american cancer society

I posted about this earlier this year but the Relay for Life is right around the corner and at work they are gearing up for it a bunch and here on my friend's list I see people asking for donations for Relay for Life teams so I've been thinking about it more.

Cancer is one of those things that has touched just about everybody. Almost anybody you talk to knows someone that has died of cancer or has had cancer.

My dad had a lymphonoma in his shoulder that was beat back with chemo (they suspect it was from Agent Orange when he was in Vietnam), my mom lost both her breasts to cancer a couple of years ago. I've had a go round with colon cancer. Lots of relatives on my mom's side of the family have been killed by it.

That's why so many people participate in the relay for life. I've particpated for the past 3 years. Last year the office I work in raised 10 grand for the relay.

That's about 1 weeks pay for the CEO of the American Cancer Society. He is compensated over half a million a year.

I don't know how much the lesser executives make, but I'm guessing they are doing well. The administrative expenses for 2005 where $70,573,000. They spend another $188,624,000 on 'fundraising expenses'. I don't know what that means exactly, but it's money going to somebody besides cancer cure researchers.

I feel personally betrayed by these people. That they can use all this sorrow and pain that has been created by this disease to line their own pockets disgusts me. All those people out there volunteering, working and sweating to raise money and so much of it going to these executives.

How can they justify asking all of us to volunteer our time while they expect to be paid such an outrageous salary? $534,619 was the compensation paid to the CEO in 2005. It's probably even more now.

My message to John Seffrin, the CEO of the American Cancer Society is: charity begins at home.

american cancer society

I posted about this earlier this year but the Relay for Life is right around the corner and at work they are gearing up for it a bunch and here on my friend's list I see people asking for donations for Relay for Life teams so I've been thinking about it more.

Cancer is one of those things that has touched just about everybody. Almost anybody you talk to knows someone that has died of cancer or has had cancer.

My dad had a lymphonoma in his shoulder that was beat back with chemo (they suspect it was from Agent Orange when he was in Vietnam), my mom lost both her breasts to cancer a couple of years ago. I've had a go round with colon cancer. Lots of relatives on my mom's side of the family have been killed by it.

That's why so many people participate in the relay for life. I've particpated for the past 3 years. Last year the office I work in raised 10 grand for the relay.

That's about 1 weeks pay for the CEO of the American Cancer Society. He is compensated over half a million a year.

I don't know how much the lesser executives make, but I'm guessing they are doing well. The administrative expenses for 2005 where $70,573,000. They spend another $188,624,000 on 'fundraising expenses'. I don't know what that means exactly, but it's money going to somebody besides cancer cure researchers.

I feel personally betrayed by these people. That they can use all this sorrow and pain that has been created by this disease to line their own pockets disgusts me. All those people out there volunteering, working and sweating to raise money and so much of it going to these executives.

How can they justify asking all of us to volunteer our time while they expect to be paid such an outrageous salary? $534,619 was the compensation paid to the CEO in 2005. It's probably even more now.

My message to John Seffrin, the CEO of the American Cancer Society is: charity begins at home.