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Thank you for donating to help our son, TJ, and to support our efforts to cure children's brain tumors.

There are 4 easy ways to donate to Team TJ:

  1. Online to Sponsor John (TJ's Dad):
    Click here to sponsor John

  2. Online to Sponsor another TeamTJ rider:
    Click here to sponsor another rider
    * There will be a full list of current Team TJ riders on the site that you can choose from.

  3. By Mail. If a check is more convenient:
    Please make checks payable to: Team TJ / Brain Tumor Society*
    We hope you can join us on May 20, 2007. More details to follow later on this website.
    Also, please complete this form with your check so we can be sure to credit your donation correctly.
    Please send the completed form and your check to :
    Team TJ
    157 Melrose Ave.
    Needham, MA 02492

    We will document the check and then forward on to the Brain Tumor Society.

  4. If donating through the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund:

    Donating Online
    with Fidelity Charitable Gift is easy:

    1) Go to charitablegift.org. Then "log-in".
    2) Click "Recommend a Grant" button located on left tab; use the Giving
    Account
    3) Type in the following ID: 043068130 and hit "search". The "Brain
    Tumor Society, Watertown, MA" will pop up below as a search result
    (note: it will display towards the bottom of the page).
    4) Click on "Recommend Grant"
    5) Use "Barbara Goodman" as the contact name, with the following phone
    number: 617-924-9997
    6) IMPORTANT - In the "Designate Special Purpose" field please click the
    last radio button and enter the following in the text box: "Team TJ /
    Ride for Research Donation - attention B. Goodman". Team TJ must be
    identified here in order to have the funds applied to TJ's pediatric
    research. Then click on "Next Step"

    7) On "Specify Timing" page - click "as soon as possible"
    8) The rest is the same as any other grant request.
    9) If possible, please email us at jljmr@comcast.net just letting us
    know that you have initiated a Charitable Gift donation. This will
    enable us to track it so we can ensure it gets credited to Team TJ and
    pediatric brain tumor research. Thank you!

    Donating via phone with Fidelity Charitable Gift:

    1) Call 800-952-4438
    2) Provide the following Tax ID#: 043068130. You can also tell them you
    are providing grant to the Brain Tumor Society, Watertown, MA
    3) IMPORTANT - Please make sure to tell the representative you want this to be designated for a "Special Purpose". The special purpose is "Team TJ / Ride for Research Donation". Ask them to use the following name as the contact person "Barbara Goodman". If they ask for her phone number it is as follows: 617-924-9997. Team TJ must be identified here in order to have the funds applied to TJ's pediatric research.
    5) The rest is the standard process.
    6) If possible, please email us at jljmr@comcast.net just letting us
    know that you have initiated a Charitable Gift donation. This will
    enable us to track it so we can ensure it gets credited to Team TJ and
    pediatric brain tumor research. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your support! Love, Liz and John


*The Brain Tumor Society is a 501(c)(3) charity based in Watertown, MA. All donations are tax deductible. By specifically indicating "TeamTJ", your donations will be directed towards the pediatric, low-grade glioma research initiatives that will benefit TJ and the thousands of other children affected by this disease.