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**admin** · 03-29-09

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Originally Posted by Mmansueto

I will gladly match the $100 OCN donates, per month to the charity at hand.

That is extremely kind of you. I am sure the community will select wonderful charities to support each month.

Mmansueto · 03-29-09

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Originally Posted by ericeod

Maybe donate to Stem Cell research (can be adult stem cells so there is no conflict with religion) since there are so many diseases that it can help. Caner, MS, Parkinson's etc... just to name a few.

For example, there is something in stem cells that will switch cell production off, so cancer cells can be shut down (cancer cells are just abnormal cells that grow and overtake "good" cells). Or for MS, they can use stem cells to stop what is blocking the signals from the nervous system across the synapse, or to regenerate damaged brain cells for Alzheimer's, or even for transplant patients who can have their transplanted organ treated with their own body's stem cells to reduce rejection of the new organ.... I can go on... there really are so many possibilities with stem cells.

Good thing Bush is no longer in charge then....

i agree, I have been a proponent of Stem Cell testing for years. The same thing with Cord Blood. It is amazing at what can be achieved with that. Of course, the wife and I had our daughters cord blood banked, just in case. After 15 years, assuming we do not need it (hopefully we wont), that blood is donated to a lab for research. As you may be aware, cord blood has the highest concentration of stem cells in it.

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Originally Posted by admin

That is extremely kind of you. I am sure the community will select wonderful charities to support each month.

The wife and I already donate every month to various charities, so which ever OCN chooses, I will donate there that month. I sleep better knowing that I am not frivolously spending my money and hopefully helping out someone less fortunate.

sailerboy · 03-30-09

http://www.johntracyclinic.org/

the only reason i can talk and function in a normal society, i donate every month, but to me, the help they offered when no one else was willing to teach me to talk was tremendous. They rock

tubesaddict · 03-30-09

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Originally Posted by Mmansueto

Good thing Bush is no longer in charge then....

i agree, I have been a proponent of Stem Cell testing for years. The same thing with Cord Blood. It is amazing at what can be achieved with that. Of course, the wife and I had our daughters cord blood banked, just in case. After 15 years, assuming we do not need it (hopefully we wont), that blood is donated to a lab for research. As you may be aware, cord blood has the highest concentration of stem cells in it.

The wife and I already donate every month to various charities, so which ever OCN chooses, I will donate there that month. I sleep better knowing that I am not frivolously spending my money and hopefully helping out someone less fortunate.

Please keep the politics out of it.

How about setting up a paypal button that people could add to this amount with?

A-E-I-Owned-You · 03-30-09

Anything that helps with the homeless or getting health care for transients. I spent far to many years on my own against the world and would love to see OCN help with that kind of stuff. Nothing is worse than being on your own on the street and not being able to see the doctor when you know you are sick.

At least hunger you can combat for awhile with water. Getting sick isnt always the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mmansueto

I will gladly match the $100 OCN donates, per month to the charity at hand.

How kind of you. It is nice to see people who can help actually do it.

FenixFlame · 03-30-09

Why not support many 3rd world countries by donating to the AIDS Foundation?

Canadian Foundation For AIDS Research

tombom · 03-30-09

Autism Awareness.
I have an autistic cousin. I think it'd be cool to help autism out. Not a lot of research goes into it.

**admin** · 03-30-09

Let's close these suggestions (for this month) in the next few hours. I will then create a poll for the Community to vote on in order to decide where our first Overclockers Care donation will go to.

Thank guys!

Zoki318 · 03-30-09

National Kidney Foundation
They do they rereasch on Kidney realated problems and look for solutions. I have been donating to them for a few years now.

**admin** · 03-30-09

If anyone is SUPER bored, please post a summary of all of the charities listed, their URLs and maybe even a one line description of the charity. If nobody has time/interest - no problem at all. I will get it done in a few hours.

Thanks!

03-30-09	#38 (permalink)
admin Overclocked Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,080 FAQs Submitted: 4 Trader Rating: 1	Let's close these suggestions (for this month) in the next few hours. I will then create a poll for the Community to vote on in order to decide where our first Overclockers Care donation will go to. Thank guys! __________________ Fold for the cure and TeamOverclock.net #37726

03-30-09	#40 (permalink)
admin Overclocked Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,080 FAQs Submitted: 4 Trader Rating: 1	If anyone is SUPER bored, please post a summary of all of the charities listed, their URLs and maybe even a one line description of the charity. If nobody has time/interest - no problem at all. I will get it done in a few hours. Thanks! __________________ Fold for the cure and TeamOverclock.net #37726

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