Breast Cancer FUNraiser

[DrTaras]

If you are on my e-mail list (old fashion, I know) then you've already gotten your fair-share of my pleas. Then I thought... why should my TMC friends be spared? So here goes nothing...

1. In my FINAL plea (I can hear the applause now)...
   1. http://do.eifoundation.org/goto/ianTaras <-- Donate to the Cancer cause :redface:
2. Our Revlon Run/Walk was the day before Mother's Day, Sat 5/7/11.
   1. The last day to donate is Friday 6/10/11.
3. Out of 50,000 participants, through the kindness of your hearts and wallets, I am the #2 fundraiser thus far! Whilst that is an amazing feat, you've inspired me (thank you if you've already donated) to try and be #1!
   1. The #1 fundraiser, I've learnt, is the wife of a Hollywood agent who's list of donors show how she sky rocketed to $21,006 a month ago, but her numbers have not changed at all.
   2. I'm at $17K, with some checks on the way so I've upped my goal to $21,018!
   3. I'm not looking for any BIG donors, but rather a grass-roots approach hoping that if you have $5 or $10 (of course I won't say 'no' to a big donor) you'll take the leap of faith with your SECURE credit card donation to my sit & then click "Support Ian" on the mid-right side of that page. Please
4. Our team of over 260 members had a great day & we are in 7th place amongst the fundraising tallies of the hundreds of teams but we are poised to take a top 5 spot!
   1. Team Taras bus rides in the morning
      1. https://picasaweb.google.com/818Gyn...hkey=Gv1sRgCK7jvIfMtp7PDg#5605725736395267602
   2. Team Taras Photo
      1. https://picasaweb.google.com/818Gyn...hkey=Gv1sRgCK7jvIfMtp7PDg#5605716583753690354
   3. Team Taras Taco Shop Stop
      1. https://picasaweb.google.com/818Gyn...hkey=Gv1sRgCK7jvIfMtp7PDg#5605726583983386978
   [*]We've also had a bunch of press along the way:
   1. This Doctor Walks His Talk - Agoura Hills, CA Patch
      1. http://agourahills.patch.com/articles/this-doctor-walks-his-talk
   2. http://www.theacorn.com/news/2011-05-05/PDF/Page_024.pdf
   3. http://www.valleynewsgroup.com/final.pdf (Warner Center News)
      1. Actually we were front page on the 5/12/11 weekly edition, but they don't archive and I'm not sure how to find a link to a cached page.
      2. You may be able to download the front page here:
         1. https://sendnow.acrobat.com/?i=RvJ4vQZd0ixFAkDlRegR2Q

Sincerely,
Ian Taras, MD, GYN
www.DrTaras.com

It's easy to form opinions. It's more difficult to be well-informed.

1. PS: 2006 was a particularly difficult year in the "cancer" department for the Taras Tribe.
   1. My sister, Lorelle was tested & find out that she carries the BrCa GENE
      1. In her 30s, she underwent a prophylactic double mastectomy & had her ovaries out.
      2. Her chance of getting breast {85%} or ovarian {55%} cancer is now reduced to almost nil; this because of research dollars!
   2. I too found out in 2006 I have the gene & will be walking selfishly for my daughter!
   3. My Dad diagnosed in 2006 with colo-rectal cancer: 4 surgeries later he is on the mend!
      [*]At the time of my Mother's breast cancer in 1990, there was no test; she's alive and well.
   4. For my grandmother there was no test & she had NO chance against ovarian cancer!