Tweetsgiving 2010 - Support Change Makers
For the third year in a row, nonprofit Epic Change is focusing on 3 days around Thanksgiving (Nov 23rd, 24th and 25th) to focus people’s gratitude on a specific cause. For the last 2 years, they focused on school children in Tanzania. This year, they have decided to focus on raising money for three “changemakers”. Learn a little bit about them here:
Mama Lucy Kamptoni - Tanzania - The woman who inspired Stacey Monk to start EpicChange in the first place and raise money for the school kids of Tanzania. She continues to make change for children and their futures in Tanzania and inspire others around the world.
Mike Halley - US - Mike was selected by the Epic Change local volunteer community in Tampa, Florida as their local changemaker of the year for 2010. Mike is a retired US marine who helps fellow soldiers find peace when they return home from war. By training rescued service animals, he helps brave servicemen and women manage their PTSD, trauma and disabilities.
Subhash Ghimire - Nepal - a recent college grad, and a Clinton Global University award winner, Subhash will use the funds to build a “Peace School” in Arupokhari, his village in Western Nepal, to help over 250 children (between the ages of four and fifteen) who are affected by the violence of civil war.
Subhash shared his story in his own words here - I thought it was inspirational and representative of the dreams many change-makers have.
Dear Friends, we need countless stories to move our world forward. We need schools that teach our students to action; we need education that not only teaches us to be good citizens but also go out and make a difference. We need idealists; we need dreamers, thinkers and leaders. My education has made me look beyond and contribute towards the greater good of the society. As President Obama once said, “ every generation we have an obligation to work on behalf of the next generation.”
Some may have called me naive for daring to dream at all, if they had seen the place where I started from. But if we stop dreaming and if we stop believing in ourselves, we are never going to create a world that is fair and just for everyone. If we are not willing to sacrifice, who will? How long can we wait? Please support my peace school project to educate and enable thousands of war affected Nepalese children to dream big and achieve their dreams.
To support their mission….
- make sure you post what you are grateful for between November 23rd and 25th - you can do it here on http://thankfulfor.com!
- visit Epic Change, leave a thank you note, and consider supporting this year’s changemakers.
- pass it on… :)
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