Tag Archives: cancer

Auction!!!

If you’ve followed this site recently you’ll know that I have been working towards an auction to raise money to support cancer research.
Well, we did it! Keith Burtis‘ custom-designed and -made ornament is complete, Tommy Vallier’s coding wizardry is done and it’s time for the auction.
Bidding will open 9am EDT on March 25 and [...]

Cancer Fundraiser - Auction Update

Last Saturday I announced that as part of my Boston Marathon cancer research fundraiser, my friend Keith Burtis is designing and creating a beautiful piece of woodwork that we are auctioning off to the highest bidder.
At the same time, Keith posted pictures from the first stage of creating the piece.
I mentioned that I’d post regular [...]

Another Social Media Miracle?

It says a lot about Keith Burtis that when he heard about my Boston Marathon cancer research fundraiser, he leapt to help. Keith is designing and creating a beautiful piece of woodwork that we are auctioning off to the highest bidder.

Using Social Media To Support Cancer Research

Today I’m launching another experiment. This one’s more personal. While the last idea experiment worked with the online community to develop a resource for everyone’s benefit, this time it has a wider goal – helping people battling cancer.