I support celebrating more birthdays. I support raising cancer research for all types of cancers, ranging from most common to ones borderline unheard of. I support helping people fight "the fight of a lifetime."

But, I don't support you. You don't support these things.

And for that reason, I can't support you.

Let me provide a few examples.

Amongst your commercials that feature bald children and joyous birthdays, there are a few things you forgot to advertise. Your organization employs close to 9,000 people nationally. In 2010, there was a reported expense of $500 million in salaries, benefits and payroll taxes. That is $500 million of donations. And more than three times the amount you have given to cancer research.

And with those millions of dollars, you pay people to fundraise. Let me get this straight. Based off of donations by the people, you pay people to fundraise to help people fight cancer, which less than one-third of actually goes back to the people and most goes into advertisements and awareness to bring in more funds. Where is the money going?

I can tell you where it isn't going.

It isn't going to the bald children you see in the commercials and on the posters. In 2010, less than one single penny per dollar went to pediatric cancer research.

Excuse me?

For an organization that takes so much pride in birthdays, aren't you leaving out the one group that has the most birthdays left to live?

So what you're telling me is that children are worth less than one penny per dollar?

So kids like Noah, who only got to live one year, are worth less than that?

So kids like Ashton have to live without his twin brother, Kayne, who fought cancer, instead of living like a normal 5-year-old, are not worth your money?

So kids like Desi, with one of the sweetest spirits, aren't important enough to spend money on?

On your website, you advertised, "The American Cancer Society takes a comprehensive approach to combatting childhood cancer through funding research, advocating for policies that advance the childhood cancer agenda and improve access to quality care and providing support for patients and their families."

If your comprehensive approach means donating only a penny per dollar, you're doing a great job. If a penny per dollar could efficiently fund research for pediatric cancers, you'd be doing a great job. But it doesn't. You're doing a terrible job, and your feeble funding isn't going to cut it.

I've figured out your secret, American Cancer Society, and I have to say I am disgusted. I think you do an amazing job of caring about cancer. But, I think you do an awful job at doing what you advertise. You are one of the wealthiest charitable organizations, in which most of your money pays people to raise money, which only ends up paying more people, which doesn't cure cancer and doesn't pay for someone's treatment. You don't equally distribute the money you raise, and you have mislead thousands of innocent people who believe they are doing a good thing. I am guilty of this, as well, growing up thinking that donating at my local K-Mart and walking in Relay for Life was going to cure someone's cancer someday.

I'm not blaming you for cancer not being cured, or for the people who, unfortunately, die from it. I'm blaming you for not speaking the truth. For not advertising properly and for brainwashing people with good hearts into thinking that their money is going to help actual people and actual research. These people have parents, siblings, family and friends, all who have probably been affected by cancer. And when they make a donation, they hold these people close to their hearts. And when you get their donation, you mostly worry about your bank account and financial agenda.

I love that awareness is being raised with your money, but let's face it, everyone knows about cancer. I'd like to see you spend more time redistributing your budget so that every cancer gets an equal amount, and so volunteers are simply volunteers and not paid more than the money you are donating toward research. I'd like to see you recognize children as a priority because childhood cancer is not as rare as people think, and every time I look into the eyes of a child fighting cancer, I know they are worth so much more than a penny. I'd like to see your $500 million being put to good use, and I'd like to see less advertising and more doing. Choose the groups you want to benefit and benefit them fully. I'd like to see you be honest and true to people fighting cancer, and until I see that, I won't be supporting you.