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Save a Child at Christmas

At Christmas our hearts are softened and our pocket books are opened, even if only to place a quarter in the red bucket with the bell ringing Salvation Army Volunteer. Angel trees pop up in church lobbies and other places where allowed.

At times I wonder if the few cents I have will really matter and who will they help? I want to know that not only will a child have a meal for a day, but a special spot in a loving home and adequate healthcare. I desire that every child have a warm cuddly blanket, a snuggly toy, good books to read and their physical needs tended to so they can experience the best that life can give and grow up to be productive adults.

Save the Child deals with a girl who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. I am the administrator for Writers Unite to Fight Cancer. Our chosen Charity is the American Association for Cancer Research. (AACR)

There are many other worthy causes. I invite you to dig deep, perhaps even do without so that you can feel the satisfaction of “helping Tiny Tim.” Below are some other wonderful organizations who count on donations to help find a cure for the diseases that plague children around the world.

May you and your family have a very Merry and Healthy Christmas.

American Institute of Philanthropy has a rating system for charities to help donors decide on whether a charity is worthy of their contributions.

Children’s Cancer Research Fund

Childhood Leukemia Foundation

St. Jude’s Hospital

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Save a child. Save a loved one. Save your neighbor. Save yourself.

Margaret Turley, the author of Save the Child, is the administrator for Writers Unite to Fight Cancer. She will be signing her book Save the Child at the Writers Unite to Fight Cancer table in the Kare Bear Fair. The event will be held in the Sunbird Golf Resort Club House this Saturday December 4^th, 2010 from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Sunbird Golf Resort is located off of Riggs Road between McQueen and Cooper. The main entry is at the light on Championship Drive. There are signs to direct you to the Kare Bear Fair and our table will have a Writers Unite to Fight Cancer poster and an AACR poster. All of the money we receive at this event will be donated to the American Association for Cancer Research, (www.aacr.org)

Today’s cancer researchers are on the verge of life-saving discoveries. But what scientists desperately need are the funds required to mount an all-out assault against cancer. One in three people will develop cancer during their life. 1,529,560 people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer and more than 7.6 million people around the world will die from cancer in a year. Writers Unite to Fight Cancer have chosen the American Association for Cancer Research as our charity because of their innovative approach to the battle for our lives. We are an organization of writers who feel passionately about the increasingly overwhelming conflict with cancer as it has touched so many of our loved ones and acquaintances. Margaret extends an invitation to published authors to join Writers Unite to Fight Cancer in raising money for AACR. We will post future events on our Facebook Group Page, on our Linked-in Group Page, and via our Twitter account @WritersCanFight. We also post articles on the Goodfellow Publishing Website blog. Save a child. Save a loved one. Save your neighbor. Save yourself. Help win the war with cancer while purchasing wonderful books for readers on your gift lists.

Save a Child at Christmas

Save a child. Save a loved one. Save your neighbor. Save yourself.

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