Since I joined Team Fox (the volunteer fundraising arm of the Michael J. Fox Foundation) I have been amazed at what people can do to help find a cure. One of the fundraising efforts that has truly astounded me is Pancakes for Parkinson's. This fundraising group was started at the University of Virginia by an undergraduate student, Mary McNaught. Mary started this annual fundraiser because her Grandma suffers from Parkinson's. She wanted to do something to help find a cure and better treatments.
Since it's inception in 2004 the annual fundraiser has grown into a full fledge movement with an entire team working to raise money for this cause. Mary McNaught was even on the Rachael Ray show. How is that for some national publicity?
Pancakes for Parkinson's in now held annually at the University of Virginia. Please see their website for more details. http://www.pancakesforparkinsons.org/index.html
This year for the first time Pancakes branched out to other university- Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Three students from Harvard held their first Pancakes for Parkinson's event on May 3, 2008 and raised over $5000! Here is their Team Fox page if you are interested in learning more about their efforts or in donating. http://www.teamfox.org/siteapps/personalpage/ShowPage.aspx?c=mqITL0PHJtH&b=3944179&sid=9qLGIXNHKhISK3PEIrH
Needless to say, I am astounded at the hard work of college students and their community spirit. I think it takes a special person to donate so much time to organize a fundraising event while still keeping up with your classes and studying.
Best of Luck to all of them and keep on serving those Pancakes!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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