As you all know, I am going to Haiti this January as a part of Mission 29.2’s annual trip to Ouanaminthe. As a part of this trip, I have been challenged with the task of raising $1000 to donate to the two cooperating schools that we will be working with. For some participants who signed on with Mission 29.2 earlier than me, a grand may not sound like a lot. However, I am hoping to raise all of these funds by December 1. In short, not a lot of time and quite a lot of money!
If you are able to help me with any type of financial donation, please see this post for details on how it’s possible!
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| The 2011 Mission 29.2 Marathon+ |
However, when I spoke to Adam, the PR guy at Columbia Sportswear, he immediately turned me over to the Columbia sponsorship department. Adam is the best guy ever but he gave me a little warning; after all, it is almost the end of the year, so most companies have donated out all of the money they have available. I wasn’t going to expect much, but I appreciated Adam’s efforts on my behalf.
But guess what happened? Drumroll please….
Columbia made a massive donation to my trip! I’m not going to go into details about the exact donation amount, but needless to say, I am officially over half way to my $1000 goal!
Y’all, this was absolutely huge. I feel like I am making some ground on my suggested donation amount, and it will make me so happy to know that I really helped all these kids to the best of my ability.
In short, I just wanted to write down a public thank you to Adam and the rest of the Columbia team. Not only are y’all a fun crowd to jump off waterfalls with (and I daresay, hit up the sushi bars?!), but you are also super generous and kind. I sincerely appreciate your help on my latest endeavor!!