[billethkid]

present what it would like us residents to believe and accept (or accept and believe). Whether it was the reporter or the chairpersons of the Moffit Center committee or both, presenting a position contrasting the needs of The American Cancer Society (referred to as the "global" cause) VS the Moffit Center (the "local" entity) and stating the local need supercedes the global need is a very narrow minded, prejudiced, slanted, self serving perspective.

The article continues to try to coerce the reader into accepting their premise by presenting statistics about the "global" administration needs. OK so it is truetheir is an administration requirement. What about the other 96% of the "global" donations that go for all the various researches and benefits that organizations like Moffit would and could not exist without.

As for the story of not having to drive another half hour for treatment...here again a valid position. However, it is not a reason to put the local entity above the "global".

The article and the committee would have the residents and readers believe that once the Moffit Center is open that the cancer treatment needs of TV residents will be taken care of by the new "local" entity. Not true.
What percent of cancer patients would or could be accommodated by the new center? Certainly not 100% and I am not saying they intimate to the contrary. Just that the new center will in fact be more convenient for those whose treatment needs match up to what is provided by the new "local" facility.

Of course in a promotional piece they certainly are not going to present the other aspects of reality. The following is a pure guess on my part: there will still be a majority of residents with needs for cancer treatment that will continue to have to go else where for treatment as they do today. There is just no way the new cancer center will be the answer to all TV residents needs. Hence it's blatant, arbitrarily assigned priority should not profess being the priority for us residents.

To present an attitude that the residents of TV can not accomplish the needs of The Relay for Life and the Moffit Center is a very selfish, inconsiderate and extremely biased position to present.

The heat generated for me by this subject is the arbitrary abandoning of a cherished, emotional event and in the course of trying to sell a more favored event (Moffit) the committee, the developer and it's entities (the newspaper et al) attempts to reduce the former stature as a subordinate need.

A political style mugging with word smithing and mirrors in the spirit of Washington politics.

We will follow the Relay for Life where ever it winds up. We will also make a contribution to the new Moffit Center. However, the Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society is our priority and the donations allocated appropriately.

I personally believe the committee and the developer and who ever else approved or supported the "cancer goes local" needs to appologize to TV residents and The American Cancer Society for their arrogant and biased presentation.

btk
I wonder if the committee expects any support from the subordinate organization, The American Cancer Society?