Finally got to meet Doreen Perks and Jen Finkle today. Awesome, awesome women! Through talking with them however I got a better view of the big picture. It is projected that this year alone, the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund will give out $160, 000!!! to residents in Clearfield, Centre, Blair and Huntingdon counties. Right in our back yard. From January to July, they have given away $20,000 to cancer patients in Clearfield County!!! This is awesome. But there is still a great need. As our government is sadly finding out, money does not indeed grow on trees. BPCAF's main fundraiser is their tailgate party, this year scheduled for November 19. It is an awesome fundraiser, but this year, it just may not pay the bills. The need is becoming greater than the resources. I realize that we cannot possibly solve the problems of the world. I also realize that we are a society inundated with fundraisers. Go to your mailbox. Unfortunately, most of our lives will be touched at some point in time with cancer. For me, it is the ugliest word in the English language. I hope you never have to hear that word coupled with your loved one's name. But we can stand together, and we can give a helping hand to our neighbors who have been thrown into this crazy thing we call life. For those of you who are involved, you have all been awesome at helping with this dinner and auction, and we applaude you. This would not be possible without you. But for those of you who are sitting on the fence, please think about it. If you cannot attend the dinner, we understand, but please think about giving back to our community through the Bob Perks Fund. Maybe you can give a donation or maybe you can give time. True beauty really does come from pain.
Holly
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