One tweet has the power to really ignite something, as Gabriel Chapman (@Bacon_is_king) saw last week. Â A quick, but personal post, about his mom’s cancer diagnosis a year after losing his father to the disease has quickly turned into a grassroots effort to raise money for cancer research in the family’s name.
The VMware community is very tight. Â And it doesn’t surprise me to see such a warm response and so much support from the community for one of its members. Â Within minutes a proposal was thrown out on Twitter and the Podcasting for Cancer movement began. Â So, here’s your chance to support someone in the industry and to help an amazing cause at the same time. Â Proceeds are going to the American Cancer Society. Â The initial goal is $5000 donation and the organizers have just broken that amount – but how much further can this go?
Most everyone has been touched by cancer in some way – whether it was an uncle lost to the disease 3 years ago, like me, or whether its your dad and now mom like Gabriel. Â And you can do something to help… Â I wouldn’t ask you to donate if I hadn’t already done so myself. Â Read all about it and get involved here –Â http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/podcasting-for-cancer.