I would be willing to just accept your judgment on this Mark, but I think Rick's comment concerning the international nature of their concern and also of our group provides a perfect logical basis for accepting your suggestion. In other words, go for it. And thank you for continuing to spearhead this project and for doing such a fine job with it.
stan On Feb 18, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > As one of those pediatric oncologists whose temples are rubbed raw thinking > about CureSearch (and has spent several hours trying to get them to honor > their commitments)... > > I think the international outreach project would be perfect, considering the > international nature of the PDML. > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > --- On Fri, 2/18/11, Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> wrote: > >> Work continues apace on the 2011 book >> (and I'm bracing myself for the >> inevitable last-week rush of submissions soon to come). >> What I'd like >> to get input on at the moment is the notion of changing the >> charity >> the book supports. We've had many problems with CureSearch >> in the past >> two years but the straw that broke the camel's back as far >> as I'm >> concerned is the way they totally dropped the ball >> regarding the >> exhibit in Chicago. They'd said they would do a mailing to >> their major >> donors in Chicage and alert them to the opening, etc. And >> they >> completely failed to follow through on any of it. I know a >> lot of >> oncologists and pathologists who are familiar with >> NCCF/CureSearch and >> whenever I mention the organization I get the same >> reaction: a sigh >> and a rubbing of the temples as if an old, familiar >> headache is coming >> back. CureSearch's is widely regarded as well-intentioned >> but more >> than a little feckless. >> >> In the past we've floated the idea of supporting a >> different cause >> every year, but I feel strongly that it's much more >> advantageous to >> try to build a working relationship that (one would hope) >> gets better >> and stronger every year. I've been looking for an effort >> similar to >> CureSearch to support but it's been difficult because I >> really wanted >> to find something with international scope, given the >> international >> nature of the PDML. About two weeks ago I found what I >> think is a good >> candidate. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute here in Boston >> (http://www.dana-farber.org/) is highly respected in the >> field and >> their "Jimmy Fund" pediatric cancer clinic is one of the >> best around. >> They are starting a new program to be called "Pediatric >> Oncology >> Global Outreach" intended to expand and improve pediatric >> cancer >> treatment worldwide, particularly in developing nations. >> >> This Monday past I had a meeting at Dana-Farber with Dr. >> Carlos >> Rodriguez-Galindo, the oncologist who's heading this >> program. He >> described their plans and where they stand now. He's very >> interested >> in getting our support because they're really just getting >> started - >> we'd be getting in on the ground floor with this effort. >> That has some >> disadvantages as far as name recognition, but I think that >> being under >> the Dana-Farber umbrella will make up for that to a >> significant >> degree. >> >> Another advantage is that this organization is >> headquartered here in >> Boston, about two miles from my house. They won't be able >> to ignore >> emails from me like CureSearch because they know I can be >> right there >> in their faces at a moment's notice. The link with >> Dana-Farber also >> gets instant cred around these parts, which I hope will be >> beneficial >> when I start hitting the local media about the 2011 book in >> a few >> weeks. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >> www.robertstech.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
