Has anyone been the recipient of fund raising?

[onthemendmomma]

what was done on your behalf? How did you feel about it?

[marie3B]

Neighbors collected money to help with my second opinion trip to Chicago.  They called it gas money.  I said it was about 10 times how much we'd need to spend on gas.  The neighbor said "Shut up & take it."  So I did.  Marie

[Katie116]

Some friends set up a caringbridge.org site for my DIL. Just this week, a friend posted that she had set up a Wells Fargo account for DIL. And for their Sunday trip to Mayo in MN, friends have already chipped in air miles, points, and cash. This was a BIG relief to my son.

You know the scripture, "It is better to give than to receive." It makes a person feel good to give something, to do something - to help. And my precious son's family - they are such good, kind, caring, compassionate, active people. They have tons of friends who continue to say they want to do something.

So, the fund - it is a good thing. Set up for the right reasons and much appreciated by the family.

[Tybear]

I was very fortunate that last year, some old high school friends organized a silent auction/fundraiser for me at one of their parents houses. They collected amazing auction items - ticket's to NHL games, jewellery, furniture, paintings, Nintendo Wii systems, gift certificates etc...the night was a huge success and enabled me to pay for 3 Avastin treatments, which are very expensive here in Canada. I couldn't have been more grateful and the generosity of people - even strangers - was overwhelming.
It was a great night...
Becky

[crecco]

Two years ago some friends got together and had a benefit for me. Benefits for cancer patients are very big in my area. We had a hog roast for which the hogs were donated by my ex husband, we had a silent auction for which the auction items were donated by various businesses around the area and we had a poker run of many motorcycles. I had a great time and it made me feel good to see so many people who cared came out to share the day and night with me. I even road in the poker run. And must admit I had quite the buzz going on by the end of the night.
        Chris

[gah_70]

I have to start off by saying I work with the greatest group of guys ever.  I am the only female in my group, and they take care of me like I was a sister.  Every year around Christmas, we do a charity project.  It's usually something like picking a name off an Angel Tree, or donating to one of our local schools.  But the year I was diagnosed, unbeknownst to me, they made me their Christmas charity.  That was just the beginning.  Since I now travel to Houston every three months, they usually take up a collection for me to have some "spending money" or to pay for meals while I am away.  A few of them have also donated frequent flyer miles for plane tickets.  Every time they do something, I feel a little overwhelmed at their generosity.  Being men, they don't know how to help, so donating money solves their dilemma.  They don't ask a lot of question because men and gynecological disorders usually aren't a good match.  So they donate some money, and know they are helping me the best way they can.  I love every one of them.      

Are you specifically asking about someone wanting to do a benefit for you...like an evening out where the proceeds are collected for you?

Gail

[Ramsay14]

My husbands office created a team for my town's chapter of American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life".  The money they raised was donated in my name and one of my husbands co-workers name.  So the money wasn't raised to directly benefit me or the other family afflicted with cancer, but was raised to show support for us.  My husband's co-workers felt helpless in what they could do for us and the other family, but they wanted to show that they cared.

[Burnzie]

Yeh, I have been the recipient of fundraising events in the past three years and the money we received always went to the Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope held every year across Canada in September.  I live in a small town and a friend of mine did a bottle drive last year to raise money.   I felt weird about it at first.  I don't like to receive charity but as Marie said, it makes people feel like they are doing something for us. She didn't mention my name; it was just to raise money for ovarian cancer so that was better.
Karen

[marie3B]

Not official fundraising, but collections were taken where I used to work.  The two churches that support the nursing home where I worked also put me in their charity program. They did so much after my diagnosis.  I was amazed by all the help I had.  I felt bad taking the money, but my boss told me that taking it made those giving feel they were helping and it helped them deal with my cancer. Even though I haven't been able to work for them for 2 years I still get help.  I loved my work and was so fortunate to work for and with such wonderful people.  Marie