support with just an $8.00 donation today.
Karen and I are half way there, but the second half is always the most difficult. Please help us help this great organization today. I can’t do it without your help. If you can’t donate $8.00, please think about posting a link to this request on Facebook or Twitter to help spread the word.
THANK YOU!
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