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Old 01-28-2011, 12:04 PM
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Russ, I've never denied that Moffitt is a legitimate, good (actually, great) cancer treatment center and I don't think anyone has said otherwise, although I do remember one post insinuating Moffitt was not really not-for-profit. (Personally, I'm hard-pressed to be convinced that anything but a county hospital or Shriner's and St. Jude's are truly not-for-profits in the medical field.) Totally irrelevant.

Also, to me, there's a huge difference between the charity balls, contributions for wings made by the monied, etc. and pretty much forcing people to contribute whether they believe in the "charity" or not. Almost every event held at Savannah Center now seems to have a portion going to Moffitt. As I've stated, I won't attend an event where a portion of the proceeds go to TV's Moffitt Center, but I really resent not attending some of these events. I truly would have enjoyed some of them but I'll be danged if I'm going to give one nickel to something I feel is unnecessary, of little benefit to the majority and rammed down my throat as if it was the greatest gift ever given.
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