The Relay for Life

It was my first time participating in the Relay for Life and what an experience! I will do my best to share the moments with you so that you can feel as though you were there too. After all, it's thanks to all of you that I was the third highest fundraiser in the Relay (I won a full body massage mat and a $50.00 gift certificate from a local store) and you all had a big part of our team having the third highest team total (we won coffee and hot chocolate it was much appreciated).

I got there at 6:30pm with a loaded car and truck in full O.S. (Overpacker Syndrome) mode. The Mr. and I got right to setting up an area for the soups (our team ate for free and we sold some to participants all the money went to the Relay) and our tent. The Mr. went to get Girly and at 7:00pm, I and everyone there went to stand around the track for the Survivor's Lap. It was the beginning of an incredible night.

After a quick warm up session, the survivors lined up and prepared to begin a walk that would bring back many memories and emotions. Some had been in remission for many years and some were in the midst of their battle. All were feeling everything they had been through. It was apparent in their faces, in their way of walking and in the way they clung to those family members or friends who walked with them in support. More than a few tears flowed both on the faces of those walking and in the crowd lining the track cheering them on. For some the tears were for the people who were no longer there to walk that oval or who were too sick to be there.

Then the second lap was called and all the teams joined the survivors for a lap. The track was filled with people. People of all sizes, ages, races, sexes, social classes and religions banded together to fight a common goal. There was no hate only humans doing what they could to save humanity from a disease. We were strong, we were many and we were one.

The lap was over and the relay began in earnest. I and another member of our team took the first 15 minutes. For a while we changed every 15 minutes, but as the night wore on, if we could be sure someone was on the track walking, we sat and relaxed or we wandered to the Silent Auction tent to see what was there or over to other sites to talk to people we knew. Always in the background the sounds of feet walking the track, children laughing and playing the middle of the field and hundreds of adults talking and enjoying being out.

When dusk fell, it was time for the luminary ceremony. Everyone stopped walking and began lighting the candles in memory of those who were gone or in honour of those who were in the fight for their life. I heard a whispered prayer here and there, I even whispered as few myself.

The dark deepened and the wind blew colder. People were layering or walking wrapped in blankets and fire pits were stoked. The festivities began in earnest. Music pumped through the air, playing children with glow sticks made dancing lights everywhere they went. I began walking more and knitting as I went. The lights from the luminaries glowed warmly over the cold track leaving people enough just enough light to be able to see. People asked me what I was making and I told them a simple washcloth. As each stitch came from my needles though, the washcloth(s) began to be anything but simple. This row had the dancing lights made by children, another had a shout of laughter from a decorated campsite, that one had the simple joy of a soon to be married couple reveling in the happiness of second love. Those stitches were the mother carrying her warmly wrapped infant and these had the smells of food and campfires. All of them carry the sounds of the feet walking with hope.

Morning's light grew stronger and the grim determined look on tired faces became visible. Luminaries were extinguished and clean up by the people not walking began. Breakfast was served and as people had a nice hot meal of pancakes and sausages along with hot coffee and orange juice, the tired looks faded and a new energy started to show.

Finally it was 7:00am and time for the final lap by everyone present. We lined up at the starting line. As everyone gathered, the clouds opened and rays of sun shone down like all the town's loved ones in heaven were standing and cheering.

We walked the final lap and then dispersed to our sites to finish cleaning up. In half an hour, most of the track was empty only a few remained. I finished loading my truck and gave one last look around to see if I had everything. As I did, I heard the faint shuffling sound of feet walking the track and saw the dancing lights of children playing on the field. Words wrapped around me saying in soft echoes, "Our bodies couldn't fight anymore, but our spirit holds strong. Go now, we will walk until your return." Then it was gone and so was I. Forever changed and yet always the same.



Winners!!

Category 1: Everyone who donated. This post has all the photos of the prizes

1. Your choice of S.R. Kertzer's Truffles (wool/cashmere) 2 skeins in pink or grey - Jan Hostage

2. The remaining 2 skeins of S.R. Kertzer's Truffles - Ruth Schmitz

3. Your choice of one of my photos in any size up to 8x10 (I added three new ones). Choose from this flickr set - Pamela Phillips

4. Same prize as above. Same flickr set as above - Anne Pettigrew

5. Same prize as above. Same flickr set as above - Dorothy Neville

6. 1 skein of Noro Silk Garden - Kathie Fredette

7. Giant skein of Bernat dishcloth cotton - Rhonda Culbert

8. Callisto pattern by Suzanne - Lisa Lowe

9. Callisto pattern by Suzanne (same as above) - Paige Maxim

Category #2 - All who donated $10.00 or more. Again, this post has photos of all the prizes.

1. Fleece Artist sock yarn - Andrew Baker

2. Lorna's Laces sock yarn and sock bag - Janice Capoeman

3. Two skeins Sheep Shop One and Luna scarf pattern - Deborah Yin

4. Socks that Rock sock yarn and sock bag - Deborah Wilson

5. 2 skeins handpainted Dorchester Farms sock yarn and Luna scarf pattern - Deborah Wilson

6. Two skeins "After the Party" handpainted and donated by Rabbitch - Sarah Burrows

7. 10 skeins of Briggs and Little's Heritage yarn - Joan Kristjansson

8. A Season's Tale by Kim Hargreaves - Sarah Carey

9. 2 skeins Misti Pima Cotton Silk in Red - Carry Tveit

10. 20 dishcloth patterns courtesy of Sue at Harvest Moon designs (I will e-mail them to you in pdf format. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader you can get it for free here) - Dee Landreneau

11. 20 dishcloth patterns (same as above) - Pat Uren

12. 20 dishcloth patterns (same as above) - Elisabeth Patterson

13. 20 dishcloth patterns (same as above) - Bridget Hill

14. 20 dishcloth patterns (same as above) - Cynthia Crysdale

Thank you again to all who helped to make my walk in the Relay such a success and so memorable. I hope each of you are lucky enough to have an experience with as much positive impact as I had at the Relay.

Now, what you all really came here to see.

"A very impressive total!"

"My hat off to all of you."

"Now, I will eat my hat."

I need some time this morning.

The post you are waiting for is coming. I'm as organized as a loaded semi rolling down a hill this morning and aside from much sleeping and whining about sore legs, I didn't get a lot done this weekend.

Here is a little preview picture. The rest should be done and up this afternoon sometime.

WE DID IT!!!

There were a number of you who saw that we were just short of my goal, opened your hearts and donated more so we would make it.

Thank you to every single one of you! I (and the Mr.) am humbled by your willingness to support me in raising money for cancer and also I am a lot pleased with just how many of you want to see a man show all of you he is sorry. You crack me up and I love you for it! Look for that on Monday along with a quick write up of the Relay and of course prize winners.

We managed to come up with a grand total of $2,095.04!! [ETA: You guys are really fast, in the time it took me to write this on my main blog, another person donated another $10.00!]

How awesome are you!! Thank you. All of you! Without all of you hitting that Paypal button, donating on the Canadian Cancer Society's website and sending money in the mail, I and the Mr. would have raised $143.70 locally. That is the power of you. I received 105 donations from a total of 89 people. Less than 100 people came up with $2,095.04. For real. So the next time you are feeling frustrated and invisible, think about what impact you had in this fundraiser and know that you are visible and you can do it because you just did.

Now, I have much to do and if I don't get off this computer, I will be feeling frustrated and rushed.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

242.96!!

That's how close we are. We have managed to collect $1757.04 thus far and that is amazing! We have one day left until the Relay. So tell all your friends, tell anyone you think would be willing to donate! We are so damn close to a very apologetic husband photo! I am not positive, but I think we are also setting the record for the most money raised by one person in the Relay in our town. Last year the town (est. 5,500 people) came up with over $9,000.00 and this year I think we are going to blow that out of the water. All of you are a big part of that whether you sent $5.00 or $100.00. You each had a big impact on that number and an even bigger impact on the people who are living with cancer right now. All they have to do is look at the donation sheets to see the long list of all the people who care about them. That matters. It matters a lot to know that people care about your problems and suffering. Most of all that they want to help put an end to it. Bless each and everyone of you.


I am getting excited and nervous since this is my first time in the Relay and it is nearly here. The weather is going to make sure that it is a memorable night. Not just for the intensity of the survivor's, their families, their friends and the experience of the event. Environment Canada is calling for showers with a high of 17*C/63*F and they don't have a low predicted, but tonight's predicted low is 7*C/45*F and Saturday's is 10*C/50*F. I imagine Friday's low will be Notwarm*C/Cooltocold*F.

Now for final prizes added to the pot. I will be doing the draws on Monday afternoon and mailing on the 20th. I need a bit cash recovery time and packaging time.

In the $10.00 or more category.

Two skeins of Misti Cotton. A pure joy to knit with and quite frankly, I am going sad to see it go. It really is that beautiful. There are 175m/100g of Peruvian Pima Cotton (83%)/Silk (17%). Colour; 0259, Dyelot; 7914.


In the all donors category:

The most generous Suzanne is sending two copies of her beautiful Callisto pattern. So there will be two more winners in that category.

Again, I wish I had something for every single on of you. You have lifted my heart and brought a smile to my face everyday when I check in and see all the generous donations to such a great cause. My Mr. is both impressed that we came up with so much so fast and nervous that we will meet my goal. He is a very good natured person and will pose for the photo all in good clean fun. He has just been working nights for far too long in an industry that does it's best to keep their maintenance department invisible (knowing that planes need regular fixing isn't a comforting thought for the people that buy tickets to fly on them) and has lost touch with a lot of the good in humanity. You are not only helping people with cancer, but reminding the Mr. of just how many good, kind and thoughtful people there really are out there in the daylight.

This bud is an excellent example of how something small can bloom into a beauty of many petals. So a small donation made by one person can turn into the beauty of a big donation made by many.

It's the Final Countdown!

We're heading for Relay and we stand tall.

We have raised $1,549.34 now! Rock on with our bad selves! Word. You have to say that like Carlton (Link is a Youtube video) from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I am as cool as he is although he rocks the dance and I have two lead (left isn't quite as clumsy) feet.

1480.34!!

We are so close I can almost see the photo of the Mr. now! $519.66 to go. We can do it!

We have raised an incredible amount of money for Cancer and I am impressed with all of you and how generous you have been.

I will be accepting donations until this Friday (June 8th) at 2:00pm Central Daylight Savings time. I need to have a total to take to the Relay with me and since we will begin setting up our site at 4:00pm it would be helpful for me to have it all added up and ready to go then. If any donations come in after that, they will still go to the Relay so no worries if you can't donate until Saturday morning. I will be taking the Paypal info down on Sunday after I sleep so that will be the final cut off. Again, all funds donated go to the Relay.

Also, for anyone who has been touched by cancer or has a loved one who is fighting it or has already gone on, you can purchase luminaries for the Relay in your area, which are set up along the track and lit at night. You will be able to choose an inscription for your luminary either in honour of someone fighting, or in memory of someone who is gone. You can also add a little message along with their name. There is more about them on the links and how to purchase one for your area.

Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life

American Cancer Society Relay for Life I can't find a specific page about the luminaries here, but they are mentioned on the forum somewhere.

Many thanks and blessings to all of you.

Sorry if Bloglines is driving you nuts about how many times I published this one. Apparently I am having trouble getting my act together this morning.

$1083.00!!

You are all incredible people!

As of this morning that is our new total. Also (still my favourite word) this morning, I received a most generous offer of 100 patterns courtesy of Sue at Harvest Moon Designs! She has some beautiful dishcloth patterns.

I think I will break them down into lots of 20 for all who donate $10.00 or more which means you will be winning a book worth of dishcloth designs in PDF format to enjoy.

Also (again!) my Paypal Donate button is under my profile in my sidebar. It is very small so it can be hard to miss. If you prefer, I can send you an invitation directly from my personal page on the Canadian Cancer Society's website (credit cards only) you just need to e-mail me at duchofb at yahoo dot ca and let me know where to send the invite.

Thank you again for all who have been so kind as to donate. I wish I had gifts for all of you.

New prizes and an overview also a linkfest.

There is exactly one week to go until the Relay and I am now nearly halfway to my goal. Thanks to shout outs from people and from all of you who stopped by to donate to a great cause. So far it's looking to be a cold weekend during the Relay, but I am Canadian and I can hack it. Not that I won't whine, just that I can take it with the application of wool.

I got a few great prizes in the mail yesterday and I found a couple more in my stash.

Category #1 = The everyone draw. The names of everyone who donates go into a hat one time. You can only win once in this category. So far there are 7 names being drawn from that hat. The prizes (two new ones) are:


1. Two skeins of S.R. Kertzer's Truffles (virgin wool cashmere blend) in either pink or grey.

2. Two skeins of S.R. Kertzer's Truffles (virgin wool cashmere blend) in either grey or pink (which ever is left after the first name drawn chooses).

3. A photo of your choice from my Flickr set in a size specified by the winner up to 8x10.

4. Same as 3.

5. Same as 3.

6. One skein of Noro Silk Garden in blues and greens. I made a Santa Cruz hat pattern as written and a pair of wristers in the same stitch pattern from one skein.


7: One giant ball of Bernat Handicrafter worsted weight cotton in their Blue Grass colourway. I believe you can get seven dishcloths with this stuff. I made the Baby Kimono from the Mason-Dixon book with a ball of this and still had nearly two thirds of a ball left.

Category #2 = Everyone who donates $10.00 or more. The names go into the hat one time for each $10.00 donated. This means you can win more than one prize. The prizes are as follows (two new ones):



1: Fleece Artist sock yarn (colourway unknown - there are closer photos of it on this post.)

2: Lorna's Laces sock yarn in Flamingo and sock bag donated by Cynthia (sock bag made by Jen of Cafe Crafty).


3: Two skeins Sheep Shop One donated by Suzanne (the second photo on this post). She will throw in the pattern for her Luna scarf if you would like it.

4: Socks That Rock sock yarn in Midsummer Night and sock bag also donated by Cynthia (sock bag also done by Jen of Cafe Crafty). Beautiful stuff this.


5: Two skeins of Dorchester Farms (no website, regular vendor at Mass. S&W) sock yarn also donated by Suzanne (first photo on this post)

6: 2 skeins of Rabbitworks Fibre Studio's "After the Party" colourway donated by Rabbitch (bigger photo here)

7: 10 skeins of Briggs and Little's Heritage in their Anniversary Twist colour (better photo here scroll down to last two photos) more than enough to make a sweater or fall coat.

8: A Season's Tale by Kim Hargreaves. A book of 35 patterns written for Rowan yarns. There are some beautiful patterns in here.

There were three skeins of a matte silk from Elann that I had overdyed, but when I started knitting my ISE 4 scarf with the skeins I had kept for that purpose, it turned my hands Terra Cotta (the colour I used to dye them) and although I have tried setting the dye repeatedly, it still bleeds like a squashed blackfly every time I try knitting with it so I pulled it from the prize pool. It isn't much of a prize like it is. I'm working on something else to replace it that you would actually be happy you won.

My link button is smokin' now and I have more baking to do before the garage/bake sale tomorrow so peruse the prizes, decide if and how much you would like to donate and giterdun! One week left!

Also seems to be my favourite word today.

Prizes that all can win.

Since I know that not everyone has $10.00 to give I have added another prize to the main hat. There are some photos on my alternate Flickr account. I will be drawing three names and those three people can choose a photo that they would like to receive. All three can choose the same photo if by chance they all like the same one. They can also choose what size they would like to have it in up to 8 x 10 (photo quality can be lost in larger sizes). I will give the winners the option of full colour or black and white. I'll upload a black and white copy of the photo of choice to my Flickr account and they can compare and choose that way.

The total is going up and we are nearly half way there! You all rock so hard!

Yet another prize!

Rabbitch very kindly sent me these two skeins of handdyed 100% New Zealand wool from her shop to offer up as prizes. It is some really nice stuff and there is enough to make my Flapper Girl's Twist hat or a cute bag.

Looks how luscious that is. It's a beautiful colour called After the Party. There is 91m/100yds in total and it knits up at 3sts/1" on 7mm (no US equivalent) needles. Thank you Rabbitch!


We are getting down to the wire now. Our team is hosting a garage/bake sale this weekend and I hope to be able to add more to my total, but I still need help from you lovely people to reach my goal and cause the Mr. to eat crow as it were while supporting an excellent cause.

Even more prizes.

The lovely Suzanne has generously offered up some beautiful yarns as prizes. Some gorgeous sock yarn and a couple skeins of a really luscious chunky weight yarn along with a pattern that is perfect for it. Go here to see them.

Thank you!

We are rolling along now! Check out the new total! Every one of you really rocks.

New Prize!

I managed to find some S.R. Kertzer Truffle 80% virgin wool/20% cashmere (60m/66yds in each ball) for a very decent price. So good in fact, that I am offering these up as prizes to every one who donates no matter the amount. There will be two winners. The first name drawn gets their choice of either the grey or the pink (Oops, the next name gets what's left). The grey is more of a smoke colour then it appears and the pink is a soft pale pink.

There is enough here to make a pair of wristers (Fetching comes to mind) or a lace hat. You could even get a thin, lace, jabot style scarf. It is beautiful and so very soft. It has enough wool in it to show off cables really well and enough cashmere to gently hug your hands/neck/head.

One Quarter!

We are one quarter of the way there! Thank you to all of you! I appreciate every donation and every shout out you have given me.

Since the Mr. laughed and underestimated us, he has been surprised by how fast we managed to come up with this much and has agreed to pose for an apologetic picture should we actually meet my goal. He secretly doesn't really think we will though. Probably why he agreed to pose.

There are a few more prizes in the works and I am still working on some prizes for everyone who donated. Really, every amount counts in the main goal and that is to help find a cure for cancer and help out those who already have cancer.

The prizes thus far for each $10.00 donated (if you donate more than $10.00 you will be put in the draw for each $10.00) to the Relay for Life. Up above, a skein of Fleece Artist sock yarn. This is a full skein with the ballband. On the back of the band is Fleece Artist's basic sock pattern. I can't find a colour name or number for it though and this colourway doesn't seem to be up on their site anymore either.

10 skeins of Briggs and Little's Heritage in their Anniversary Twist 25th anniversary colour. Each skein has 196m/215yds for a grand total of 1960m/2150yds. The gauge is written as 17sts = 4" on 5mm (US 8) needles. There is enough here for a cute coat or sweater.
Three skeins of Plassard 100% Silk overdyed by me. This is a matte type of silk and isn't as smooth and slippery as most silks are. It is very nice to knit with and hard to turn into a knotty snarled mess. There is a total of 285m/312yds. It is a very drapey yarn and would make a beautiful scarf.

I also have A Season's Tale by Kim Hargreaves up for grabs. If you click on the link you'll be taken to a page where you can see the patterns that are inside.

I have some offers to donate more prizes so keep checking back, you just may see something you love in the draw. I am also working on a few things for some draws for anyone who donates including those who can't donate $10.00 or more. Every amount goes directly to the Relay and will be used to help fund research and support programs for people and their families who are already dealing with cancer so no amount is too small. I know how it is to be in a bind and wanting to help but not being able to. If you can't help with money, please pass on my link or post it on your blog. That is worth just as much.

Edited to Add: If you don't have paypal or don't like dealing with them, send me an e-mail requesting an alternate way to donate and I can e-mail you a link to my personal page on the Canadian Cancer Society's website. Your donation will automatically count toward the total on that page, but I will check in and add it to the total in the sidebar here.

Also, until I figure out what I messed up, please use the Paypal button in the sidebar instead of the one in the post below. It doesn't work.

Thanks to all.

How to donate:

Cheque or money orders also accepted. Email knittingintothecold @ gmail . com for address to send them too. Please put Address needed in subject line.

An introduction.

There is very little in this world that is worse or more stomach turning than hearing the words "You have cancer." or being a parent of the person who is hearing those words. I have been very fortunate so far in my life but others I know and love have not. This is my effort to raise money for cancer research and patient care by selling various things. I will be using the majority of the money I raise to pledge myself in the Relay for Life, a fund-raising division of the Canadian Cancer Society held here in Sioux Lookout on June 8th, 2007. The part I don't use to pledge myself will go to pay for some of the materials I need to make or have made the things for sale.

You can read about all the things that the Canadian Cancer Society does to help out with prevention, research and general patient/family support on their main page here. One of the biggest expenses for cancer care in our area is getting to it. Patients often have to drive four or five hours for some of the treatments and volunteer drivers are the angels that make it so much less stressful. We are very fortunate to live in a country where doctors and treatments are free so they won't beggar you and medications have price caps to keep them reasonably affordable for most, but that doesn't mean every one can afford to pay for all the things that go along with having the disease. The best thing that could happen is a treatment/cure that doesn't devastate the body or budget and is portable, meaning that people all over the world can have access without having to leave their loved ones and homes in order to be helped.

That is where we all come in. We may not have the time to volunteer, or the equipment to help find a cure or a better treatment, but we all have a dollar. In the words of Terry Fox, "If everyone in this country gave just one dollar think of what could be done." According Canada's population clock if every Canadian gave one dollar, we would raise $32,877,570.00. If every person in the U.S. gave just one dollar, $301,577,431.00 (Census 2000) would be raised for cancer. Imagine what could be done with that kind of money going to the right people. If everyone in the world had one dollar and gave it, that would be $6,525,170,264.00 (est. as of 2006 - CIA World Factbook). There is no way cancer would survive that kind of money being put into research. There is no way any human would be forced into the street after losing their homes to medical bills.

So this is my small effort to raise a bit of that money to give. I will be selling stitch markers made and donated by Kristy. The full price of them goes to the Relay Fund. You can see them here and order them by following the directions at the bottom of this post. I am also selling sunflower and lupine seeds. Half of the price of them goes to the fund, the other half to pay for some of the things I will be selling over this month and the next. I hope to raise a minimum of $2,000 for the walk.

Here are a few pictures of some of the sunflowers I managed to grow in my garden last year. I was so excited about actually having something grow in my garden, that I named them all. I am a little weird too.

This is My Girl Saturday

and Nexus.

My Girl Saturday although beautiful, was small and didn't get to be old enough to produce seeds. Nexus opened a bit late in the season and didn't have enough time to produce very many seeds although she did her best. Most of my seeds were eaten by birds before I managed to scare them off with a windchime. There was also Hope (my first, some seeds), Joy (some seeds), Chary (some seeds), Bustle (many seeds) Nexus (pictured, some seeds), Autumn (no seeds, too late), Wish (no seeds, too late) and My Girl Saturday (pictured also no seeds, too late).

Ordering information at end of post.

Sunflower seeds will be selling for $2.00 + shipping ($3.00 to Canada, $4.00 to US, $6.00 International) each. You will get 6 seeds in each packet and if they don't sprout for you this year, I will do my best to send you a replacement at no cost to you not even shipping at the end of this year if I manage to get some sunflowers to grow in my garden again this year. How to grow sunflowers.

Lupine seeds will also be $2.00 + shipping (same as for sunflowers) each. You will get 8 seeds in each packet and they will come up every year and multiply a little every year so you will end up with far more than 8 plants over time if you aren't careful about thinning out new shoots in the spring. They don't multiply so fast that they are problematic, but you should check with your province, state or country to make sure they aren't a banned plant before ordering any. How to grow lupins.

$1.00 from each packet of seeds sold goes to the Relay and $1.00 goes to pay for some of the supplies needed to make postcards (not available yet) and hopefully one other project I am trying to get ready on time (also not available yet).

Stitch markers are selling for $2.50 each set. All the money goes to the Relay. You can see what is available on this page. Please remember to put which number you would like in your order.

Postcards when I get them, will be selling individually or as a set of four. There are four photos and you can view them here (my knitting/life blog, you will have to scroll down a little to the widget and give it a minute to load). I will set a price once I get an idea of how much I need to cover costs, pledge half and still have a little to put away for another fund-raising project I hope to get up and running by the end of next year.

How to order:

Send me an email at knittingintothecold @ gmail . com with Relay in the Subject line. Let me know what you would like (sets of stitch markers are numbered at the top left of each photo on Photobucket, simply tell me which number you would like of the ones that are still available). If you are ordering seeds, please let me know what kind you would like and how many. Lupine seeds are pretty limited. If I run out of postcards, it may take up to two weeks to get more printed up and sent out. I will honour all orders for postcards though. After the Relay, I will continue to donate half of the price of the postcards to the Canadian Cancer Society. The other half will continue to go to pay for materials for the postcards and other fund raising efforts.

Everything is on a first come first serve basis and since emails have a time on them, that is how I will be keeping track. I will send a link to Paypal in the email replying to your order or make sure to let me know before that you need my address to pay by money order or cheque.

I hope you find something you like. If you don't wish to buy anything, but still wish to donate, I will be happy to accept donations. Make sure to put your name and address on the Paypal form and donation in the comment line so I can write you down on my pledge sheet and have a receipt sent to you by the Relay. If you don't have a Paypal account and still wish to buy or donate, I will be happy to accept money orders or cheques (I can't ship until I get them and they clear though). Send me an email with Need Address in the Subject line and I will send you my snail mail. Thank you for anything you can do to help give cancer the boot.