What Price Beauty? Step-Mom Promotes “Hair-Razing” Auction on eBay
Step-mom to 8 year old boy in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida helps raise funds and awareness by auctioning off the shaving of her hair on eBay
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) December 29, 2004 -- Not many people would go to
such lengths to raise money and awareness for a worthy cause, but a devoted
step-mom is doing just that. In this case, the price of beauty is $2,500 to
shave her head. That’s the minimum Valerie DeRoy is seeking to raise for
Franklin’s Fan Club.
Franklin’s Fan Club is
named for Franklin Sklar, an 8 yr old boy, who was diagnosed with T-cell Acute
Lymphocytic Leukemia in August 2002. After 2 years of intensive treatment and
remission, a follow-up test revealed a relapse in July 2004. His only hope for
survival was a bone marrow transplant.
In October 2004, Franklin underwent a bone marrow
transplant at Duke University Medical Center. Fortunately, his twin sister Sarah
was a perfect tissue match and acted as the donor. The prognosis is promising.
But, it will be a long road and expenses are high.
Franklin’s Fan Club was started to help defray
expenses not covered by insurance, as well as help others in similar situations.
It also seeks to promote the National Bone Marrow Donor registry and increase
the number of potential donors. “After watching the miracles being performed at
Duke, we are looking to educate expectant mothers about donating umbilical
cords, which are normally discarded after birth, to transplant centers such as
Duke,” Valerie stated recently.
Franklin’s father, Bryan, shaved his head when
Franklin lost his hair. Now, Valerie is seeking to make “head-lines” with her
willingness to go bald making it a true family hair(less) affair – “It’s hard
for me, or any woman, to think about losing her hair – but after watching
Franklin go through his treatments with such courage, dignity and spirit – it
has been one of the easiest decisions for me to make.”
The eBay auction number is 5545854178. Interested parties may contact
Valerie DeRoy at 954-937-0678 or via her email at e-mail protected from spam
bots. Donations for Franklin’s Fan Club are accepted at any Wachovia Bank
location or can be mailed to PO Box 171, 10211 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL
33026.
Donations can also be made online at Franklin’s web site www.caringbridge.com/fl/franklin or Franklin’s Fan Club web
site www.franklinsfanclub.org.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb192287.htm