Hello, my name is Mark; my daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s two summers ago. My family and I decided to move from FL to NY in order to have our child treated at Sloan Kettering. I must say in my opinion SK is the greatest gift to mankind. My sweet girl is in remission and I owe her life and in turn my life to them.
While being treated there for almost 2 years my daughter and I saw so many families that were in major distress about how they would afford treatment. Many other families had to move to NY as we did and were in major financial distress. My daughter said "Dad we must find a way to help them". We came up with the idea of a web site, dollarfairy.org where people could tell their story and receive small donations from others, which could add up to amounts that could really help. We decided to add other categories to the site to help a wide range of different people in need. We added categories among others for, wounded soldiers of the war, sick and needy adults as well as kids; college bound kids, inventors, and people down on their luck. We also decided to add an element of fun and good fortune by offering donors one entry into cash and prize give-aways for every $5 donated. Additionally, when a member in need makes a $5 donation to another member in need their own page which tells their story, will benefit by having their story showcased, and having it placed in a better position on the member list. At such time as our membership builds to a significant amount, we will be offering substantial prizes for those who donate. At that point our donors will not only get a warm feeling when giving, they may also receive substantial rewards for doing so. We plan on charging $10 for an annual membership which will help us pay some of the expenses of running the site, advertising our member's requests for help as well as adding funds to our give-aways, but for the time being, membership is free when the coupon code (help me) is used.
Please feel free to join and share your story with others who are in a similar situation. Those who join while we are a young and unknown web-site will be given special consideration in the future for helping us to become well known. We want very badly to help to make a very positive difference in this world.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for possibly helping my daughter reach her dream of helping others, by simply joining. If you would like to speak directly to my daughter Maddie, go to the site and send an email and she will reply quickly.