I just wanted to share with you all the Christmas Gift I recieved from my brother and his wife.

They made a donation to the Oral Cancer foundation in my honor. Never in my life have I recieved such a thoughtful and meaningful gift. I sure have recieved ALOT of nice gifts through all my years. But I def think this is the most meaningful.

I just wanted to share with you all . I know he was nervous about whether or not I would be happy and Like it.....I have to write him and Letter and tell him how much it actually meant.


Shar

What an absolutely wonderful and thoughtful gift, Sharlee! Your brother and his wife must be pretty special! What a great idea. I know that for many of us, cancer not only affects a person's health but it can really wreck one's financial condition, making it difficult to make the kind of donation we would really love to. Next time someone asks me what I'd like for a special occasion coming up, I'll suggest a donation to OCF. Thanks for sharing this with us!

Oh yes, what a wonderful brother!
Give him a kiss from me Shar,

Bren x

Sharlee,

That's a great gesture

Anne marie,

That's a great idea. So many times people have asked me what I want and I usually say "nothing" but now you have planted a great seed.

David - I suppose if a donation is made before the end of this year, it can come off our income tax, right? And I noticed T-shirts on sale at the OCF store. Just tho't I'd mention that.

Anne Marie,

That's correct.

If you itemize your deductions, any contributions paid by cash, check OR CHARGED ON YOUR CREDIT CARD on or before Dec 31 will be deductible and will save you income taxes, including Federal, State and City.

I know the economy is bad for most of us and I know that times can seem really difficult for those of you undergoing Tx but now is the time to dig deep and contribute to this web site that has and will continue to be of immense benefit to all affected by this cancer.

Just try to imagine what your journey will/would have been like without this site !!!

Lets all give something, no matter how small. If we all do that it will add up and certainly be better than nothing.

My budget is very tight too , but this morning I ordered 2 Tee Shirts and 2 buttons. Easiest way for me to contribute .

At this time ..I couldnt do anything either...having all the medical bills, not working really for a year , and 5 kids at xmas...That is why I am so thankful my brother did it for me !!!

Gary called me to ask a question about the OCF store that wasn't clear to someone, so I am going to post the answer here so all can see it.

We host our web site in Canada. We originally did this because it was cheaper to pay in Canadian dollars... wish those days were back. Anyway when you come here or to the main site you are going to a computer/server in Toronto.

We host the store part of the site on a server in California. This is because the financial transaction part of the store is managed by Wells Fargo Bank, who process our credit cards. We cannot collect money in a foreign country and stay in good graces with the IRS. Two. Also please note that when you enter the store several things. One, the url for the store says https. This means you are on a secure web page. There is also a certificate of the encryption and security status of the store in the bottom left of the page you can click on. Never do anything financial like put in a credit card number here or anywhere else on the web, if you don't see https on the page you are entering it on. Three. Please note that besides paying/donating with your credit card, you can do this with the very popular PayPal system which is part of eBay. It is very secure and if you use that system you are aware of this. Paypal finally allows us to get paid for something outside the US. It's free to sign up for, but takes a few days while they check out your financial info. Four. No one at OCF ever sees your credit card information. This was set up this way on purpose with Wells Fargo Bank as a security measure. I have, for foreign accounts and two older people who were not web connected, manually processed someone's credit card for them at the bank after they provided me with all the info by email or by fax (which was shredded after processing). Those are the only cases in which anyone's account information was handled by OCF. This is all very secure and in 6 years we have never had a problem. When you are on the OCF store the url says ocfstore.org and that is correct. It is not a bogus site, but a different name necessary to run it at a different location (California) from the main web site.

Hi Brian.I would like to buy public membership some tee shirts,and set up a donation,are these available to the UK?

liz