Stuff We Do to Make a Difference

I've always believed in the "power of one".  My mom taught us that we could make a difference if we chose to - being one more body at a rally for something we believed in, voting with one voice that could tip the scales, reaching out to someone in need, giving even $1 to a cause we can get behind, sponsoring one child through World Vision, or the like...we can make a difference.  Mom's gone now, but her legacy of giving is still alive and strong.


September is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and with close family members and friends that are breast cancer survivors, I want to do my part to raise awareness and fight breast cancer.  


I hope you'll join me and my team!A Passion for the CureSponsored by Lucy Monroe LLC

This September 18, 2011, we will join more than 40,000 runners, walkers and volunteers for the 20th Annual Komen Portland Race for the Cure. As one person in a crowd of thousands, I am accepting a challenge to make a difference.

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. When I stop to think of the friends, aunts, neighbors, mothers and grandmothers in my life, I can easily think of eight women. And I do not want to see a single one suffer from this terrible disease.

I want to make a difference for our children, so they may have the promise of a full life.
It's clear that Komen has made a difference in the last 20 years. 20 years ago, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer diagnosed at its earliest stage was 74%. Now we celebrate that it is 98%. But, until no one fears a diagnosis of breast cancer, we still have a lot of work to do.
For the first 100 people that join my team (hey...if you don't live locally, or can't make the race, you can SLEEP IN for thecure...really) and/or donate (suggested gift - $20 or more), I will personally donate $10 to the Race for the Cure and *send you a signed copy of one of my books (title TBD by my admin).
*To receive a signed copy of one of my books, email your name and address to my admin  after  joining the team and/or making your donation at the above link(s).


It's your turn: let's share some positive stuff and do our best to live by Mom's motto of making a difference once person at a time.  What is your favorite charity or cause to support?  If you've got a link, share it so others can join you. :)