While we haven't made much noise about it, several months ago we ended up in a lawsuit with - of all people - MD Anderson Cancer Center, over a trademark. OCF has used "Make oral cancer history" since 1999. MDACC has owned "Making cancer history" since about the same time. Long story short, we came to an agreement with them for a decade to continue to use our version of the idea on our wrist bands, but other uses (like the Make Oral Cancer History burgundy T-shirts) have to go. I wasn't going to spend one cent of any donor's money defending a saying (even one which is rightfully ours), vs spending their money to serve our cause. There's a lot I could say here about MDACC that I will not - along the lines of don't they have something better to do that screw with an organization that sends them millions of dollars in patients and more. But I'll refrain.

So here's the deal. We have several hundred T-shirts, right now in all sizes, in stock. It costs us about $5 to send one to someone, and we have a bit more than that in making each, ultra thick, high quality, shirt. We have a few weeks to unload them, and a shorter time to get them out of our web store and off line. Jamie is going into the store this afternoon to change the purchase price with shipping included to $10.00. We only loose a couple bucks apiece at that price, and I would appreciate anyone who is inclined to help us, anyone who wants to see the Oral Cancer message get out, to please buy one at this discounted price. In a couple of weeks the rest are going to Goodwill, never to be made again. It's a screwed up situation, but going to battle, even with my own money, with a multi billion dollar entity, even if I win, diverts my attention from important things, and spends money on something that we can carry on without.

By the by� we are in need of a new SHORT saying. The wristbands will stay the same for the next decade, but all other things need to change now. Send your suggestions to me.