My birthday is on Saturday. It’s a pretty big birthday. I’m going to be 25 years old- that’s a
quarter of a century, folks. I’m feeling
a bit ambivalent about being that old, but there’s not much I can do about it.
As part of my birthday
celebration, I'm going to be participating in the Run/Walk for Refugees to
support Exodus World Service. I've gotten involved with Exodus World Service
over the past year and I can't think of a better way to spend the morning of my
birthday than joining with others to raise awareness and funds to support the
work of Exodus. Through Exodus, I've been volunteering with a wonderful refugee
family from Bhutan. It has been such a pleasure getting to know the family. I
have learned about their life as refugees in Nepal. I have also had the
opportunity to learn about the joys and struggles they have experienced as they
adjust to a new life here in the U.S.
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| Here are my most favorite refugees! (the kids from the family I've been volunteering with) |
I would love for you to
join me on Saturday at the Run/Walk for Refugees in Long Grove. You can
learn more about the run/walk and register here.
Whether or not you can
join me for the run/walk, I would really love for you to sponsor me in this
fundraiser. I made my fundraising goal
$625. That's 25 dollars for each year of
my life. I’m 70% of the way to my goal
which is pretty awesome!!! Thanks to
those of you who have already donated!!! I have asked friends and family to make a
donation to Exodus World Service in lieu of giving me any birthday gifts. But even if you weren’t planning on giving me
a birthday gift, you could still make a donation. ;-)
You can make a donation by
visiting my fundraising page here: http://www.ministrysync.com/event/website/?m=736164
Thanks so much!
