Support Rod Caborn's Fight with ALS
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Rod Caborn needs our help. In the summer of 2024 he received a devastating diagnosis of ALS. Some of you may only know of this as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
So many in our community have been touched by Rod. He has been a tireless fundraiser for numerous local nonprofit organizations, serving as an entertaining and remarkably skillful emcee and auctioneer for the past 33 Years. He has enthusiastically raised millions of dollars for a myriad of charitable organizations and schools in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, and beyond.
Among his many community affiliations and pursuits, for the last 20 years, Rod has been, and continues to be, a leader with the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary, serving as its president in 2012-13. During his years as a Rotarian, Rod unleashed his passion for making the world a better place in so many ways, not the least of which by volunteering his unequaled skills as an emcee and fundraiser. Among his many contributions has been creating and leading Rotary events, supercharging them to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable causes in our local community and for Rotary projects around the world. See the list below*.
Rod is going to need a tremendous amount of assistance as he navigates this path in coping with this diagnosis.
Here are the 4 main things for which he and his devoted family will need financial assistance in the coming months:
- An electric trike so he can still remain mobile for as long as possible: $9,500
- A Fully equipped van adapted for his disability: $48k
- An extensive accessibility remodel on his house to make it possible for him to live at home: $98k
- Funding for ongoing in-home healthcare: $?
So, as his dear friends and advocates, we are looking back to our community, and the folks involved in the non-profits who have been served so well and lovingly by Rod, and we’re asking you to contribute what you can to help him in this journey. We would also love for you to share this on all your social networks so we reach as many people as we can. This is a beautiful way to thank Rod and acknowledge the positive impact he’s had in making our little part of Central California the special place it is.
Please join us in helping Rod through these seriously challenging times,
Jon Winston and Amie Forest
*Organizations that have significantly benefited from Rod's fundraising expertise and enthusiasm:
CASA of Santa Cruz County
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Second Harvest Santa Cruz County
Dominican Foundation
American Cancer Society
Hospice of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary
Santa Cruz Symphony
Red Cross
Save Our Shores
Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute
Jacobs Heart Children's Cancer Support Services
KAZU Radio
Leukemia Lymphoma Society
Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care
Teen Kitchen Project
United Way
Pajaro Valley Shelter Services
Special Olympics
Santa Cruz Art League
Santa Cruz Ballet
Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group
Santa Cruz Children’s Charities
Aptos Academy
Aptos High School
Baymonte Christian School
Bradley Elementary School
Brook Knoll Elementary School
Aptos Chamber of Commerce
Santa Cruz County Chamber
Colin Beech Foundation
Crossfit
Dance Boulevard
Dance Vision
Delta School
Fisher Middle School
Gateway School
Good Shephard Catholic School
Harbor High School
Holy Cross Catholic School
Human Race – Volunteer Center
Jack Rabbit Live Oak
Camp Kesem UCSC
National Kidney Foundation
Lakeside School
Laurel School
Le Lycee School
Lexington Elementary
LOMA Educational Foundation
Main Street School
Mount Madonna School
Mountain School
Music for Minors
Northstar Academy
Orchard School
Orion School
Pacific Arts Center
Pacific Collegiate School
Palomar Ballroom
Philippine International Aid
Pleasanton North Rotary
Protective Life Insurance
Radonich Farm
Rio Del Mar Elementary
St Brendan Catholic School
St Cyprian Catholic School
St Francis Catholic School
St Lawrence Catholic School
St Lawrence Academy
St Mary Catholic School
St Simon Catholic School
Salinas Valley Memorial
Santa Cruz Montessori School
Santa Cruz Waldorf School
Senior Legal Services
Sky’s The Limit
Special Kids
Spring Hill School
Springer Elementary School
Tara Redwood School
Teen Dance Company
Valencia Elementary School
Villa Maria Del Mar Retreat
Watsonville School of Arts
Watsonville Soroptimists
Westlake Elementary School
Wild Cat Conservancy
Your Future is our Business
Organizer and beneficiary
Amie Forest
Organizer
Soquel, CA
Rod Caborn
Beneficiary