Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain lunch auction in the news

You can read about the upcoming charity lunch auction to benefit cancer research in The Daily Tell, a "Good News" site that seeks to publish only positive, upbeat news stories.

You may recall that I wrote about Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, and other celebrities auctioning off lunch dates to help The United Cancer Advocacy Action Network raise money for cancer research. I first learned of the event in SF-Fandom's Kevin Sorbo Forum.

It's a pity this story has not received wider coverage. If you have a blog or Web site you update frequently, please link to the Daily Tell story.

Fans can bid online through Thursday, September 24, at 12 Noon or bid at the auction in person. Here is an excerpt from the article:

According to Rachel Shur, the founder of UCAAN and the organizer of the auction, there will also be an array of other prizes that will also be auctioned off to raise money for the foundation.

Now at 29-years-old, Shur was diagnosed with final-stage leukemia three years ago and only given a 10 percent chance of survival, according to the Star. However, after numerous treatments including full-body radiation, chemotherapy and a successful stem cell treatment following a relapse in 2007, Shur started UCAAN to help those with cancer live their lives normally and provide whatever help possible.

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Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, others help fight cancer

Actor Kevin Sorbo is pitching in to help the newly formed United Cancer Advocacy Action Network raise money for cancer research by donating an hour of his lunch time. Fans will have until September 24 to bid on lunch with the celebrity in order to help a worthy cause.

Other actors pitching in to help out include Dean Cain, Victoria Jackson, Morgan Brittany, and Maurice LaMarche.

Discussion at SF-Fandom.

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Kevin Sorbo seeks donations to help kids program

Actor Kevin Sorbo is seeking help from fans and community for the charitable organization A World Fit For Kids.

Sorbo, best known as the star of hit television shows such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, has been a spokesperson and board member of A World Fit For Kids for twelve years.

The California state budget crisis has forced many charities to look for new resources, and A World Fit For Kids is one of those non-profit organizations that has been hard hit by the reduction in state and local government support.

In an open letter on Baby Couture Kevin Sorbo asks anyone who can to make $6 donations to A World Fit For Kids. Here is an excerpt:

This is an urgent call to action… our kids and families desperately need your help. Delayed payments from state and local granting agencies pose immediate threats on our ability to serve the elementary through high school students who most need us, particularly this summer as thousands of youth have no safe place to go.
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For a mere $6.00 a day you can provide 3 hours of programming for a child during the afternoon hours when kids are most vulnerable to gangs, drugs, violence and risky behaviors. Your donation will help provide the programming, equipment, snacks, and coach/mentors needed to serve 1,200 kids through July and August.

Kevin Sorbo's fans are spreading the word about this urgent need. If you are in a position to help, please consider making a donation. I've done what I can by posting announcements here and here. I'll try to get some more out later this weekend.

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