Who is SERENA?
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Serena is a little girl who’s bravely fighting a monster. She has a rare form of cancer in children called
neuroblastoma. She’s been undergoing chemotherapy but the only hope of defeating the monster lies in the hands of specialists and equipment found in the U.S. She needs our help to raise USD250,000.00 for her treatment.
Please read her story here. If you got a few bucks to spare, her ChipIn page is here.
We can also help by spreading the word.
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June 15th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
What the mother needs is for a large media group to pick up the story and a non-profit to help fund her. No way the web alone can do this unless large blogs pick it up.
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June 16th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Hello Gary
Thank you for leaving a comment. Her story had been carried in 2 local newspapers. 256k is indeed a large sum of money and we share your trepidation that it’ll take forever if we rely on regular bloggers like us.
But I think it’s not needed all at once. Maybe we need only a reasonable amount to send her off and start her treatment.
We do hope to create a buzz that’ll be heard and carried by the popular bloggers.
BTW, It’s our impression that her father’s campaign isn’t well organized yet and we’re sure they will welcome suggestions that will help their daughter. You have a good idea there, please leave a comment at Serena’s blog. We’re not sure if they are watching comments in this post.
Thanks again.
June 17th, 2008 at 3:02 am
This is a very sad story. :(. It is always tough when children are sick. However, I also hope TV picks up on this story. Mass media can always bring in donations for this type of thing.
June 19th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Hopefully, they will. Only when this gets big will major agencies notice.
June 24th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Thanks for giving Serena the attention she needs, TN. Collectively, we might be able to make a difference.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:55 am
The link for donation didn’t work maybe it is from my browser,will check back later.
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June 26th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
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@Fifty24SF
We sure hope so (make a difference). This blog’s tagline is “treasure nature for our future” and children are our future.
@Tyna
I checked and it works. The link takes us directly to PayPal. I’m on FireFox3.
In case it still won’t work for you, Serena’s blog has a ChipIn widget too.
Thanks.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:53 pm
That’s a sad story indeed. I’m hoping for all the best for Serena..
July 27th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
We do too. We hope her campaign is getting somewhere.