World Vision Wrap-Up

Posted on Oct 15, 2008 under Charity, World Vision |

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I can’t say how thankful I am for everyone of you who supported me through the marathon and especially through my fundraising efforts for Team World Vision. It was a humbling honor to run on behalf of my African friends and to share their stories with you over the last months.

It really has been fun to combine two of my passions into such a powerful event. Thank you! I am excited to announce that as of writing this post, we have raised $2,086 for Team World Vision!!! This exceeded the $2,000 goal!! Thank you!!

Below you will find a list of the posts where I shared about my passion for Africa and my experiences there. You can also read all of the posts by clicking on this link. In the order they were published:

That pretty much sums up Team World Vision. I’m not sure when/if they actually close down the fundraising page, but you still have the opportunity to give today. Thank you!!

Team World Vision

Team World Vision is a fund raising arm of the organization which uses ordinary people like me, to get ordinary people like you involved in ending poverty and injustice across the world. I have decided to commit the 26.2 miles of my first marathon to the memory of and in honor of the children I have met during my international travels. I can’t remember all of their names, but I have many pictures and stories.

On the right side of my blog there is a widget that will allow you to support me during this race or you can visit this secure page. I have set a goal of raising $2,000 which will help children have a chance at living to become adults across Africa.

Technorati Tags: World Vision, Team World Vision, Africa , Ghana

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Race Review: Giving Thanks 5K (Dec 02, 2008)
Reflections on South Africa (Oct 01, 2008)
First Impressions and Reactions in Ghana (Sep 24, 2008)
The World Vision Experience (Sep 17, 2008)
Cindy McCain, Laura Bush, and World Vision (Sep 10, 2008)

2 Responses to “World Vision Wrap-Up”

Blog Action Day | Adventures and Thoughts of Team Cross Says:
November 15th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
[...] Thousands of bloggers are writing about poverty today and offering radical ways to end poverty. It is an interesting idea and has produced some great posts. My BAD post is simply a wrap-up to the Team World Vision fundraising!! I am so super excited that my family and friends were willing to donate over $2,100 towards World Vision and supporting my marathon. You can see my official BAD post here. [...]
Thank You From Zambia | Team Cross Runs Says:
December 10th, 2008 at 5:36 am
[...] know I have thanked you several times for helping me raise over $2,000 for Team World Vision while running my first marathon. But I can’t say thank you [...]

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