Here’s an opportunity to help fund a worthy cause and express your personality as a photographer. Scott Kelby announced on his blog yesterday that 100% of the proceeds from the sale of his new off-camera flash shirts will go to help fund the Springs of Hope Orphanage in Kenya.

As Scott wrote: The Springs of Hope Kenya Orphanage was built this year from the ground up with financial help from the readers of this blog who have adopted this orphanage as their own. The orphanage is now fully open (they finally got electricity, which was a big hurdle), and they are housing and feeding some really wonderful kids, including their latest orphan who is HIV positive. [You can find more info about the Springs of Hope on their website.]

There are a huge number of style, color, and size options. Fans of off-camera flash will appreciate that they can choose their favorite Channel / Group. Men’s. Women’s. Short-sleeve. Long-sleeve. Hoodie. So many ways to go. Click here to see all the different options and order your shirt/hoodie today.

I have a favor to ask. I want you to join me in helping others find a cure for cancer.

If you don’t know someone who has had cancer that tells me that you’re probably young. Trust me on this. Eventually, you will know someone who is diagnosed with cancer.

If you’re not young, then you likely know how not one life changes when cancer is diagnosed. Rather many lives change when cancer emerges. The circle of family and friends of those with cancer is wide.

Six years ago, I lost my mother to breast cancer. She was 70 – seems old to some, far too young to others. Half of her 11 grandchildren have no real memories of her because they were so young then.

Cancer is beatable. Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming. In 1955, Jonas Salk introduced a vaccine for polio. Maybe 2009 will go down in the history books as the year that cancer died.

In the meantime, millions of people around the world are already cancer survivors. They live as beacons of hope and encouragement for all of us. It’s important to know that cancer is not a death sentence.

I have met many cancer survivors. In fact, I’ve started ‘Survivor Stories’ as a collaborative project for cancer survivors to share their stories with others.

Click on any of these pix and you can read a survivor’s personal account. Click on all of them and you won’t be the same person you were when you woke up this morning.

I launched ‘Survivor Stories’ a year ago at the 2008 Paso Robles Relay For Life. I’ll be setting up a field studio again next Saturday at this year’s Relay. As a photographer, it’s how I can help fight cancer.

There are hundreds of Relays across the country each year. They are joy-filled celebrations that run for 24-hours. Relays celebrates those living with cancer and the lives of those we’ve lost to the disease. They also raise millions of dollars to help fund research in the fight against cancer.

So, if you’ve ever thought “hey, this PixSylated stuff is good” then do me a favor. Throw a bit of coin into the fight against cancer.

Click here to send a donation, in any amount, to my Relay For Life campaign. I set my goal at $1,000. I bet the worldwide PixSylated community can contribute much more than that.

If you really want to get involved, then throw in a bit of your time by joining the Relay For Life in your hometown.