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Note: Millions of dollars are generated by the sales of memorabilia and
props from America's most popular TV shows, "Survivor" and "The Apprentice." Donald J. Trump RE: “The Apprentice” Props
& Memorabilia Auction Proceeds Congratulations on the success of “The Apprentice,” which I enjoy watching weekly. On behalf of The FAIR Foundation’s 27-member Board of Directors and thousands of our member/supporters throughout the USA, I am respectively requesting that you alternate the beneficiaries of “The Apprentice” auction proceeds so as to not favor any organization or disease. Although Elizabeth Glaser was a friend of yours and her organization, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), is laudably helping children globally, there are many other diseases within the USA that affect children to a much greater degree than HIV/AIDS. As evidenced by the enclosed documents, The Centers for Disease Control estimates that AIDS deaths in children under the age of 13 = 33, from 13 years of age to 14 years of age = 10 and from ages 15-24 the estimated number of deaths is 190 for a total of 233. Many other illnesses kill thousands more children than AIDS including SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) which is estimated to kill 3,000 annually. Would you consider helping the research efforts on non-AIDS illnesses such as “orphan diseases” that affect infants, children and adults? An orphan disease is a rare one which has not been "adopted" by the pharmaceutical industry because it provides little financial incentive for the private sector to make and market new medications to treat or prevent it. Examples are Polycystic Liver and Kidney Disease (PLD & PKD), Alagille Syndrome, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP), and there are many others. They have no political lobby, no ribbon, and they urgently need your help. One cannot help but note that while the AIDS death rate in California’s newly infected patients has fallen 97%, AIDS still receives 10% of the entire federal research budget and great financial support from the public sector (amfAR, etc.). Indeed, the 2005 research allocation for pediatric AIDS is 337 million dollars. That amount is greater than the funding for each of these diseases: brain cancer, cystic fibrosis, autism, cerebral palsy, cervical cancer, child leukemia, COPD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Down Syndrome, emphysema, epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, hepatitis B & C, Hodgkin’s Disease, the flu (influenza), multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, SIDS, spinal cord injury, uterine cancer and of course, all orphan diseases. We respect you for your support of pediatric AIDS at the EGPAF in the past; however, we respectfully request that you acknowledge the great success of the AIDS community and correspondingly shift the lucrative auction-sales revenue from your successful TV show to other more deserving diseases and their afflicted patients. Thank you for your personal attention to this urgent matter. Gratefully, Richard Darling, DDS Richard
Darling, DDS: 2003 National Public Citizen of the Year
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 11/25/04 Mr. Mark
Burnett RE: “The Apprentice” &
“Survivor” Props & Memorabilia Auction Proceeds Congratulations on the success of “The Apprentice” and “Survivor,” which I enjoy watching weekly. On behalf of The FAIR Foundation’s 27-member Board of Directors and thousands of our member/supporters throughout the USA, I am respectively requesting that you alternate the beneficiaries of “The Apprentice” & “Survivor” auction proceeds so as to not favor any organization or disease. Although the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is a wonderful organization helping children globally and your membership on the Board of Directors is greatly appreciated, there are many other diseases within the USA that affect children to a much greater degree than HIV/AIDS. As evidenced by the enclosed documents, The Centers for Disease Control estimates that AIDS deaths in children under the age of 13 = 33, from 13 years of age to 14 years of age = 10 and from ages 15-24 the estimated number of deaths is 190 for a total of 233. Many other illnesses kill thousands more children than AIDS including SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) which is estimated to kill 3,000 annually. Would you consider helping the research efforts on non-AIDS illnesses such as “orphan diseases” that affect infants, children and adults? An orphan disease is a rare one which has not been "adopted" by the pharmaceutical industry because it provides little financial incentive for the private sector to make and market new medications to treat or prevent it. Examples are Polycystic Liver and Kidney Disease (PLD & PKD), Alagille Syndrome, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP), and there are many others. They have no political lobby, no ribbon, and they urgently need your help. One cannot help but note that while the AIDS death rate in California’s newly infected patients has fallen 97%, AIDS still receives 10% of the entire federal research budget and great financial support from the public sector (amfAR, etc.). Indeed, the 2005 research allocation for pediatric AIDS is 337 million dollars. That amount is greater than the funding for each of these diseases: brain cancer, cystic fibrosis, autism, cerebral palsy, cervical cancer, child leukemia, COPD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Down Syndrome, emphysema, epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, hepatitis B & C, Hodgkin’s Disease, the flu (influenza), multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, SIDS, spinal cord injury, uterine cancer and of course, all orphan diseases. We respect you for your support of pediatric AIDS at the EGPAF in the past; however, we respectfully request that you acknowledge the great success of the AIDS community and correspondingly shift the lucrative auction-sales revenue from your successful TV shows to other more deserving diseases and their afflicted patients. Thank you for your consideration. Gratefully, Richard Darling, DDS
Richard Darling, DDS: 2003 National Public Citizen of the Year |
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