And so many of the greatest research programs DON'T take place in America, the Guardasil Vaccine to name just one.

As I keep saying, and as people seem to keep missing, please feel free to donate to this worthy charity but don't neglect your own countries charity.

If you only have limited funds to donate though then please make a conscious decision. Don't be fooled by the SL Relay For Life into thinking that it is for your community as 88% isn't.

Let us take the whole ACS Relay For Life takings using the California figures provided by that organisation alone.

From $1,000 Million dollars only 14% was spent on research (9% was spent on administration) everything else went directly to benefit USA citizens.

So, if you donate $100 yourself to the Relay for life the grand total of $1.40 will be spent finding a cure, just a tiny bit more than the amount the directors of the charity pay themselves.

Spend $100 on your own countries cancer charity and not only is that $1.40 still spent but the remaining $98 will be spent on education, beds, detection, support IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY.

Wow, $1.40 for research. Does that even buy a single testtube these days.

I think that this organisation in Second Life (Where the citizens of the USA are as a minority) need to highlight far more that your donations from Germany will be in the bulk providing beds for victims in another country.

Worthy yes, but they really hide the fact that they are a USA charity and will be giving the BULK of the funds to USA citizens.