Shave to Save - the first of many posts

Okay, so here's the thing. I recently signed up for a charity event through work. It's called Shave to Save. Shave to Save is a event by the American Cancer Society, specifically to help raise money for the Hope Lodge.

Those of you who don't know, the Hope Lodge offers free, temporary housing facilities for cancer patients who are undergoing treatment. But Hope Lodges are more than just a place to stay – they provide a home-like nurturing environment, so patients can get support from others going through the same experience. A cancer survivor’s recovery involves much more than medical treatments; it takes hope to heal. Hope Lodge offers the warmth and security of home in a setting where the love and encouragement of others enlighten and inspire guests. At Hope Lodge, guests rally around each other, building life-affirming connections and lifetime friendships.

That's pretty cool, no?

Anyway, so what is Shave to Save? Well, like I said, it's a fund-raising event for the Hope Lodge, where volunteers signed up, raise money, and at the end (May 8th) at a luncheon, they get their head's shaved.

So like I said, this will probably be the first of many posts to raise money. But it's a really good cause, and if you got a dollar lying around, and feel like giving it up, well this really would be a great place to do it. Lots of stuff planned, like plan on growing out the hair up until shave day and tracking it at baldyellowlove.com (there's nothing there yet, check back in December), t-shirts, events around town, online donations... all sorts of stuff, not just by me, but other shavees as well.

But I wanted to get the word out, and if you wanted to support a really cool cause, and wanted to sponsor me in this effort as well, send a little donation this way. At the moment, if you rarely see me in person, you can send a check made out to the American Cancer Society, and send it to:

Ben Lee
c/o VML
250 Richards Road
Kansas City, MO 64105

But like I said, if you're uncomfortable sending money through the mail, online donations should be up in January! So keep an eye out.

So thanks for you time, and hopefully your support.