Oprah’s Angel Network

Less than 6 weeks before camp! This is exciting stuff...

• 15 February 2010
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Reading my own story today to get a boost. Working hard to make this adventure happen.

• 09 January 2010
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Happy, happy, happy! It's official! I have teamed up with Girls, Inc. of Alameda County during No Name Calling Week in January 2010 and have donated my entire week to chat with their girls (at 8 school programs) about the negative effects of name calling. I will also have a chance to get the perspective of middle school girls about how, when and why name calling occurs and use it for the book.

This is a true example of the cycle of empowerment! I heard about No Name Calling Week after my story was published here on this page and now I get to pay it forward even more. This is absolutely awesome!

• 29 November 2009
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P.S. I am personally sponsoring my Little Sister from the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. That, by itself, is golden.

• 29 November 2009
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There are tons of angels out there! One month ago, a woman I was speaking to about CampCaribe told me very matter-of-factly that I needed a fiscal sponsor. 48 hours later, I had one and 48 hours after that, I began my first ever fundraising effort in my attempt to gift diverse tween girls with this fantastic 10 day learning adventure program to the US Virgin Islands! Having a fiscal sponsor changed EVERYTHING and even allows parents to write-off camp tuition and fundraise for their own little Adventurers themselves! So far, I have raised $1,000; and while that might not seem like alot, it is more than 0 and more than I've ever raised before. I have even more angels in my life and they are trying to collect money on behalf of CampCaribe as well. I am humbled and forever grateful for the kindess of strangers.

There is an imbalance in the camping industry and I aim to change it. Fundraising isn't easy (!), but nothing worth doing ever is, is it? As you can see, The Oprah's Angel Network Web site angels were oh-so-kind enough to publish The Idea Behind CampCaribe and any time I'm feeling frustrated, I come back here and read my own story (and your comments) to give myself a boost. Even if I have to dig deeper into my own pocket, CampCaribe will happen.

Thanks for listening!

• 29 November 2009
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