Who would have imagined that innocuous Tweet would unleash a veritable tsunami of social good?
It was 10:30pm on January 7, 2010. I had just finished a haunting Pinot and was feeling grateful for my health, my family, my life. In a Tweet, I asked for your suggestions on worthy nonprofits.
Within minutes, it let loose a deluge from Twitter’s most passionate and caring souls…you! (Some of the stories under “Comments” below will take your breath away. I saw the good of the donations, but the stories — your stories — have forged this blog into a worldwide community of social good!)
For the past two years, I have channeled my energy and efforts into CARE (an organization I love). But, I thought it would be good spread that love wider. After all, there are so many honorable, yet unheralded, causes out there. So, I put it to those I love most in the social media world: our followers on Twitter.
@savetheorang Tweeted: “How can you possibly choose from so many causes in need?! How about to the one that makes your own heart swell?”
They all make my heart swell! So, I decided to donate to them all…on behalf of each of you! Who says we can’t change the world one Tweet at a time? Who says we can’t move mountains?
Until Jan. 12, I am going to donate $250 to every cause that you suggest. Individually $250 not be much, but in aggregate, we can do a lot of good here! (After Jan. 12, please continue posting your stories and causes; we will donate to select causes — and we are getting tens of thousands of visits a week now. Posting here will help you generate awareness.)
As an aside, I have to something funny to share: In the first hour of my Tweet, we received five comments (and five causes) and I thought: “Hey, this is great! Five terrific causes. $1,250 well spent! What a day! Woo! Going to bed…” Then, five became ten. Ten swelled to 20. The tsunami of social good kept coming: 30, 50, 70, 100! In the first 12 hours! A feeling of gratitude — and fear — swept over me when I did the math (“Ok, 100 causes x $250. That’s $2,500. Wait, no, that’s…$25,000! In 12 hours! Honey, I may have led the genie out of the bottle! It’s good genie, but she’s out of the bottle!”
Is this going to cost more than I had envisioned? Yes. Am I happy about that? You bet. Is it a phenomenal way to create a global community of social good? Absolutely.
HOW TO DO GOOD
1. Choose the one cause that makes your heart ache and your blood boil.
2. Click {Comments} below and add your cause. Explain why you chose that organization, tell your story — and please include a link to their website. You can even embed a YouTube video which I strongly suggest since it will bring your cause to life. Also, please add your Twitter handle, so that everyone here can follow everyone else.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead said it. We are living it. Imagine: A single Tweet of 140 characters. And within 24 hours, we reached 20 million people and raised $25,000+ for your causes. And we are just getting started.
There are countless precious souls who feel like the world has left them behind. Many have lost hope. Through your actions, you are renewing their hope. There is no greater gift you can give.
I love you for that. And, I thank you for that.
E.
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Have been working with a small childrens charity called The City of Plymouth Children Fund for over 10 years. Its main purpose is to provided a fully paid for holiday for 25+ less advantaged children each year. Can be for a huge number of reasons such as poverty, child carers, loss of a parent or sibling, victims of bullying just to name a few. It is a charity run fully by volunteers. Very close to my heart. Give children a chance to be just kids and have fun.
Hello Lisa,
Thank you! What a wonderful cause. See? I love these smaller, less heralded organizations that are doing phenomenal good in our world — making a tangible difference in people’s live. Lisa, I will be making a $250 donation to them in your name. FYI, everyone, here is the link to The City of Plymouth Children Fund: http://www.cpcf.org.uk/. One person can do a lot. Together, we can change the world.
Thank you, Lisa. Much love!
E.
Hi Eric,
Thank you soooo much. We are a small group trying to make some childrens and families life a little or hopefully lot better. I think we sometimes forget a little extra effort and help can have a huge impact on so people. I like to think we can do this.
All the charities you are helping seem amazing. If we all continue to work as hard as we can to help them i’m sure the world will soon be a better place. Keep up the good work everyone. You have inspired me to do more. Time is free so i inteed to us all i have to spare to do good. New Years bid !!!
Thanks again Eric. Keep up all your good work and great messages of hope.
Love Lisa xx
Thank you, Lisa! I could not agree more. You know, when I sent out that Tweet, I knew the money would help these organizations, but what is helping more is the collective power and passion you all are bringing. Based on our traffic reports, tens of thousands of people have been visiting this blog and reading all of your comments! Our subtle actions are rippling across humanity. We are all elevating one another and that process of exponentiation is extremely powerful. And I believe it can change the world.
Thank you, Lisa for who you are and what you do.
Much love!
E.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! My daughter has CF and while she’s been very healthy…there are thousands who aren’t as lucky!! The CFF has made such leaps and bounds with research that there is no better place to donate your money!!
http://cff.org
Hello Sarah-
It is a relief that your daughter has remained healthy with CF — and it is so admirable that you support this important cause.
I will be making a $250 donation to CFF in your — and your daughter’s — honor.
Thank you for making a difference in our world. Please give her a hug from me and let her know that we are $250 closer to a cure!
Together we can move mountains!
Much love,
E.
Kristine, your story is heartbreaking but also inspiring. I have two young boys and no parent should have to go through what you did. I am going to look at your website right now.
Thank you for reading Cora’s Story.
We’re a start up with lots of momentum building… see our temp blog (Documentaries/ People/ About). Official cross-promo site coming soon… we could use any help your generous heart might offer.
From the President
“What if humans consistently got exposed to “other” cultures through photography and media presentations themed on beauty and dignity instead of conflicts and hatred? Would the world be a different place? We believe so. We call this visual peacemaking.”
Mario,
We need more people like you. “Visual peacemaking.” What a beautiful concept. I do believe that when we put a face to people, we become closer to them — and more inclined to take care of one another. Good on you, my friend.
You can count on our support.
Much love, Mario!
E.
I’ve been volunteering with Anytown for 8 years now, and am still convinced that this organization, it’s mission, and programs would create world peace if we could just get each youth and young adult to attend. Now, I have the honor of leading the organization as its Executive Director. Of course, like many non-profits, or problem is funding. That is why I’m making this post, because every $250 donation helps change a child’s life for the better!
Anytown is a youth and young adult leadership and social justice program that takes young people from all walks of life – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, faith, national origin, sexual orientation, etc. – and empowers them to make a difference in their communities. We develop leaders while embracing diversity, not just tolerating it.
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Gandhi
Dustin,
You had me at “volunteering!”
Kobi Yamada said: “There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer. With it beats the spirit of service, generosity and compassion…and the health and well-being of our community, our country and our world.”
Poignant, timeless words.
I will be making a $250 donation to Anytown on behalf of the very fine Dustin Cox! For those of you who want to learn more about Anytown, please visit: http://www.nccjtriad.org/anytown/index.php.
Thank you Dustin — for posting — and for what you do for our world. You are obviously hugely committed and the least I can do is honor that in words and in deeds!
Much love!
E.
I moved to Iraq in 2007 and ended up starting an organization to help thousands of Iraqi children we found who are waiting in line for the very same life-saving heart surgery – the very same that could have saved Kristine’s dear Cora if her condition had been discovered in time. I don’t know how Kristine feels, but I watch Kurdish and Arab mothers and fathers in Iraq deal with this terrible disease every day.
In Iraq CHD is almost certainly due to Saddam Hussein’s widespread use of chemical weapons, malnutrition, and the tradition of marrying inside the families.
My wife and two healthy kids are in Iraq while I’m with four Kurdish kids in Istanbul for surgery right now. I’m moved by your amazing vision, Eric.
For real time photos and results of their surgeries happening right now – please consider our Preemptive Love Coalition – http://preemptivelove.org/blog/.
Either way, Eric, may God bless you with Himself.
Jeremy Courtney
Stunned by this one. Jeremy, you are a bonafide hero. People talk about changing the world. Others even donate and advocate. You are in Istanbul with for Kurdish kids for surgery. Your wife and children are in Iraq. Do you realize how few people are willing to go to those lengths to help this world? You blow me out of the water! I know doing good in the world is not a competition, but still — you blow me out of the water!
Thank you for what you do, Jeremy. You can absolutely, positively count on my support. It’s just $250 for now, but hopefully all of this will bring much more awareness to your cause.
Stay in touch. Give your family my best, ok?
Much love,
E.
When I visited New Orleans recently I was horrified at how devastated the city was and how little rebuilding had been done. I’d nominate Habitat for Humanity New Orleans. The Musicians’ Village there, conceived by New Orleans natives Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis is doing what the country and the government should be doing and rebuilding gutted community one brick and one nail at a time.
Hello Helen–That is positively unacceptable. We’re going on five YEARS since Katrina. What in the world is our government doing? Anyway, we can’t control what they do. But we sure can control what WE do. And what we will do is help. I am donating $250 to Habitat for Humanity New Orleans in the name of the very fine and goodhearted Helen Bradley. Thank you, Helen, for taking the time to make a tangible difference in the lives of people who have largely been left behind. We won’t forget them, that’s for sure!
Together we can move mountains (and build homes!
Much love!
E.
Eric,
1) My name is Mark Allison and from Newcastle in the UK.
2) I am currently in training to run 3100 miles in 100 days across the USA during the Summer of 2011.
3) I’m aiming to raise £50,000GBP for 2 charities. The first is St Benedict’s Hospice (Charity No. 1019410) which comes under the “care” category. The other, however, is THE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION (Charity No. 1000013).
4) The Children’s Foundation’s vision states:
“Our vision is for the health and wellbeing of children and young people in North East England to be the best in the UK.
We fund research so we can help to cure sick children and prevent them from becoming ill. We also investigate lifestyle issues which we hope will lead to better long-term outcomes for children in the region.
We support NHS projects including the Great North Children’s Hospital with our campaign to include the latest technology in the wards to make the time spent in hospital as comfortable and stress-free as possible for children and their families.
We manage partnership projects which deliver practical, researched interventions to help children with disabilities or mental health issues and to promote the importance of child safety.
We aim to make North East children and ultimately children in the UK Happy, Healthy and Safe. “.
5) For further information you can see a short video here (look out for my 10 seconds) – http://www.thechildrensfoundation.co.uk/video.php
6) I would very much appreciate it if you would consider donating $250 to The Children’s Foundation.
7) Finally could I thank you for your time in reading this message and also I’d like to say how I think that what you are doing is an amazing thing indeed.
All the best from the UK
Mark Allison
http://www.rungeordierun.com
Hello Mark! You have a great name, same alliteration as “Mark Allen” one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time!
What you are doing is spectacular. You are taking on a challenging athletic goal. It elevates your mind and your body — as you elevate our world. With every step you take, you literally help those children. That must infuse your workouts with purpose and passion.
I will honor your remarkable undertaking with a $250 donation to The Children’s Foundation! It will be a few days, since we have literally hundreds (maybe thousands!) of comments and @replies to catch up with. But I will get to each and every one. And at the end of this, I will sit down and do an “Ironman of Checkwriting and Online Donations!” (I’ll need aid stations for that!
In all seriousness, thank you for what you are doing in our world.
Together we can move mountains.
Much love and all the best, Mark!!
E.
Dear Eric ,
I volunteer for a non for profit humanitarian organisation based in Australia . It was started by a youths who went to witness the devastation of the Civil conflict in Sri Lanka but was caught in the boxing day Tsunami! On their return they realised they needed to do something . 4 years on this group is now called Palmera Projects and our purpose is to create innovative and sustainable humanitarian projects in the fields of education , welfare and income generation! It is fully run by young professionals volunteering their time to make a difference. This year Melbourne is hosting Palmera’s signature Event the Human Race – its like the miniature version of the Amazing Race , but each challenge creates awareness of the Situation currently in Sri Lanka and also about our beneficiairies.
Hop on to http://www.humanrace2010.org – to see how it all works !
The money raised will be put towards funding a rehabilitation program for individuals who have been displaced from their homes due to the recent civil war in Sri Lanka. Palmera will be partnering with Caritas Australia to fund this program and Palmera will also be providing half of the funds raised to the Asylum seekers Resource Centre , who work directly with asylum seekers, both living in our community and detention, to provide direct aid and support as they seek refugee status in Australia!
Any donations for this cause is much needed !
http://humanrace2010.gofundraise.com.au/humanrace10team
Thank you for taking the time to read this and also for doing what you re doing ! The world needs more people like you in it !
Carpe Diem
Shantini Iyngkaran
Dear Eric,
This is an incredible idea and I must say Kudos to you!
I am the founder and director of an organization named Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development, a non-governmental organization in Kenya. Our work is to bring Rural Internet Kiosks (solar powered computer terminals and satellite Internet access) to rural villages where there is currently no access to any type of infrastructure such as libraries, electricity, or the Internet to empower communities and foster sustainable development.
Please visit the following websites for more information: http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
http://www.ruralinternetkiosks.com/
A documentary on the Rural Internet Kiosk prototype and ICT4D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDB5tZRNrQI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M0bhUxtJq0
Changemakers
http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/node/66997
Many blessings,
Crystal
Orangutan Land Trust provides permanent solutions for the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild by ensuring safe areas of land for their continued existence.
Working closely with other organisations such as Borneo Orangutan Survival (as already mentioned here), not only to we work to secure safe areas for the release of over 1000 rescued orangutans, but also protect those forests with significant wild populations of orangutans.
Please look at the website to find out more about what we do.
http://www.forests4orangutans.org
Thank you,
Michelle Desilets
Executive Director
Orangutan Land Trust
Hi Eric,
Fabulous to meet you! What you are doing gives me hope!
The one social cause that always gets me is human trafficking. Please consider making a contribution to the Somaly Mam Foundation – http://www.somaly.org/
They are a Cambodian NPO that works tirelessly to save young Asian women and children from sexual slavery in a $12 billion/year industry in Asia. Such social challenges happen because of dire poverty and lack of education in certain parts of Asia.
As part of my social enterprise’s quest to help financially disadvantaged women, we have started the Business Women Consortium that helps women out of poverty by providing them with sustainable economic opportunities and community development programmes currently in Vietnam, Cambodia and Xinjiang. Similar to what you are doing for CARE. Fabulous to meet a fellow like-minded individual and change-maker like you!
Keep touching lives!
Best regards,
Frieda Loh
Director, Business Women Consortium
Freida–
There is no more worthy cause than this. None. I cannot begin to fathom what it would be like if my beautiful wife or daughter were subjected to that. And, for us to truly empathize and support, we must imagine our loved ones in those horrific situations. Only then can we begin to realize how important it is to END THIS NOW. Thank you for your heroic work. I will donate $250 in your name to Somaly Mam Foundation (Everyone, please take a look: http://www.somaly.org/). And I will continue to support you with generating awareness and helping however I can.
Thank you, Frieda. If it’s possible, please tell some of these women and girls that there is a pretty influential guy in America (www.ericharr.com) who cares about them and who will do everything he can to help them.
Much love,
E.
Eric!
You are AMAZING! Thank you for your generosity and please make the donation in your name! It’ll be easier for me to notify the Somaly Mam Foundation about your offer of help!
Blessings galore,
Frieda
Hi Eric! The Divorce Recovery program in Tucson, AZ is a support program for adults and children of divorce and changing families. This non-profit organization has been in Tucson for 31 years, providing assistance to people undergoing the trauma of divorce/separation. The organization is based on an all-volunteer system, including interns from the University of Arizona. I am posting this comment to you since the $250 can assist five adults and/or families in need. Thank you for your consideration.
Wow. Five families in need. You can count on my $250, Ilynn. Absolutely. This is one of those unheralded, but deeply important, causes. It is a traumatic event and I am guessing people do not get the support they need, because of the stigma or the “you made the choice, you tough it out” prevailing attitude in America. Love you for what you do.
Thank you, Ilynn.
Eric
Reece’s Rainbow! It’s an organization that works to promote international adoption of children with special needs like Down Syndrome, spina bifida, CP, premature birth, or joint malformations. These are kids who are placed into mental institutions at the age of four or five, and then spend the rest of their lives tied to cribs, never to leave the four walls of the institution. It’s inhumane.
The website is http://www.reecesrainbow.org
Eric,
I don’t have an amazing volunteer story. I am young, live in a small town, and have two young children of my own (almost 3 years and 5 months, respectively). However, in honor of Kristine’s daughter, Cora, I am donating $450 of our tax money to Broken Hearts of the Big Bend (brokenheartsofthebigbend.org) in lieu of buying a new TV that we swore we “needed”. I would love it if you could “match” our $450 and donate to Broken Hearts of the Big Bend along with me for Cora.
Also, I know you asked only for one suggestion, but may I also point out a local nonprofit? http://www.thesammyfund.com – The Sammy Fund – was started in honor of a local girl, Samantha Otte, who passed away almost 10 years ago this year after a liver transplant necessitated by CF. Now, her family holds a yearly “weekend” to raise money. They’ve been fortunate, but the economy is still hitting them hard, and the money that typically helps them provide activities and support for local disadvantaged kids just won’t be there this year, I fear. The Ottes are a wonderful family, and I met Samantha once, years and years ago. She was a beautiful, sweet girl, and her ten short years on this planet changed our 50,000 strong community for the better.
Thank you.
Kayleigh – @bitf
Hello Eric and Family, my cause is insignificant compared to others but is one that is close to my heart! I belong to a masters swim group in Petaluma, my oldest son (9) belongs to an age group swim team called Westside Aquqducks. Both are registered with USA Swimming. Our groups share the same outdoor short course pool, along with all three local High Schools, that belongs to Petaluma High via Petaluma city schools. It is an old facility that struggles to stay working! Our problem is our tarps are in complete disaray and are unuseable. Our team has saved enough money for one tarp (1,200) and the school district was to pay for the remaining two tarps. Recently a water main controlling the school ruptured forcing the pool to shut down for several days. The district had to use the tarp money to cover the cost of repairs. We have reached out to all families with swimmers and who use the pool to contribute for new tarps but are coming up short. without new tarps the pool does not hold its temp. properly had the younger swimmers cannot handle the colder temps. I think swimming is a great motivator for self dicipline and individual achievement as well as a healthy and fun lifestyle. we are already losing swimmers and hate to see kids lose this outlet. Any contribution is welcome! If only the world had more “Eric Harr’s” what a world it could be…
Thank you for your time! Checks payable to Petaluma city schools. Our team web is http://www.westsideaquaducks.com Help keep kids swimming!
Hey Steve–Great to see you here. You are such a humble man. Your cause is no less important than any here, because it comes from your HEART. Who can possibly say that one cause is more important than another. That is like saying one work of art is more beautiful than another. It is in the eye of the beholder. I love that you had the courage to post this. As you know, I am a triathlete and I was a swimmer at a young age. It was a gift to me. So I get what you’re saying here.
Everyone, I know Steve personally. He has been to our home. And he is a golden soul.
I will donate $250 to the Masters group in Petaluma — in your name and in the name of your sons.
Thank you for being the father you are — and the man you are. I stand with you, my friend!
Much love, Steve.
E.
Hi Eric,
I’m an American who has been volunteering for 18 months in Vietnam with an organization called Global Volunteer Network. Our Vietnam program helps well over 600 kids each year whose ages range from infant up to 25 year old disabled kids. We place over 160 international volunteers from around the world who help these kids with education, medical and nutritional needs.
I’m going back to DaNang, Vietnam for 2010 and I’m now raising funds for basic nutritional needs that many of these kids go without. Please have a look at our site and email me if you have questions. Any help we can get for these disadvantaged kids would be a great help. Thank you!! Jen Flynn – Operations Mananger GVN Vietnam
http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/vietnam
Hi Eric,
I’m on the Board for Project Polymath, which is a 2 year old 501(c)(3) from the US that is trying to provoke a second Renaissance. Yep, *that* Renaissance.
Project Polymath is a mission to:
1. Train an unprecedented number of Renaissance thinkers, emphasizing creativity, leadership, and innovation.
2. Watch them apply their creativity and skills on a large scale to profoundly improve society.
One da Vinci changed the world. What could thousands do?
If that’s the kind of initiative you’d into, we’d love your support!
Cheers,
James Norris
http://www.jnorris.org
Ah, the website isn’t visible. Here you go: http://www.projectpolymath.org
Eric,
I am so excited by this movement and what you are creating. Through your vision and generosity, lives will be transformed.
My life changed last year during a visit to an IDP (Internally Displaced Person) camp in Kenya. Seeing the deplorable conditions people were living in I was inspired to act. I started the Rebuilding Lives project – a sponsorship program that connects people around the world with families in crisis at the IDP Camp.
The project aims to build houses for IDP families and replace the emergency tents they are currently living in.
Any donations that go towards this project will not only be helping provide a roof over their heads, it will be giving them back their dignity.
Please check it out:
http://www.gvnfoundation.org/gvn_changemakers/international_fundraisers/kenya/idp_pipeline/
With love and light,
Lauren McMahon
Thank you Lauren — for posting and for being an integral part of this new movement of social good through social media! It's very powerful stuff, but it does not work without the passion of people like you. So thank you!
The gift of dignity. Is there anything more beautiful than that? You can absolutely, positively count on my support. I will start with the $250 donation in your honor — and see what else I can do to bring more awareness and money to your worthy campaign.
I spend two weeks in Africa with CARE and I feel you. I know what that is. And, I love you for standing up on behalf of people who the world has largely left behind. It speaks volumes and is a testament to the content of your character.
Stay in touch. Please keep coming back and posting your stories. We're getting huge traffic here and everyone is supporting everyone else.
Much love!
E.
Eric – you're awesome! I'd love you to donate to ActionAid. Why? Because ActionAid uses human rights to fight poverty. Why is that so good? Well, because human rights give back power to the powerless. Again, why is that important? Well, because unjust power relations are the cause of poverty.
So by donating to ActionAid, you'll be fighting the root cause of poverty and actually ending it – not just treating the symptoms. You can donate to the Australian site here: http://www.actionaid.org.au (but there is also a US and UK version).
Done, done and DONE! Love this, Mark. Human rights to fight poverty is SO spot on. It's just absolutely the core of it. If people have basic rights, they are empowered. If they are empowered, they can lift themselves out of poverty. You can count on my donation of $250 in your name, my fine man, and hopefully more money and more awareness as this blog builds into a global powerhouse of social good.
Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!
Cheers my friend!
E.
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Done, done and DONE! Love this, Mark. Human rights to fight poverty is SO spot on. It's just absolutely the core of it. If people have basic rights, they are empowered. If they are empowered, they can lift themselves out of poverty. You can count on my donation of $250 in your name, my fine man, and hopefully more money and more awareness as this blog builds into a global powerhouse of social good.
Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!
Cheers my friend!
E.
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Hi Eric
I just found this link on facebook – what an amazing thing to be doing!
I am a trustee for a charity which I set up in mid 2009, which will be working with communities in the developing world on month long projects aimed at arts-based education on issues such as hygiene, AIDS prevention, and cultural tolerance. The first project will be this year, working with the Mingalar Childrens' Home in Burma, and I have established a cultural exchange with a youth group in Cardiff where I live.
I have been applying for grants and have not yet heard anything, and am also busy organising fundraising events, but as I do not make any money from the charity I am putting in alot of time to organising the project and fundraisers while also working a full time job.
to find out more, please visit the website http://www.global-eyes.co.uk
we are registered under HMRC as a charity and are eligible for Gift Aid.
if you like the website and are interested in supporting GlobalEyes, I'd love to hear from you!
thanks
Thank you, Sarah! This entire movement is powered by passion-driven, huge-hearted people like you. I never anticipated this kind of a response. People are posting their causes, connecting with one another, making change at orders-of-magnitude bigger and faster than we ever could alone. I am in awe of it.
That said, I committed to donating $250 on behalf of every single person who takes the time to post here. It is how I can honor each of you and your remarkable causes, in my own way.
But, we can do more. What if everyone here commented on everyone else's post — and chipped in their ideas, passion and/or money? Imagine the mountains we can move!
So, I am going to have Nolan Lowry (who works with my social media agency) reach out to you and see how we can help you leverage the positively awesome power of social media to drive awareness and funds to GlobalEyes. I have done it with CARE on Twitter and we have built up 200,000+ followers and lots of donations in just a few months.
It is the best time in history to do social good….because the tools of social media allow the world to come together and support causes such as yours like never before.
Doing good business with good people as we do good in our world. It's something to behold!
Much love, Sarah!
E.
Thank you so much. GlobalEyes is already on twitter, but nothing has come of it so far.
I can't believe there is someone like you donating so much to so many good causes!! i guess all the comments on this board prove that there are still plenty of people around who want to do good things.
Sarah
My name is Darcy and I'm a 30 year old non- runner. I've decided to join Team in Training to learn to run for a good cause. I'm fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society while trying to get my sedintary body back into shape! My life has been touched too much by cancers. I lost my father to cancer and have had a number of close friends lose their parents to cancers as well. My grandmother has battled Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma for the last 14 years. Currently she's winning that battle and is in remission but ya never know when it will return. LLS helps the cause by providing funding for research as well as providing patient aid for those fighting the fight. Please help my cause and aid in making me successful at finishing my first half marathon as well as helping cancer patients in the quest for a cure.
Thank you!
http://pages.teamintraining.org/or/roses10/dhoagk
Darcy- Thanks for your dedication to LLS and honoring your grandma. See you soon to run, run, run.
Hey Darcy–I wanted to thank you again for posting. I believe Team in Training is such a terrific organization. Every time I do a triathlon, and they're there, it's like the whole event is lifted up. There is palpable electricity running through the race — and everyone in it.
Inessa–Thank you for supporting your team members here. Love it!
Darcy- Thanks for your dedication to LLS and honoring your grandma. See you soon to run, run, run.
Hey Darcy–I wanted to thank you again for posting. I believe Team in Training is such a terrific organization. Every time I do a triathlon, and they're there, it's like the whole event is lifted up. There is palpable electricity running through the race — and everyone in it.
Thank you again. I will be making a donation to your page once the dust settles on this amazing last few days!
E.
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Thank you so much! This is an amazing thing you're doing! if I had the means I would love to do something like this someday!
Hi Eric,
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Casandra Frutos and I am a first year half marathon runner for Team In Training which helps raise money for blood disease such as Leukemia and Lymphoma. I currently work at a non profit health board and understand the importance of every penny in our research to save lives. I do project work for our diabetes and cancer departments which is the reason I chose TNT to do my first marathon with. I have a coworker/ friend that has a brother with Leukemia and we have all seen how hard it is for the person as well as the family to deal with such a disease. Because of their great spirits I have chosen a great cause to begin my marathon journey with hopes it will help others. Please take a look at my site that will show my progress for the half marathon in Portland, OR. Thank you!
http://pages.teamintraining.org/or/roses10/cfruto...
Sorry here is my site!
Casandra, thank you for running for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!!! I'm excited to have you on our Team.
Hey Eric I just joined Team in Training and running a half marathon to raise money for LLS, I'd really like it if you'd donate towards my cause! My dad has cancer and has been battling it for over 3 years now and this is like a tribute to him since he too is a runner. Anything helps thanks!
Hey Karissa! I love what you are doing here. I believe it is the single best response to adversity there is. You are bettering your body as you better our world. What is better than that?
Training on behalf of a cause dear to us (what could be more dear than your father?), is a way to infuse our workouts with purpose and passion — and literally, with each step, to make the world a better place. I would be honored to make a donation to your cause! Please provide the link here so that I can — and the thousands of people who visit our blog can do as well! Please give your father my personal regards, ok? Tell him that we're there for him. Much love! E.
Thanks for your dedication to TNT, Karissa! Excited for us to run together! http://pages.teamintraining.org/or/roses10/kbrink
Hi Eric I forgot to send you my web site link so here it is. http://pages.teamintraining.org/or/roses10/kbrink
I would much appreciate if you could donate to these amazing people…
@GPYESS – helping at-risk and troubled youth in Grande Prairie, AB with shelter, outreach, and more, struggling with funding http://www.sunrisehouse.ca/
@YESSorg – helping at-risk and troubled youth in Edmonton, AB with shelter, outreach, and more, struggling with funding http://www.yess.org/#
@MyStoryOurWorld – filming a number of organizations and enterprises on their next trip across Asia and Africa, and want to document the journey for a web series. They will provide 8 organizations – doing amazing work but lacking marketing funds – a free video for their website. "Film to Give: Stories for Change-Makers" http://www.thepositivestory.com/Home.html
Thank you, God bless you for caring and getting involved
Every year 12,000 babies in the U.S. are born with hearing loss. My daughter was born deaf. Thanks to cochlear implants she can hear. And talk. And sing. And dance to her favorite music.
Many families don’t have the resources or don’t even know about this amazing technology. My organization is the HEAR Center at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. http://www.chsys.org
Thanks!
@SoundCheckMama
Hi Eric,
My fave cause is Asian Rehabilitation Service, Inc. – or ARS http://www.asianrehab.org. Loacated in Los Angeles California, ARS helps people with disabilities to gain life skills and be employed. It's culturally sensitive and the only agency in the U.S. offering assistance in more than five different languages.
"ARS believes in the uniqueness, worth, cultural integrity and right to human dignity for every person." I took that off the website, but when you visit, you know it's real.
Asian Rehabilitation Service, Inc.
1701 East Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90021
(213) 743-9242 office
Twitter @asianrehab
facebook http://apps.facebook.com/causes/98089/16749676?m=...
Thanks for all you're doing to raise awareness for all the terrific causes listed here. We'll keep CAREing too =)
Warmly
Marguerite Womack
@mwomack
Wow! Thats interesting
I'm working for Avelife Foundation. Here are its causes:
Vision
Supporting Sustainable Development for the improvement of public health of the socially disadvantaged..
Mission Statements
1) To promote Green Habitat concept to the community.
2) Through recycled arts and craft, we impart Green Values to the
community.
3) To promote holistic Living and Wellness.
4) To provide clean water sources for the socially disadvantaged communities.
5) To encourage the community to adopt Green Values through Service
Learning.
In a nutshell, 'Avelife Foundation' is an eco-friendly organisation that aspires to promote public health and improve the quality of life of the socially disadvantaged people within the community. We also aspire to impart green values to the community through service learning.
Hi Eric!
Would you please considering helping the OneMama organization (http://www.onemama.org) which is a non-profit found by Ms. Siobhan Neiland of San Francisco. Siobhan's goal is to bring health and prosperity to impoverished communities around the world. To this end she has used thousands of dollars of her own money to travel to Uganda where she has single handedly established a medical clinic in a remote Ugandan village. After her last trip to Africa this past summer, she became so ill that she was bed ridden for a month. In the brief year and a half of its existence, OneMama's clinic has already saved the lives of several women who would have otherwise died in childbirth.
Siobhan works as a corporate recruiter in San Francisco but her real love is OneMama. She has started a small cosmetics company called ShaBoom (on the web at shaboomproducts.com)to support her clinic.
Shaboom has been given a small display table outside the Golden Globes this year to display her products and spread word of her cause.
I hope you can take a moment to view this small video produced by Mutual of Omaha in which Siobhan explains how she felt called upon to start OneMama. (http://www.ahamoment.com/pg/moments/view/287)
Sweet and kind and loving, she is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met in my 63 years.
Any monetary assistance would be greatly appreciated, but I'm also wondering if you would considered some personal involvement with OneMama? Their goals are exactly the same as CARE.
Let me close by saying that what you are doing is terrific. On Twitter I'm "SunDownSoon" Siobhan is "ImOneMama". I will hold you and CARE in my prayers.
May God Bless You,
Wayne Chocklett
Hi Eric! Women's Project based in Little Rock, Arkansas provides stipends to women (including youth) all over Arkansas to build their leadership development which, of course, leads them to improving their communities. I came to know them when I was a program officer at a foundation working in the rural Southeast. I support them because leadership development is a critical piece in creating sustainable communities. And, well, you understand the importance of supporting women.
Thank you for inspiring us with your tweets!
Robyn
You can find them at http://www.womens-project.org/
Young Survival Coalition – The YSC supports young women affected by breast cancer. Through my work with the YSC I've met some incredible women! Among these is a 27 year old woman, twice diagnosed with breast cancer, who completed Ironman Louisville this year in around 11 hours!
Thanks for making this into a community of social good. I would love any input and help as I start the journey down the path of advocacy in my daughter's name.
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Hey Eric,
I'd like to nominate Rwanda Partners as an organization who deserves support. I personally visited them in Rwanda in 2009 and they truly do amazing work. Fostering reconciliation and healing between victims and perpetrators from the Rwanda genocide is a monumental task. They have incredible stories about tragedy that turns to hope; very inspiring stuff.
Learn more at http://www.rwandapartners.org
Cheers!
Peter
REDTV Canada
Hey Peter,
Thank you for posting the video. Really brings it to life.
You have been an ardent and vocal advocate of my work with CARE — with no expectation of reciprocity. Now, I have the opportunity to give back to you, my friend. And that is precisely what I will do. While I was in Africa, I asked the Mozambicans about Rwanda. A hush fell over them as they discussed what occurred there. It is a deep scar that extends across Africa. And reconciliation is positively imperative to prevent another such tragedy. These preventative measures are so utterly important — and don't get the necessary air time. I will be donating to Rwanda Partners — in your name, my fine man — and we will continue to raise awareness for this noble cause.
Much love, my friend.
E,
Hey Eric,
I would send you a video response but I am too emotional right now. I cannot express what your support means to me. Lately, I've been feeling like nothing that I do or have done actually matters. My heart keeps telling me that we are making a difference such as finding sponsors for 24 children in Rwanda, then going to visit them on behalf of the sponsors. But my brain ( or ego: "Edge God Out") keeps trying to say "What difference does it make?" Perhaps that's the greatest challenge for many folks who want to get involved with big issues (such as poverty, aids, women's rights, etc.); that is, not to listen to that little voice when it says "Don't bother" and listen to your heart. Like you suggest, what makes your heart ache and your blood boil?
After visiting Rwanda Partners in Rwanda and actually meeting those that both participated in the killings and those that survived, I was completely overwhelmed with it all. But to see how this organization pushes forward with the message of forgiveness and reconciliation is also very inspiring; and hopeful. And without hope, we are all doomed to repeat history.
Thank-you so very much for your kind words and support.
You continue to demonstrate the human characteristics that I aspire to embrace.
All the very best to you and your family.
Peter
REDTV
Eric,
Wow! This is a brilliant idea and incredibly inspiring. Thank you! The organization I hope to receive support is Peruvian Hearts out of Denver, CO. They support children's homes in Peru by providing education, nutrition, health care and improving the home in order to care for more children. Sister Ana Yolanda runs the home and is a very wonderful and loving mother to the girls and boys. Peruvian Hearts was created by Ana Dodson, who was adopted from Peru as a baby. After her mother took her to visit her homeland, she committed at 10 years old, to making a difference in the lives of the children in this particular orphanage. Please support the incredible work that they are doing in the lives of the children in Peru. I had the opportunity this summer to travel and lead a volunteer group to do a service project at the home and needless to say, these amazing children left footprints on my heart forever. Thank you so much for creating a place where people can express their desires to make a difference! You're awesome.
Best,
Jan
This is fantastic! I am running the Boston Marathon this spring to raise money for the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition. Its mission is to improve the nutritional well-being of people worldwide through:
* the creation of new knowledge
* the application and dissemination of evidence-based information and
* the education and training of future leaders in the field
I am trying to raise $2620, $100 for every mile I will run from Hopkinton to Boston. Any donation is greatly appreciated! http://www.tuftsmarathonchallenge.com/runners/geo...
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Yéle Haiti is a grassroots movement that builds global awareness for Haiti while helping to transform the country through programs in education, sports, the arts and environment. Yéle’s community service programs include food distribution and mobilizing emergency relief. Grammy-Award winning musician, humanitarian and Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti Wyclef Jean founded Yéle Haiti in 2005.
for more info contact yele at www. yele.org
follow @wyclef on twitter
I am @mrsboo2u on twitter
Hi Eric,
Wow, you're an inspiration to us all. Wish more businesses considered how much they really need to take out as profit and how the money could be used.
Here's a worthy cause which it would be amazing if you could support. About a year ago I went to Zambia with a charity called LearnAsOne (http://www.learnasone.org) in order to write about their school funding projects in Africa.
What's great about the way they work is that they're totally transparent, not only is every penny publically accounted for, but the people who receive help get to talk directly to donors explaining what they've spent, where and why. It's a great system because not only is it helping to bring education to poor rural parts of the world, but it's helping donors understand the problems faced there too.
Keep up the good work
Adam
You are such an inspiration, Eric! Thank you for considering my cause for donation.
I'm training to participate in Race for the Roses on April 11, 2010 as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. Team In Training is raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. Every four minutes someone new is diagnosed with blood cancer and every ten minutes someone dies.
My inspiration for this run is my precious baby boy, Alexander. I am blessed to have a healthy and happy son and hope that all children affected by these diseases have an opportunity to live a long and joyful life. As I cross the finish line, I will know that the money I raised will be supporting research, patient aid, advocacy, education and community services.
Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission. My website is: http://pages.teamintraining.org/or/roses10/asodha
Thank you, Eric!
Allison Sodha
Alison, thank you for running with Team In Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! We are going to have a great season!
Hello Allison! I love your story and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing it here. What a worthy cause — and what a way to benefit it! You are bettering your body and you better our world. You are inspired by your baby boy Alexander (that is POWER!). You were not struck by tragedy, but rather compelled by gratitude. You are a special soul, Allison. I will be honored to make a $250 donation to your quest — and hopefully generate a lot more money and awareness for it as we post here. (Thousands of socially-conscious people are visiting our blog every day now, so it's become quite a movement!) Let's keep the discussion going and never give up until we find a cure.
Much love Allison!!
E.
Hello Erik! Thank you for sharing your stories! It is so wonderful to know that there are people out there who care!
I am raising funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as a participant in their Team In Training program and I'm asking you to help by making a donation to my fundraising campaign.
http://pages.teamintraining.org/or/roses10/mjones...
Each donation helps accelerate finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. More than 823,000 Americans are battling these blood cancers. I am hoping that my participation in Team In Training will help bring them hope and support.
On behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, thank you very much for your support. I greatly appreciate your generosity.
* I am running for my grandma who has battled cancer, my best friends brith mom who when she finally found out who her real mother was she had passed away days before she went to meet her. I run for those who are struggling to survice I must use my healthy body to run and donate to a wondeful cause of helping others. Thank you so much for considering me in your donation.
Monique
Thanks for sharing your story, Monique. I am excited to have you on our team and run together to cure blood cancer!
Thanks! You are doing a GREAT thing:)
Last year I raised a lot of money for Greg Mortenson's initiative, the building of schools and education of girls and women in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Central Asia Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission to promote and support community-based education especially for females. Promoting peace through literacy and education. This is especially important now and in this area in particular!
Helping the Girl Effect happen…..
The powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society. Why girls? Adolescent girls are uniquely capable of raising the standard of living in the developing world. Girls are the most likely agents of change, but they are often invisible in their societies and to our media. https://www.ikat.org/
These last few months I have been raising money for a new digital mammogram machine for my local hospital. On Jan 30th BustaMove will take place. 6 hours of continuousexercise topped off with a session by Richard Simmons!! Here is a link to my team's fundraising page.
http://bustamove.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPl...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPetgDoJfpI
Every time I think of you doing this, it just makes me smile.
In Atlanta, there's an organization that is making a tremendous difference called Raksha. From the website, Raksha's mission is to promote a stronger and healthier South Asian community through confidential support services, education, and advocacy. Guided by values of consensus in decision-making, diversity in leadership, and the dignity and worth of every individual, Raksha strives to empower and serve the South Asian community. You can learn more about them at http://www.raksha.org/
Thank you for the work you are doing!
Robyn
In 2006 I volunteered in Tanzania and I met a little 6-year old girl with severe club feet that couldn’t be operated on in her own country. She lived in a slum in Dar es Salaam. I referred her to Moira Kelly’s Children First Foundation in Melbourne, Australia. They help children from war torn or poverty stricken nations by arranging life saving or significantly life altering surgery.
They not only flew Tatu to Australia and arranged surgery, they bathed her in love and care. Since then I have referred four other children to Children First. Two 9-year olds are here now, to see their lives transformed with surgery and medical attention in incredible. Through a personal charity project (so small it isn’t registered) http://www.watotokwanza.org I have been able to provide educational support and care for these kids on return to Tanzania.
Most people think of Children First Foundation because they arranged the recent separation on conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna from Bangladesh. This was an incredible feat and very inspirational. But to me, I think of these children struggling in the slums of Dar es Salaam and picture their futures as beggars or more dramatically, no future at all if it hadn’t been for organizations like Children First Foundation. However, CFF are struggling to raise enough money to bring out the amount of children they are receiving referrals for. $250 goes along way. Many thanks, Gwen….. Tatu, Issa, Asha, Sophia and Gerry.
What an incredibly generous thing. One thing I've learned is that whether you mean to or not, you always get back more than you give. Lots of people, myself included, could learn from you.
Although there are so many deserving organizations, one organization that I love is Girls on the Run, International. For the last two years I've been a head coach for this program which trains girls in 3rd to 5th grade to complete a 5K; more important than the physical training is that we teach them important life lessons and skills to develop their character. I have seen girls who, at the beginning, were shy due to low self-esteem at the become leaders by the end of the session; these girls had wide smiles and were encouraging of others. How great to make a positive change at such a young age- just imagine how that impact compounds over time! Girls on the run is so much fun!
http://www.girlsontherun.org/
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What an incredibly generous thing. One thing I've learned is that whether you mean to or not, you always get back more than you give. Lots of people, myself included, could learn from you.
For the last two years I've been a head coach for Girls on the Run, International, a program that trains girls in the 3rd to 5th grade to run a 5K while teaching them important life lessons like character development. I've seen such incredible growth in the girls I coach over just a few weeks. What a gift to be able to make such a difference at an early age- one I believe will only compound over time.
http://www.girlsontherun.org/
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Hello. How very, very generous of you. Please support the Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin. http://www.foodallergywis.org We are a non-profit org that basically "picks up where the doctors lead off". We do a ton of eduation, training, support, fun group activites to support our friends and families with food allergies! It takes a lot to run this non-profit…we are all volunteers…our own FAAW president put in a min. of 30 hours of volunteer time a week. Thank you so much.
Hello Diane! I would be happy to support the Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin! This is one of those worthy, yet unheralded, causes. Kudos and thanks to you for supporting this organization and for bringing your love and passion to this.
I will send a $250 donation in honor of a fine, fine woman (!) — and I hope it will bring some people relief.
Much love, Diane!
E.
Good clip here about food allergies. Do you have any as well? I'm sure many people here would like to learn more!
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Hands Across the Nations is a 100% volunteer run organization driven by dedicated people who give their time and resources in an effort to make a difference. Based in Toronto, Canada Hands works in two communities in two countries with one purpose – to make a difference in the lives of the communities we serve.
With current projects in Mali, West Africa and Bolivia, South America, Hands Across the Nations provides volunteer and developmental support, and works in partnership with local leaders in an effort to improve the communities’ quality of life, to empower the local people, and to enable them to become self-sufficient.
An example of how HATN has had an impact on the quality of life in these communities in need is the dental, health and training centre in Cochabamba, Bolivia. This center provides nondiscriminatory health support in an area of great need and a safe haven for the children of the community to grow and have opportunities that may not have been available without the center. The center took over ten years to complete with the help of community members and volunteers and currently is self sustaining and a source of income for the community centre.
A gift of $250 is much appreciated. As a 100% volunteer organization we know how important and impactful every dollar can be. To put it in perspective $250 could be used to purchase three biosand filters, which could provide clean drinking water to three families for a minimum of 10 years.
For anyone interested in learning more about what we do at Hands Across the Nations check out this website:
http://www.hatncanada.org
Thank you for your generosity,
Justin Davis
HATN Volunteer and Committee Member
Thank you, Justin, for the passionate post — and for what you do in our world!
Hands Across Nations sounds incredible. You can count on my $250 donation — and hopefully others here will consider supporting you as well.
I love you how put $250 in perspective: "three biosand filters, which could provide clean drinking water to three families for a minimum of 10 years."
If that is not a good way to spend $250, I don't know what is.
Much love to you, my friend!
Thank you.
E.
Hey Eric
Thanks so much for your willingness to give and your open-mindedness to give so freely. Your enthusiasm for all organizations attempting to create positive social change in this world is a beautiful thing and hopefully contagious.
Thank you again,
Justin
Thank you, Justin. Your words make a huge difference here. So many people are visiting this blog and reading comments like yours. Your words echo across humanity and they make a real and tangible difference. Thank you for being such a good soul.
Much love,
E.
Hey Eric! Let me first say how grateful we all are to have someone like you in the world; it's much appreciated…and truly is changing the world for the better.
I volunteered for Life Experience and Faith Sharing Association, in NYC, on a winter service trip with my college. It was formed in 1986 by two nuns, Sister Teresa, who has since passed, and Sister Dorothy.
They created the organization in response to the massive homeless population. The emphasize the need to recognize how we are brothers and sisters and must care about one another; making a discernible commitment to work for liberation with people who are oppressed; and standing in solidarity with people striving to create a more just society.
All the people who work for the organization are former homeless people–it's what makes them so unique. Their mission is incredible and to see it first hand how people call Sister Dorothy, "Mama" is a wonderful thing, when they do food missions at night and take food to the homeless on the streets, at subway stations and other spots. They also have a Men's Club, Women's Club and Leadership Day(s).
Now while there is no website, because she donates all the money to helping the people, I can guarantee you that Sister Dorothy, or the Mother Teresa of NYC (as I call her), and LEFSA is very well deserving of some help.
Thank you in advance, Eric.
Peace, love and unity,
Tom
Life Experience and Faith Sharing Association
45 East 126th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10035
Thank you, Thomas. You are a good man — and we need more like you in this world!
Sounds like a beautiful organization. I will send a $250 donation to The Life Experience and Faith Sharing Association in your honor, my friend.
Also, I would encourage everyone on the blog to take a look at Thomas's story and consider supporting Sister Dorothy and her group.
All the best, Thomas!
E.
In 2006 I was volunteering in a slum on the northern reaches of Dar es Salaam when I met a 6-year old girl called Tatu. She had such severe clubbed feet that she couldn't be operated on in Tanzania and only had a future as a beggar to look forward to.
I referred her to a wonderful foundation called Children First Foundation, based in Melbourne Australia – for whom I have since become a volunteer. Children First take children from war torn or poverty stricken nations who are suffering from medical problems and are in need of life saving or significantly life changing surgery.
Not only did they fly Tatu to and from Australia, provide all medical care and accommodation, the bathed her in love. Since then I have referred 4-more children from the slums of Dar es Salaam to Children First Foundation. Two nine year olds are here now having treatment and a teenager and a 5-yr old will come as soon as funding allows. To see these children transform post-surgery is truly a magical experience.
Most people that know of Children First Foundation, know of them because of Trishna and Krishna, the conjoined twins from Bangladesh. These two wee girls have Children First to thank for saving their lives.
But to me its giving these young Tanzanians from the slums a future that has made me post a blog comment on this site. With the foundation struggling to offer medical assistance to all the referrals for sick children from around the world, $250 makes a difference. What a great incentive Eric, thank you.
Gwen, Tatu, Issa, Asha, Gerry and Sophia.
http://www.childrenfirstfoundation.com is the website
Good Morning! Thank you for offering to commit to all these worthy causes! My name is Jaci and I am running my first ever half marathon and to help me train I am participating with Team in Training. This worthy cause helps me better myself while I help raise money to better the lives of so many people in the world. When I first agreed to the Team in Training I thought I was running for strangers but it turns out that there are so many people in my life that have endured or know someone who has endured a battle with cancer. I lost my uncle six years ago to Leukemia and nearly lost one of my best friends 10 years ago. I am running in memory of my uncle and all the other people who have lost their lives to these terrible diseases. Thank you again for your generosity!
http://pages.teamintraining.org/or/roses10/jrolfe...
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