Make Cancer A No Brainer Launches Online Auction Featuring Dead & Company, Phish & More
By Andy Kahn May 23, 2016 • 2:56 pm PDT
Poster by Rich Kelly
Once again, friends of JamBase Brad Mastrine and Mindy Mastrine are raising money through their Make Cancer A No Brainer organization to support brain cancer research via an online auction. Exclusive music and entertainment items from Phish, Dead & Company, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews Band and many others are available for bidding.
Shortly before her 40th birthday, Mindy Mastrine – a mother of three children – was diagnosed with two Oligo brain tumors in 2012. Soon after, the Mastrines partnered with Oligo Nation, which was founded by Brock Greene whose two sons were diagnosed with Oligo brain cancer, to launch the annual Make Cancer A No Brainer online auction.
“Mindy’s diagnosis came with no warning signs and while after more than a year and a half of treatment she was doing well, as a husband and father of three young children, I couldn’t sit back and wait,” said Brad Mastrine, founder of Make Cancer A No Brainer. “Brain cancer is far from rare and has one of the lowest long-term survival rates of all cancers. Five years ago there was no funding for medical research on Oligo brain cancer. By partnering with Oligo Nation we know that more than 95% of funds raised through the Make Cancer a No Brainer Auction will go directly to research.”
Poster by Rich Kelly
Follow this link to see a full list of Make Cancer A No Brainer Auction items and to make a bid on such offerings as tickets to see Phish at Dick’s, any Dave Matthews Band summer show, Bob Dylan at Cuthbert Amphitheatre (sold-out), VIP passes for Grace Potter’s Grand Point North festival, Alabama Shakes at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre, any Capitol Theatre show and many others. There’s also a Brooklyn Bowl Ultimate Concert Experience featuring 8 tickets to any 2016 show and a bowling lane, signed posters from Phish (see above), Jack Johnson and The Avett Brothers, additional autographed memorabilia and more.
The auction runs through May 31. Any updates will be shared via the Make Cancer A No Brainer Facebook Page.
