09/15/08

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Soda Caps for Chemo

I mentioned in an earlier post that some people at Molly’s work are collecting bottle caps in order to get a grant for someone’s chemotherapy.

Today I came across an article about residents in West Virginia who found out that there is no such program. Upon further searching, I found a site that gives more detail about the plastic bottle caps for chemo treatments myth.

It’s either a hoax or a great scheme for collecting Pepsi Stuff and My Coke Rewards points. If it’s the latter, I take a little satisfaction in knowing that I’ve already used all the points on the caps we collected and passed on.

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Comment from: Dusty · http://www.kennedyconnection.net
If it’s the latter, I take a little satisfaction in knowing that I’ve already used all the points on the caps we collected and passed on.


LOL!!!
PermalinkPermalink 09/15/08 @ 22:28
Comment from: Dusty · http://www.kennedyconnection.net
Oh, by the way, Amy and I loved the Ninja cat video. That was hilarious!!!
PermalinkPermalink 09/15/08 @ 22:29
Comment from: Sarah
cancer.org

Email:

This email claims that a large number of bottle caps, some say 1,000, others 1,500 or even 10,000, can be redeemed for one chemotherapy treatment for a patient in need. The email, which began making rounds in the USA in 2008, generated several news stories in Virginia and West Virginia, some of which repeated the claims while others refuted them.



Fact:

After extensive research, the American Cancer Society has concluded that the Plastic Bottle Caps for Chemo program is a hoax. The origin of the hoax remains unclear, but it is similar to other “cash for trash” hoaxes that have circulated worldwide for years. One national hair and skin care company has said it will recycle the caps for use in their future products.
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