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raising money for cancer patient
Hello my mothers friend is 30 and she has a rare form of breast cancer. The doctors have told her she only has about 3 years left to live. They want to get her into this experimental treatment that so far shows a success rate of 50% of increasing her life span by 6 months. All of her doctor visits are really getting expensive right now its up to $3000 a week and that doesn't include any blood tests, scans, or medications. She has a 2 year old daughter and starting to get her things in order and prepare for death. I know there is no cure for cancer but i'm hoping with these treatments it will expand her life. We're holding a benefit dinner this weekend for her and we have cans placed around local businesses for donations. Is there any other way I can raise money for her so she can help pay these medical bills. She's basically given up because she cant afford to go to the hospital and get chemo, and the experimental test insurance wont cover it. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and please keep Melanie in your prayers!
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wow. you're so inspirational.. good job that you're trying to help her. that is so incredible. the world needs more people like you..
what you can do is try going bigger.. go to the local radio station and ask to make a shoutout. or place ads in the newspaper or tv. have a huge pasta dinner/festival fundraiser. its basically where you sell pasta and have music and dancing and games and people pay to go there and youd raise a ton of money. try selling things like coupons. go to restaurants or companies and tell them you are trying to raise money for a cancer patient and was wondering if they would be interested in selling coupons to fundraise. if its not too cold out, try having a car wash. or a garage sale. or sell things on ebay. have a bake sale (bake cookies/ cakes and sell them)
advertisement is key. you need a ton of advertisement if you want things to work out good. more advertisement=more money.
be creative and talk to other people like your friends and ask them if they have any ideas too.
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First I'd like to say what a wonderful thing it is your doing for your mother's friend. The cost of health care (especially for the uninsured) is astronomical in this country. How very sad that someone can only sit around and wait to die because they can't afford proper treatment. As for ways to raise more money, did you think about adding a bake sale? Have you tried contacting businesses in your area to see if they'd be willing to donate items to auction off? You can sell tickets for a silent auction. Do you have a "celebrity" in your town who might be willing to donate their talents? Even small towns have local musicians, comedians, etc. You said the benefit dinner is this weekend and the things I've mentioned will take longer than a day to accomplish but perhaps you can coordinate other events after the holiday. I hope this helps. Good luck!
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