The Triangle Red Sox Nation club is pitching in to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing by raising money for their prosthetics. The idea came from Sean Bunn, who is the co-organizer of the 1,200-member club. Bunn is also the elected governor of the North Carolina Red Sox Nation.

Whether you are a Red Sox fan or not, you can donate money for the “Cross the Finish Line Community Fundraiser” effort by clicking here. Money will also be accepted at Triangle Red Sox Nation club events which you can learn about by clicking here.

Below is the appeal for donations:

My name is Sean G. Bunn, and I’m just a faraway fan, but like many of you I feel compelled to help in some way… Those victims in Boston were so much like me… my friends were there. Heck, it could’ve easily been me standing right there on Boylston Street after the Patriots Day game, wearing my Sox gear and cheering on runners at the end of the oldest and coolest Marathon in the world.

If you or folks you know would like to ease some of the burden of Boston Marathon Bombing victims and their families, we’d love your help spreading the word about this unique new, grass-roots fundraising effort started by a few faraway Red Sox fans… I am hosting a fundraiser to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital because I want everyone affected, especially the kids, to have the best care possible. If anyplace can make that happen, it’s BCH, which has been nationally ranked as one of the best pediatric hospitals for almost two decades. They care for more than 170,000 patients every year – many with health problems no other hospital in the world can handle. Every day, the doctors and nurses at Boston Children’s combine courage, creativity and compassion to provide life-changing care.

We all know what happened near the Finish Line at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Regardless of whether you live close by or you’re a faraway fan, we all want to reach out and do something. Here’s a specific way to contribute to make sure that the many victims needing prosthetics don’t just get help, but that they get the very best that money can buy, and that their other unexpected costs associated with the tragedy are covered as well.

The Triangle Red Sox Nation’s “Cross the Finish Line” is a Community Fundraiser I’ve set up through Alyssa Caruso with Community Fundraising at Boston Children’s Hospital, to benefit their Extraordinary Needs Fund.

Your support of “Cross the Finish Line” makes an immediate impact and helps families focus their attention on the care of their child or loved one. Through your kindness, families are able to receive assistance with their extraordinary needs: cutting edge prosthetics, medicines, and basic necessities such as transportation, parking, food, clothing, or other supplies not covered by insurance. Your generosity will ensure that many families receive the support they need so they can focus on what’s most important… helping their child or loved one get better. Even a few bucks can help with something small but significant, like parking fees or a meal. Please spread the word to others so that together, we can make a difference. With your help, we can get this effort up and running, and help victims we care about to “Cross the Finish Line.”

Please Donate by entering a figure in the “$ Enter Amount” Field above and then click “Give Now.”

You can also make checks out to Boston Children’s Hospital and mail them to the address below:
(Be sure to make note that it is to be directed to the “Cross the Finish Line” Effort.)

Boston Children’s Hospital Trust
“Cross the Finish Line” Community Fundraiser
Care of Alyssa Caruso, Development Associate
401 Park Drive, Suite 602
Boston, MA 02215

It’s OK to be skeptical at a time like this, because not all efforts are coming from a good place… but the honest charitable efforts don’t mind if you prefer to “trust but verify.” If you have questions, please contact Alyssa Caruso at Children’s Hospital at [email protected] or call and leave a message for her at 857-218-3111… or feel free to reach out to me, Sean G. Bunn in North Carolina using the contact info below. I’ll tell you about our plans to travel up to Boston later this year, and how we plan to come strong for the next Marathon, in April 2014…

Thanks for helping to make a difference!

-Sean
Mobile Phone / Text: 919.272.5259
Twitter: @SoxFanSeanster
Email: [email protected]