No amount of bad beats, coolers, and close-but-no cigar MTT runs can change that. Not only am I lucky to be able to support myself by playing a game for a living, but I have something that a lot of people unfortunately do not -- my health.
It's easy to take that for granted. I mean, it seems the only time I ever think about my health is when I'm sick, and even then it's just a cough or case of the sniffles. Sometimes, especially in the poker world, where people are losing hundreds/thousands of dollars on the click of a mouse, it's easy to lose sight of what's truly important.
Recently, I learned a friend of mine, Justin Hals, was trying to drum up support for a good cause -- cancer research. More specifically, children's cancer research.
Good work, Justin
I've made a commitment to shave my head in support of kids fighting cancer and to raise money to someday find a cure. For the past seven months, I have been growing out my hair, and it's about time I shed these golden locks - what better reason to do so than a good cause! Please support the future of these children with a donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation - every bit counts!
Thank you for your support...your contribution has made a difference in the lives of these children and future generations. Click "Make a donation" to give online, or donate by phone or mail.
Thank you for your support...your contribution has made a difference in the lives of these children and future generations. Click "Make a donation" to give online, or donate by phone or mail.
He's $500 away from meeting his goal and I'd like to help him get there by donating 10% of the 180-man profits I earn over the next three days. On the off chance the totals end up in the red, I'll send $100. That being said, if donating a percentage of my profits to children's cancer research doesn't flip the boomswitch, nothing will. :)
I hyperlinked the web address several times in this entry, but for those less savvy philanthropic internet users, here it is again.
http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/504704/2012
I hope some of my readers feel the same sense of generosity and choose to contribute to this very worthy cause. These poor kids have to play the hand they were dealt; the least we can do is make the pot a little bit bigger for them.
1 comments:
You're a good man ACB, I really appreciate your support and your help in spreading the word. Good blog post too - good message and well written. Thanks again buddy, can't wait to see you in Sac
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