NS...my brother is running the Carlsbad half marathon (Carlsbad is in Cali). In order to run he fronted $500 as a donation to the American Liver Foundation. He's since been raising funds to help cover the $500. I know NS is not the most likely place to get donations since we are mostly broke college students, but I figured I'd give it a shot.
http://go.liverfoundation.org/site/TR/LiverLifeChallenge2010/LiverLifeChallenge?px=1678387&pg=personal&fr_id=2350
If you aren't interested perhaps you know somebody who's been effected by liver cancer and would like to donate.
Thanks!