millie carpenter on wed 7 oct 98
I realize that this is off topic but the subject of cancer and how it
has affected several of us recently has helped me to decide to forward
this message on.
Millie in MD in one of the high risk groups for this disease
Worth passing on ...
As you may be aware, the U.S. Postal Service recently released its new
"Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp
was
designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that
we
take a stand against this disease that kills and maims so many of our
mothers, sisters, friends.
Instead of the normal $.32 for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The
additional $.08 will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book
costs
$6.40. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in line at the
Post Office and means so much.
If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this
vital research!
Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it
would
make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week or outsold tickets to
Saving Private Ryan or Rush Hour this weekend. What a statement it
would
make that we care. I urge each of you to do two things TODAY:
1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps.
2. E-mail your friends to do the same.
Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned
upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this
drive. Please Help.
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