Lupus Cruise Sets Sail On Sunday

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Dec 13, 2002 Source: Launch.com Submitted By: jmw (12/13/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough's third annual Lupus Cruise to benefit his Dorough Lupus Foundation sets sail from Miami on Sunday (December 15) for a seven-day adventure aboard the Carnival Victory. Dorough, his sister Pollyanna, and the rest of his family will be on board as the Victory visits ports in the Eastern Caribbean, including San Juan, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas. The Dorough Lupus Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization founded by Dorough and his family shortly after his sister Caroline Cochran died from the disease in 1998. Dorough explained to LAUNCH, "I unfortunately lost one of my sisters, Caroline Cochran, to the disease Lupus four years ago on December 12. Actually, right after it happened, her doctor said, 'You know what I know the Backstreet Boys, and you guys do a lot of charity work and are very supportive to other foundations, but have you ever thought of creating your own Lupus foundation, and using your 'celebrity status' to try to promote awareness?' I felt it was going to be hard for me to do it all on my own, but then with talking with my family we decided to create the Dorough Lupus Foundation." The Foundation aids in research and education, and in providing financial assistance to organizations that help people living with Lupus who cannot afford treatment. "That's one thing that we really pride ourselves in," said Dorough. "We keep the administrative costs down low and really give a bulk of the money towards research, and towards education, and towards assisting families that can't afford to pay for treatment." Dorough added that he's preparing to head back to the studio with the Backstreet Boys next year, and he's also planning future events to raise money for his Foundation: "Probably we'll be back in the studio after the beginning of the year, so between now and then I'm gonna try and do as much as I can, as well as take a little bit of time off for the holidays, so we're gonna see. We're actually in the process of planning for the next three months. We were talking about maybe doing a Hard Rock tour--a lot of unofficial stuff." Meanwhile, the annual cruise has raised more than $85,000 for the Dorough Lupus Foundation thus far. For more information on the Foundation, please visit doroughlupusfoundation.org. -- Jason Gelman, New York Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: Read Full Article 170bQ7 There as certainly a great deal to learn about this issue. I love all the points you made. Submitted by: LQuzbpEAQDAMBwIAqas KuIrVJ Submitted by: DJhUjDNNTWeiHXelzog 9rbkYb Submitted by: crork service seo R4nJzi Whats up this is kind of of off topic but I was wondering if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if Submitted by: fiverr backlinks 7WdKh6 Thank you ever so for you article. Great. Submitted by: fiverr backlinks sEtZwN Major thankies for the post.Really thank you! Much obliged. Submitted by: fiverr crork EJBIzq I simply use world wide web for that reason, and get the Submitted by: matt crorkzz zufZXG Muchos Gracias for your article post.Thanks Again. Fantastic. Submitted by: crorkzz catz XTNarp Appreciate you sharing, great article post.Really thank you! Want more. Submitted by: crorkzz v0uVyk Very neat post.Thanks Again. Click here to see more comments. Comment on this item. Next Item: Richardson to Appear in 'Chicago' on B'way Prev Item: Boys have the top albums of the Soundscan Era