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Originally Posted by beartrack
The Relay for life is no more, too bad. As a cancer survivor I attended the last two relays. They were beautiful and very well organized. The relays were all about cancer, cancer survivors and their caretakers. This Festival idea is all about Moffitt and seems, to me at least, to treat the survivors and their caretakers as an afterthought. The emphasis is on MONEY, not the hope that we survivors can bring to those patients suffering the effects and treatments for this dread disease. Please do not consider my post as sour grapes of some kind on my part. Truth be told, I loved the "Relay for Life" For the love that surrounded all in attendance. Thousands of folks applauding and contributing and wishing us well. This festival did not even come close to producing that kind of emotion. I am very happy to have Moffitt here in The Villages. I contributed to the cause and I will continue to contribute because Moffitt and their terrific staff is the main reason that I can call myself a "survivor". Thank you Moffitt but, as I previously stated, the "Relay" was about the people. The festival is just another fundraiser.
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Good idea to have two different kinds of events --that way more people have an opportunity to give (whether money or support)-- --some people are involved with other fundraising relays, walks, and marathons --
it may sound cold but these people may be more prone to attend something that is entertaining. It sounds as though the intent and appeal of this event was to raise money to develop a facility that will provide the latest in diagnostic and treatment services for those living with cancer; then it was all about Moffitt -- nothing wrong with that! Fundraising is about raising money --whatever works.