In Memory of a Good Friend

In 2004, my friend Bryan James died after a six month battle with synovial sarcoma. In his memory, Josh and I are organizing a fundraiser, the "1st Annual Bryan James Memorial Dunk Ball Tournament" on December 20th. ("Dunk Ball" was our name for playing basketball on the court of a nearby elementary school where the rims were only 8.5 feet tall - thus, we could actually dunk. Bryan absolutely loved playing, so we thought it would be fitting.)

I know times are tough right now for many of us, but I'm writing to ask if you could spare any amount to donate in his memory. Your donations will help fund research to find a cure for the rare cancer that brought Bryan's life to an end when he was only 27.

To donate, please go to http://www.curesarcoma.org/donate and write Bryan James in the "In Memory of" box.

And please, if you feel comfortable, forward this info on to your friends and families and ask them to donate, too.

If you're interested in playing in the basketball game, here's the Evite:

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=FUTVESONXHOKSDDVUUAX&li=iq