Dave's been doing this for several years now. I certainly know several people directly impacted by cancer, and am about to lose another
For that reason, I do without a few luxuries or toys each year and send the money to the American Cancer Society. They do good work and use the money wisely. Making Dave ride 620 miles is just a bonus
Mentors, surely you can shake loose a few dollars? Students, I know money is tight, but even a dollar is something. See what you can do. Especially if YOU know someone who has/had/lost to cancer.
Believe it or not, some cancers have been cured! Like the Gardasil vaccine, for example. Money donated by folks like us are to take credit for that. So maybe the money you give will be exactly the dollar used to cure the kind of cancer you will get. I hope to heaven you never have to hear those words, but here's a way to hedge your bet...