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Comment for a cause

By Andrew Maury

Real Estate Agent with Bay Valley Real Estate

March 23, 2007 07:06 AM

I am ecstatic to see the number of comments I have received so far. i'd like to challenge commentors to donate just $1 a piece to Megan's goal on their own. Of course, please continue to comment and make me donate another dollar per comment.

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I have started a campaign to raise money for Parkinson's Research on my website. I have decided to donate a dollar for every comment or trackback I receive up until April 16th. The full post can be read here.

The other day, I got an email from a friend who will be running the Boston Marathon this April. She works for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and will be running the marathon in honor of her grandfather. She is well on her way to her goal of raising $10,000 for the foundation (and it actually appears that she has surpassed it due to a matching donation). However, I’d still like to help her reach her goall.

For my contribution, I will be donating $1 for every comment or trackback left on this post - or any other post on my blog up until April 16th. I also encourage others to make their own contribution, which can be done online at this website - just $1 is a big help.

Please feel free to link to this post and make me open my wallet and again, I encourage you make your own donation as well. It can be very quickly using a credit card or PayPal.

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Michele Reid

Keller Williams Gateway - Perry Hall, MD

Andrew,

Fork over another dollar! Great idea and good luck. I hopeyour donation is huge!

Mar 23, 2007 01:01 PM

Nick M.

Certified Residential Appraiser- West Palm Beach Real Estate - West Palm Beach, FL

Realtor-Appraiser in West Palm-South Florida Real Estate Appraiser

i'll buy that for a dollar!

Mar 23, 2007 02:23 PM

Joan Whitebook

BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH

Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

What a great idea -- I think this is a great cause. Thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention and good luck.

Mar 23, 2007 02:51 PM

Desiree Daniels

RE/MAX Tri County - Robbinsville, NJ

Great idea and best wishes on your fund raising. My office contributes a percentage from each closing to Childrens Hospital. Its a volunteer program you aren't required to do but if you tell your sellers what your doing they appreciate it also.

Good luck with your goal.

Mar 23, 2007 03:12 PM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Did you send this post to Michael J. Fox? He might like more publicity..

Great cause and great use of the Active Rain.

Mar 23, 2007 04:02 PM

David A. Podgursky PA

THE PODGURSKY GROUP @ Re/Max Direct - Boynton Beach, FL

THE PODGURSKY GROUP - Make the Right Move!

My grandmother died of Parkinson's Complications. I think it is a great cause.

My wife's great uncle has Parkinson's and even the doctors aren't all aware of how it changes their ability to help him with his ailments.

I hope you get to your goal...

I may come back and comment a few hundred more times :)

Mar 23, 2007 04:09 PM

Scott Gormley

Oak Valley Mortgage-California Home Loans and Refinancing - Chico, CA

Good job Andrew! I look forward to hearing back from you in regards to the California Only Real Estate Blog :)

Scott

Mar 23, 2007 05:13 PM

Bryce Card

Bryce Card - Wenatchee, WA

Toss in another one- great idea.

Mar 23, 2007 06:11 PM

Andrew Maury

Bay Valley Real Estate - San Francisco, CA

Thanks everyone so much. I am happy to see such a strong response. I am more than happy to be contributing to such a worthy cause and would like to encourage others to contribute just $1 each to Megan's cause, which can be done here. Of course, I'll still be contributing for every comment on this post or on my own website.

Mar 23, 2007 08:54 PM

Geordie Romer, of course i count double for commenting on both blogs. Honestly, I'd like to see the comment total keep on rising. And I don't mean to bug people, but I'd really be happy with just $1 per commenter it'd go a long way to help towards my friend's goal.

Mar 23, 2007 09:22 PM

Thesa Chambers -if that happens so be it. At least it's going to something worthwhile and helps raise some awareness.

Mar 23, 2007 09:24 PM

Carol Williams - I have read "Lucky Man" and I really enjoyed it. I saw him speak at an event in NYC for his Foundation as well. It was something I'll remember forever. It really seems as though he believes his purpose is to help fight Parkinson's and it's hard not to be inspired by him.

Mar 23, 2007 09:30 PM

David A. Podgursky, please do keep coming back and commenting more! I'll be happy to keep contributing.

Mar 23, 2007 09:33 PM

Again, thanks to all. I just picked out a few specific comments to respond to, but I appreciate every one of them! Of course, I'd still like to see more.

Mar 23, 2007 09:34 PM

Irene Potter

ZipRealty Residential Brokerage - Maple Valley, WA

Creating moving experiences in real estate

This is very much like an open house in my area-in exchange for comments, the listing agent gives us a couple of bucks. Hope everyone beats a path to your post!

Mar 24, 2007 07:56 AM

Kelli Fronabarger

Bend River Realty Inc. - Bend, OR

Realtor - Bend Oregon

Please post this in Share because YOU Care group as well. Thanks : )

Mar 24, 2007 01:15 PM

Ann deVane

john greene, Realtor - Naperville, IL

Naperville Real Estate, GRI, CNC, CSC, ePRO

What a great idea/cause. Maybe we'll work on Alzheimer's next. Happy to do my part.

Mar 24, 2007 05:32 PM

Steven Turetsky

Comprehensive Building Inspections & Consultants - Staten Island, NY

Building Moisture Analyst

I am new on AR, but I am already impressed by your "class act". Great cause... keep up the good work. Keep on bloggin'.

Mar 25, 2007 09:46 AM

Lynda Eisenmann

Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA

Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Hey Andrew,

Welcome to AR and be prepared to write a big check! It appears progress is really being made in Parkinson's at this time and continued support with go a long way.

As a fellow marathoner myself, please give my best regards to your friend Megan. She's at Stanford? I'll try to follow her progress (via tv) on Patriot's Day in Boston. My own marathons (ten) have been non-qualifiers, anyone could do one. But to do Boston, that's the real deal.

Mar 25, 2007 05:14 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone! I've got over 60 comments so far between this post and the comments on my own blog. Jay Thompson mentioned that he made his own donation using PayPal, and I'm sure there have been a few others well.

Lynda - Qualifiers or not, 10 marathons is impressive! Megan graduated from Stanford last year and works the Michael J Fox Foundation in NYC now. Seems like quite a change in training climate.

Mar 26, 2007 04:04 AM

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