Leash Up for Life Pet Parade -  Bone Marrow Drive

Sunday, October 11, 2009 

The Event:

The second annual, “Leash Up for Life Pet Parade and Bone Marrow Drive” to benefit My Friends Care Cancer Fund will be held Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Stony Creek, Metro Park (Baypoint Beach).  A costume contest for dogs and cats in a pet parade along with entertainment, music, vendors and activities for the kids will be included from noon to 4:00 p.m., along with an opportunity to participate in a community bone marrow donor drive.   

The Purpose:

To offer the community an opportunity to join in the camaraderie and fun of a Costume Pet Parade contest and Bone Marrow Drive to help My Friends Care Cancer Fund in their mission:  To provide expertise,support and education to families and friends raising funds to benefit cancer patients, who are facing financial hurdles for essential treatments, donor recruitment and/or donor searches; and to provide funding for community donor drives.

My Friends Care Cancer Fund is celebrating their 20^thAnniversary this year and has assisted hundreds of Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant patients in Michigan with education and fundraising support to help pay for uninsured medical or medically related expenses.  We have provided financial support and sponsorship of bone marrow drives throughout Michigan and have added over fifty thousand donors to the National Registry, thanks to generous donations by corporations and individuals.  In 2008, we expanded our mission to include assisting patients with all types of cancer and we helped to fund the testing of 362 people, who were placed on the national registry.

The Request:

Your assistance is requested to help make this event a fun filled experience and a successful fund raising activity for My Friends Care Cancer Fund so we may continue assisting families with cancer.  Other ways to get involved are sponsoring our web site, advertising, donor testing and donating In-Kind (non-cash) items such as food, refreshments or gift certificates for the contest prizes and we always need plenty of volunteers to help with the event!  Please contact us for other sponsorship opportunities.

The Benefit to You:

The opportunity to provide resources to families needing assistance with raising funds for cancer treatment and to patients searching for a bone marrow/stem cell match through community donor drives and the national registry.  My Friends Care Cancer Fund is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and your donation also offers a tax deductible contribution to the full extent of the law.

Download Pet Parade Flyer 

Download a PDF Package for Sponsor / Vendor Opportunities 2009 

Sponsor / Vendor Information 

Sponsor / Vendor Application Form 

148 S. Main Street, Suite 101, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043          
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