There are advertisements asking for your time and money all over the place: in the newspapers, on television. After a while, you just shut down. As an example, on Facebook I belong to 168 groups- some of them business-oriented, but many of a giving nature.

The other day, I saw a post from my friend Dale Chumbley. I will let him tell you in his own words what he is involved in and why:

Click here to donate.

Honestly? I felt compelled in this case not to move on. I have children. My father died of a form of cancer that, at the time, was fatal within a year to those suffering from it. Both of my in-laws died of cancer or its complications. My sister-in-law- close to me in age- had breast cancer and a recurrence. What does that mean for my children?

And what does that mean for yours?

I am glad- so glad- that Dale is a cancer survivor. I am happy for his family- beyond happy, really. And, selfishly, I would have never had the chance to meet him face-to-face if we both lived fifty years ago before advances in cancer treatment had been discovered.

Dale Chumbley

This picture says it all to me.

Please click here to donate- as little as $5.to Dale’s involvement in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Here are some of the things ACS does.

If $5. is too hard on the budget, you can mail even $1. to:

Dale Chumbley
c/o Prudential NW Properties
17700 SE Mill Plain #100
Vancouver, WA 98683

Like it says on the American Cancer Society’s site: Happy Birthday is a Victory Song.

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