Calendar Girl Blog: Bartering Breasts

Sentex Communications is my internet provider. They are a local business with a loyal and talented staff.

For the last three year's, Sentex have traded me their service in return for placement of their logo on my website and name in the calendar.

I love Sentex. They were my first provider back when I was a virgin in cyberspace. To this day, I have never known another server. My satisfaction with all manner of their service is complete.

They keep my in box full.

Today, I sent them this letter along with some complimentary calendars. If you feel remotely benevolent and want to add your appreciate to mine, feel free to go to their site and say thanks. Or better still sign up with them. Either way, encouraging business to get involved with community projects is ....encouraging.

Sentex Communications
240 Holiday Inn Dr.
Unit D,
Cambridge, On
N3C 3X4

Dear Sentex,

Thank you for bartering my ADSL service for sponsorship in the 2006 edition of Breast of Canada.

Here’s what your effort is supporting:

• A breast health and breast cancer prevention educational tool in the form of a calendar. Less than 5% of our federal health budget is directed towards taking a proactive and preventative approach to breast cancer. One in nine women will get breast cancer in their lifetime but all nine women need to be informed and consider their breast health options throughout their lives.

•The Canadian Breast Cancer Network is a small but national charity that provide nation-wide education and awareness, influence research and health care policy and focus on the needs of under serviced communities like rural women. They are unique in the Canadian breast cancer landscape. Each calendar helps raise their profile by promoting their name and message. And net proceeds (money left over after the costs of publishing the calendar are covered) is directed to them.

•A grassroots initiative. The Breast of Canada calendar is a brave, cutting edge, artist driven project. It is controversial, effective and one of a few ‘cause'
products that is educational and breast health focused.

I hope Sentex Communications is proud to be behind this small but mighty calendar. I am certainly grateful for your ongoing support.

Sincerely,

Sue Richards
Publisher

Calendar Girl's job would be even harder without sponsors. Calendar Girl works hard enough.

Calendar Girl

Other Links and Blogs of mine. Maybe even of interest to you...or maybe not...
I'm just sayin.

Breast of Canada Calendar
Calendar Girl Blog
The Breast Views Blog
My Menopause Blog