Match It For Pratchett
Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld novels, has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's. In response he has donated half a million pounds (approx $1 million) to Alzheimer's research and appeared on TV highlighting the low levels of research funding it receives. His readers and Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans from around the world are helping to match Terry's donation. Buy this T-Shirt and all the profits (roughly $10) will go to Alzheimer's Research or donate directly.
UPDATE: There is now a web site: www.MatchItForPratchett.org
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Match It For Pratchett - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums March 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
[…] Match It For Pratchett As related by George RR Martin on his Notablog, a number of SF fans and writers have begun a campaign to help into the research and treatment of Alzheimers. Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with the disease late last year and last week donated over half a million pounds (a million dollars) to the cause. SF writer Pat Cadigan has launched the official ‘Match It For Pratchett’ campaign, which aims to raise the same amount of money (or hopefully much more) for the study of the disease, which shockingly receives only 3% of the funds that cancer research does. The official Match It For Pratchett website is located here. You can buy T-shirts with the profits going to the campaign here. You can directly contribute to the fund here, as long as you mention that it’s part of the Match It For Pratchett campaign. Finally, GRRM has put up a number of rare, signed books for auction here, again with the proceeds going to the campaign. […]