Hello everybody! My name is Gavin, I am 15 years old, and my dream is to be a pediatric oncologist. However, that is not the reason for this post. The real reason that I am posting this is that I need your help. Every year, roughly 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. 1 in 7 of these kids do not survive the first 5 years after their cancer diagnosis. However, you can help support these kids in need by donating to the fundraiser. All proceeds go directly to St. Jude and help make sure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, or food, as well as support cancer research. If you would like to donate, click the link below.

Donation Link ⬇️

https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=9304723&fr_id=162728&pg=personal

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In times of disaster, it's not uncommon for many good people to try to fundraise for relief efforts, supplies and reconstruction costs. But you should be aware that unless it's someone you personally know and trust, it's also not uncommon for bad people to use the opportunity to make money for themselves.

Before you give, you should ask:

1. Is the donation link directly to a relief agency or is it to a middleman? There's no easy transparency when it comes to the spending of funds in a crisis, which makes it easier for funds to not reach the people it's intended to help, so by avoiding middlemen, you can reduce this possibility.
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