For those of you who know me well, you will not find it particularly surprising that I cried today as I was walking to the grocery store, nor that I cried on December 10th when we reached the amount to support 60 girls, or when we raised enough to help my original goal of 30 … Continue reading
The 30 by 30 project rang December in with a bang, raising over $4,000 in the first week of December from over 30 donors. Thank you to all the generous donors, whose names you’ll see in the video, as well as the generous families who donated as Christmas gifts for each other. With that spirit … Continue reading
The world is a beautiful place full of beautiful people. This fall, I had the pleasure of visiting one beautiful corner of the world, Jeju Island, South Korea, and meeting a beautiful family there, who not only sent another girl to school after just meeting me, but who filmed and guest danced one of my … Continue reading
One afternoon this year, I walked out to the parking lot and I had 3 modes of transportation to choose from – my one-speed cruiser, my mountain bike, and my motobike. Just last week I found a fourth mode of transportation, as you’ll see in this video :). I feel extremely lucky to have these … Continue reading
Thank you to everyone who made yesterday’s 30 by 30 Happy Hour Event – Raise a Glass, Send Girls to Class a success. We drank, ate, and gambled enough to send 4 more girls to brighter futures – taking us to girl 53! Bravo! Special thanks to Michael at Deustches Ecks for providing the venue, … Continue reading
Enjoy the randomness that is this dance thank you. You might recognize one filming location – one of Room to Read’s library projects in the Mekong Delta. Now that I’ve danced in a library, I’ll also read on a dance floor to balance the world again. Signing off before I digress into nonsense… My brain … Continue reading
Thank you to everyone who came out for our second Bike for Bikes Event on Sunday, November 17th. We had a diverse group with riders from SSIS, AIS, CIS, and beyond, raising enough for 10 bicycles, or in other terms, enough to send two girls to school for a year. Thanks to Elaine for leading … Continue reading
Thank you for the continued support. These donations moved me particularly, as they are selfless birthday celebrations in honor of others. Wendy turned 60 this year, and rather than ask for presents, she gave 60 friends each $60 to spend on charities of their choice. Wendy’s friend Marjon paid forward Wendy’s birthday gift, and then … Continue reading
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