These brochures have been on my mind and partially done in my computer for two years. It wasn't until the McNeil Pharmaceutical Company, a Division of Johnson and Johnson offered to pay for the printing that they are actually going to get done. I might note that while I spend a portion of my time each day trying to develop a relationship with a corporate sponsor, they are a long time in developing. I began talking with the people at McNeil 2 years ago. More phone calls than I can count later, at Xmas time, they made this possible. It was a chance to get something good actually on the street that will encourage in office examinations, and correctly address the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of oral cancer as a four-fold brochure. While this allows OCF and I to finally bring to fruition something that is needed, it is a restricted donation and may only be used for this specific purpose. For those that do not know much about the world of non-profits, that means no part of it can be used for the actual expenses of the foundation's operation. So be it. We still get to do good, and one very small part of the plan gets to be put into place. We will also be exhibiting at the California Dental Association Meeting in May this year for three days and we will be aggressively trying to get dentists signed up at our booth as members of OCF and making further connections with in that arena. That is possible because CDA had generously offered us a 10-foot both space pro bono at the meeting. 25,000 dental attendees will be at the meeting over 3 days. Like J & J, the CDA relationship was almost 2 years in the making. It's a slow process. But a man who wishes to move a mountain, starts with a small handful of pebbles at a time.


Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.