I believe this was quite a success.
Many members who have not visited for quite some time have been reminded of how much this site meant to them.

Members urged family and friends to vote. Those people have now heard about oral cancer for the first time or been reminded of it because of the request.

Competitors for the prize could not help but learn about Oral Cancer as they were tracking their counts.

Members who assisted those who would have liked to vote, but could not, likely gained additional perspective by putting into words what another might wish to say.

This was a great way to get the word out. It did not cost a lot of money.

I don't see this as a failure with a 3% participation rate.
I see the glass half full with who knows how many people newly exposed to the phrase "Oral Cancer Foundation"

I did not do very much. However, I contacted a few relatives, our dentist and one co-worker, who in turn contacted a couple dozen others. My lazy attempt resulted in a net exposure of likely 3 dozen or more people that now have heard of "Oral Cancer" in the last couple of days.

Now it is time for me to make a donation. I have been selfish and not participated in comparison to how I was on the recieving end of OCF.

Ginny