As we get ready for Thanksgiving feasts with friends and family, it’s a good time to remember that 1 in 6 Americans struggles with hunger. Here’s a PSA from Feeding America’s new campaign, “Hunger is a Real Story” (you might recognize the star!).
If you want to find out how you can donate money to Feeding America or to locate a local food bank, you can visit feedingamerica.org/hunger.
October 1st is the first day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you have a family member or friend who has been affected by breast cancer. Here are some ways companies are supporting the cause this month; if you see any other good campaigns or causes, please share them with us.
If you come across any other companies doing something this month, please share in the comments or on our Facebook page.
Jennifer Fidelman is leaving for a few days to run in The 5th Annual Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She’s been training for a while now, even denying herself some of the yummy treats we have during our office lunches for the past few months. I thought it would be nice tell her story before she leaves for Washington D.C. to join 6,000+ other athletes for the big race.
Jennifer has been training for The Nation’s Triathlon for about five months. Her workout schedule is intense: she’s training six days a week which includes a coached swim every Wednesday and an ocean swim every Saturday. Saturdays are also when she does her “brick” workouts where she trains for two disciplines back-to-back. She’s been training so hard that she’s the Mayor of her gym on Foursquare and she has the Swimmies badge!
Of course I had to know about her diet! She’s started hydrating for the race already to help prepare. Her food schedule for the next few days looks like this:
Most importantly, using e-mails and Facebook (even Facebook ads!) to reach out to her network of friends, Jennifer successfully raised $3,000 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; since she started training for races five years ago, she’s raised over $20,000 for the organization.
To read more about Jennifer’s motivation, or to continue donating to support her training and the cause, you can visit her fundraising page through Team in Training.
Join us in wishing Jennifer (and her entire team) luck with her race in D.C. this weekend!
One of our clients, Baldacci Family Vineyards, will be hosting the Nashville in Napa event on August 14, 2010. This special night will bring some of Nashville’s hit-making country music songwriters to Napa Valley where some of the area’s best wineries will be pouring their wines. Proceeds from the event will benefit non-profit organizations selected by NOTES for Education, whose mission is to “fund programs that bring music, art and literacy to school-age children.”
Music, Wine and a Good Cause – is there a better combination?
Here is the video for Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” which was co-written by Jessi Alexander, one of the songwriters who’ll be at the event. (I wonder if she has any crazy Miley stories!)
Help us spread the word about the Nashville in Napa event and this great cause! If you or anyone you know would like to buy tickets to the event or learn more about it, you can check out Nashville in Napa.