Bottle Caps For Cancer Patients

I felt that this was an easy way to help patients in need of treatment portales began saving bottle caps two years ago.

Bottle caps for cancer patients.

When i asked her where she got the money she told me that she was going door to door selling bottle caps to the neighbors so we could go to disneyland. Fortunately a nurse who worked for the hospital told her family about how they could collect plastic bottle caps to fund the treatments. Apparently for every 1 000 caps collected a patient can receive a chemotherapy treatment. Berner has been fielding calls all summer from volunteers inquiring about the mythical program.

My family and i have been collecting the caps for about three months now russel said. If you are ever asked to collect bottle caps for a worthy cause be on guard most charities do not do anything with bottle caps. The scheme became so widespread the american cancer society issued a statement. The exchange of large amounts of plastic bottle caps to offset treatment costs for cancer patients is a hoax according to amy berner communications director for the west virginia american cancer society.

I got started after a family member mentioned saving the bottle caps after being told about this cause by a family friend who happens to work at the hospital that they are donated to. For the past six months russel s great aunt has been fighting lung cancer. Kindhearted residents of the orangeburg area have been collecting plastic bottle caps thinking they were helping to pay for chemotherapy treatments for a sick child. If it is for cancer treatments i am a 4 year cancer survivor and would send then where they are needed.

She must have been doing a good job because she had over 5 00. If so please let me know. The american cancer society. My family has been saving plastic bottle caps a woman at church was collecting them and she said they have enough.

The american cancer society concluded after extensive research the american cancer society has concluded that the plastic bottle caps for chemo program is a hoax. Bottle caps for chemo is a hoax. Not many nonprofits collect bottle caps. This so broke my heart and inspired me at the same time.

The origin of the hoax remains unclear but it is similar to other cash for trash hoaxes that have circulated worldwide for years sources. Collected via e mail october 2008. I live in shelby north carolina. Nonprofits that collect caps.

Does anyone else know anything about this.