bethdavis10
Years ago
Josh Bond - cancer survivor
Most of you would remember the story of South Australian basketball player Josh Bond, who was forced to leave his US College in emergency circumstances after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Since then Josh has been declared cancer free - and his attitude and fighting spirit are an inspiration, as you can read about in Boti Nagy's article here:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/josh-bond-has-been-to-hell-and-back-in-cancer-battle-but-where-theres-a-will-he-can-find-the-way/story-fni6uo1m-1226834838054
Since the updated article, recently founded charity organisation the Still I Rise Foundation has committed to funding a return airfare for Josh to go back to the USA and see his college teammates at their graduation. We are currently seeking further community support and donations to assist in raising funds to be able to also provide his mother with the funds for a return airfare, as well as any additional expenses such as accommodation and food.
A dedicated Facebook page has been set up to track progress which you can find here - https://www.facebook.com/joshbondcancersurvivor
And a direct online donation link for community support can be found here - http://www.givenow.com.au/stillirisefoundation
All donations are completely tax deductible and receipts are emailed immediately when donating online.
The basketball community was extremely supportive of Josh when he was first diagnosed and going through is treatment, it would be great to see us rally again to support this young man and his family in seeing out his dream of getting back to his college teammates.
I encourage you to jump on Facebook and like and share the page as much as possible, we want this to grow legs quickly and go viral if possible, as Josh's tentative departure date is April 13th we only have a small window of opportunity!
