I have created a team to run on the street in just underwear!
As some of you might already know from my blog, I do fundraisers for the BC Cancer Foundation once in a while. It's a fun thing to do although it could be stressful especially when it comes to selling tickets and trying to make sure everything goes right. This year, I decided not to host a huge event in the summer but instead I'll join other people's event for a change (yeah, let them deal with the pain of cleaning up after!). So, to keep me and my friends healthy and active, I registered to do a 10k run to "uncover cures for cancers below the waist (prostate, colon, and ovarian cancer, among others.)" The event name is called the Underwear Affair.
My grandfather died of colorectal/prostate cancer about 5 years ago. He was a very healthy man who was still working at the age of 80 years old, but died within a few months after he got diagnosised with the disease. Although his death made a very strong impact to how I view the world which ultimately helped my decision of becoming a Buddhist monk, it was still not a very pleasant memory afterall. So the subject of cancer below the waist is close to my heart since then. Besides, who doesn't want to run around on the street in their underwear! (I know we don't have to and I probably chicken out at the end, but I like to keep my options open, thank you.)
I have created an online pledge form for my team and myself, please let me know if you want to support and I'll send you the link. I have to raise at least $300 in order to participate, or else I'll just be a guy wearing his underwear standing on the street. O_o
oh humphrey
we all know you want to the the guy thats in his underwear on the street!! dont deny it!:)
Posted by: miniv | April 27, 2009 at 11:53 AM