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March 17, 2008

I CAN HAS DONASHUN?

News is spreading far and wide and I'm having trouble keeping up with all the places and people who are linking to Match It For Pratchett. If you've linked and I've missed you, please accept my apologies. If you haven't linked to us, why not? Help spread the word where ever you can, such as on I Can Has Cheezburger, Terry Pratchett's Wikipedia entry, the Lord of the Rings forum Ring Bearer, the Nexus War Forums, disability site But You don't Look Sick, Knitting forums Ravelry, or theBoard Game Geek forums.

Science Fiction & Fantasy fans are standing up as one and offering support including David (Discworld quiz books) Langford's long running Ansible, SF Signals, SFX Magazine's forums, Discworld Stamps forum, North American Discworld Convention community, Australian Discworld convetion, The Watch House forums, SFF Net , the Terry Pratchett Books forum, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America and writers Torey Hayden and Melanie Fletcher.

Bloggers are doing their thing: Tame Bay, {Insert Witty Tittle Here}, Book Garden, Bart's Bookshelf, Non-English blogs Sukumas, Actus SF and No SF , Making Light, Visible Procrastinations and Owls Count

Please keep posting about Match It For Pratchett, in every forum and in every blog you can.

Posted by Chris Tregenza at 12:52 PM |

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Match It For Pratchett

  • What's This All About Then?
    Terry Pratchett, author of the bestselling Discworld novels, has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's. He has donated half a million pounds (approx $1 million) to Alzheimer's research and appeared in the media highlighting the low levels of research funding Alzheimer's receives.
    Match It For Pratchett is a spontaneous, grassroots, totally unofficial campaign by loyal readers from around the world to raise money on behalf of the Alzheimer's Research Trust in the UK and Alzheimer's research in general around the world.

    What is Alzheimer's?
    Alzheimer's disease (AD), also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common cause of dementia, afflicting 24 million people worldwide. Alzheimer's is a degenerative and terminal disease for which there is currently no cure. In its most common form, it occurs in people over 65 years old although a rarer early-onset form also exists.

    How Can I Help?
    1. Give money directly to Alzheimer's Research Trust. If you are a UK citizen, this qualifies for Gift Aid

    2. For a fast, three click donation, use the Paypal button below.

    Like option 1, this goes straight to the Alzheimer's Research Trust but doesn't qualify for Gift Aid.

    3. Tell people about Match It For Pratchett. Use your blog, Twitter or Facebook. Email your friends, tell strangers in the street, dress up as an orangutan and hang from a tree. Do whatever you can to spread the word.



    If you wish to contact MatchItForPratchett.org, please email us at this address: Hello [ at ] MatchItForPratchett [ dot ] org.

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