Team World Vision: A Very Important Post

Guys. This is super important. Like, the most important post to date. Why you ask? Because it is about the charity I am running for, and the other HUGE reason why I am running this marathon.

I will just tell the story the way it happened: I have been thinking about running a marathon for roughly 2 years for all the reasons mentioned in this post. But I was out of the country, not fully convinced that I was capable, and a little gun shy. All normal responses. In the mean time, I watched from afar as my amazing friend Leslie ran two marathons, and recruited friends for the second. I was awestruck, inspired, and curious about her motivation. The biggest one? 

Team World Vision. 

This amazing charity supports us runners through the marathon (I feel like I will need a lot of support. Like... 26.2 miles of being propped up and prodded.) But that's not the coolest part. They help build wells and pipelines for kids and families to get clean water in Haiti. They build latrines and teach about sanitation in Africa. They help make the world more awesome for people who need it to be the awesomest. Guys. I can't afford to donate to this wonderful charity (no really... unpaid internships don't pay well...). Honestly, I couldn't even afford to run the marathon. But my generous and fantastic friend Leslie said, "Can you run?" and I said, "Yes." She responded with, "Then I will help you give" and sponsored me for the marathon. Seriously, I am flabbergasted by how kind this woman is, and unbelievably grateful.

(Side note: it actually took a lot more convincing of me that I could do it, wouldn't collapse and my feet wouldn't fall off. But this version makes me sound cooler.)

So I give to this charity by running in the rain, in the snow, and pretty soon in the heat. On days that I'm tired and days that I am sore (a.k.a. 5 out of my 6 workout days this week). I run with the hope that I will inspire you to give what you can, too. $50 gives one person clean water for a generation, which means that even $1 or $2 goes way further than you think it will. 

My personal donation page is linked on the sidebar of this blog. Please give what you can, and if you can't then please pass this on to friends and family who might be able to. If we all do what we are able, we can build something amazing. Check out the video on this page to learn more. And trust me, any donation you give makes me feel like you believe in me, so you get two "I-Did-Good" feelings for one small deed!