The origin of the hoax remains unclear but it is similar to other.
Bottle caps for cancer treatment.
The email which began.
My family and i have been collecting the caps for about three months now russel said.
Bottle caps cannot be exchanged for free chemotherapy.
When this chain message caught on especially in the regions of virginia and west virginia large corporations like walmart got involved in the bottle cap raising efforts.
This so broke my heart and inspired me at the same time.
When i asked her where she got the money she told me that she was going door to door selling bottle caps to the neighbors so we could go to disneyland.
Funds raised by the charity go toward granting wishes helping parents and paying for medical treatment entirely from the donation of plastic bottle tops.
In the past an email was circulated that asked individuals to collect large numbers of bottle caps that would be redeemed for one chemotherapy treatment for a needy patient.
I live in shelby north carolina.
Counselor rocio portales and her family found out about a hospital in mexico that provides chemotherapy in exchange of bottle caps.
However one member of the ollu faculty and staff has found a way to help provide chemotherapy in exchange for a small item that we dispose of everyday.
Kindhearted residents of the orangeburg area have been collecting plastic bottle caps thinking they were helping to pay for chemotherapy treatments for a sick child.
Soda bottle caps are made from a type of plastic called polypropylene.
It s a versatile material that is valuable to recycling operations.
One day she walked in the house with a handful of money and bottle caps.
The claims in the message are untrue.
If it is for cancer treatments i am a 4 year cancer survivor and would send then where they are needed.
For the past six months russel s great aunt has been fighting lung cancer.
The american cancer society.
Does anyone else know anything about this.
My family has been saving plastic bottle caps a woman at church was collecting them and she said they have enough.
If so please let me know.
This email claims that a large number of bottle caps some say 1 000 others 1 500 or even 10 000 can be redeemed for one chemotherapy treatment for a patient in need.
She must have been doing a good job because she had over 5 00.
Hoax collect bottle caps for free cancer chemotherapy treatment outline.
