#21 Ellie's Run For Africa

This has been a long time coming and super late, but I wanted to do Ellie's Run some justice because I love it so much! Well, with moving and getting settled I realize that I need to just get caught up with my Thirty.

So I know I already did #18 on ERFA, but that was for raising money and being a Hero. Some of the pictures are more geared toward that, but this is more about being a part of the committee.

I got involved because I thought that maybe this was a type of charity I would like to take with me to Idaho. I knew how to run the 5k, but I had no idea of all the other behind the scenes stuff. Let me tell you, there is A LOT of stuff to organize and take into consideration when planning a charity run. I was placed on the Heroes Team because (I guess) of my "expertise" from last year of being the Hero winner when I won the Kindle Fire. As important as the runners are who pay the registration fee, Heroes is what brings in the money for New Dawn.

My group's job was to email or call schools and churches in the Nashville-area and try to get in flyers or potentially set up a time where one of the ERFA staffers can do a mini-presentation to bring awareness to the need for education in Kenya and hopefully intrigue people enough to sign up for the 5k and potentially sign up as a Hero. I'm not the most social person and I hate talking on the telephone, so this was a good challenge for me to step outside my comfort level.

Check out #18 to read more about my experience with Ellie's Run For Africa and, of course, go to www.elliesrun.org for more information about this charity and how you can make a difference. Keep your eyes open for next year!

#20 Red Cross

Looking for a way to help out with the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma? Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10. It's fast and easy and legit. Donating $10 is a small amount to do, but if everyone did it, the help would be tremendous!

#19 Locks of Love

 

I go through a cycle every few years of growing my hair out and then chopping it off. The chop is always inevitable so I decided to use it for one of my Thirty's and donate it to Locks of Love.

I did this once years ago but haven't the last couple of big chops because I didn't think they took dyed hair. Since my hair is an ugly dishwater blonde naturally (yes, I'm naturally a blonde), I lighten it up a bit. When I was researching to see if I could donate, I found out some requirements that I did not know. For example, you CAN donate dyed hair. You CAN donate layered hair but the longest length needs to be at least ten inches. They sell off the shorter pieces to accommodate the pricing of the making of wigs.

Locks of Love takes the donated hair and makes wigs for cancer patients out of it. I think this is really cool so I'm glad I get to participate in this again.  If you would like more information or are interested in donating, check out their website at http://www.locksoflove.org/

My man, Mason, doing his thing

All gone!

Before and After shots.  I donated 13 inches!

Horrible lighting, but that is what was taken off