I strongly believe in the power of a voice to make change and do social good. Therefore, I have began advocating for a number of non-profit organizations to help people around the world. I am currently advocating for the following groups/causes:

UN Foundation Shot@Life: Provides life-saving vaccines in developing countries. 

RESULTS: The power to end global poverty

ONE and ONE MOMS:   Grassroots organization to fight extreme poverty.

On January 30-31st I attended a training program sponsored by the UN Foundation to become an advocate for their Shot@Life program.  I am honored to participate in this growing movement to help saves children’s lives around the world.  

Did you know that every 20 seconds a child dies from a vaccine-preventable death?  Go to Shot@Life and learn how you can help save lives around the world by spreading the word and making a contribution.  

Posts on Shot@Life Campaign:

4/26/12: Going GREEN: Official Launch of Shot@Life movement (click here)

4/24/12: Day 2 of Going Green in support of Global Immunization Week (Click here) 

4/22/12: Going Green: A call to global advocacy and how you can help (click here)

4/22/12:  Two other guest posts on Shot@Life.

4/19/12: The Daily Run that didn’t happen (click here)

3/28/12:  A glance behind the life of a Shot@Life Champion: 1 month countdown till launch (click here)

3/18/12: The Social Good Campaign Part 3: Inside the Shot@Life Training (click here)

3/2/12:  India’s Quest to become polio free (click here to read). 

2/14/12:  Social Good:  World Mom’s Delegation to DC Summit Part II (click here to read). 

2/14/12:  Giving more children a shot at more valentines (click here to read)

2/10/12:  The shot at life campaign through the eyes of a child (click here to read)

2/7/12:  Social Good:  World Mom’s Delegation to DC Summit (click here to read). Posted on World Mom’s Blog.

2/3/12:  Freedom and a Shot@Life (click here to read). 

1/29/12:  New Beginnings and a Shot at Life (click here to read).

What donations to Shot@Life mean:  Any amount can make a difference!

$5 protects a child from polio and measles for his lifetime.

$15 pays for vaccines to protect a child from the two most deadly diseases-pneumonia and diarrhea.

$20 will give a child a lifetime of immunity to protect him/her from pneumonia, diarrhea, polio and measles.

$40 gives two children a lifetime of immunity from pneumonia, diarrhea, polio and measles.

$60 protects three children from these four diseases for life.

Go to ShotatLife.org/donate to make a contribution. 

My fundraising efforts:

I have started a fundraising page on Crowdrise which will give friends and readers of my blog the ability to donate easily online to Shot@Life and help saves lives of children around the world.  To visit my page and make a donation or leave me a comment, please click here.

The month of April is going to be huge, especially the third week of April which is the UN Global Immunization Week.  I will be busy every day advocating, educating, promoting and fundraising for Shot@Life.

Resources to learn more about vaccines:

Excellent book about the safety of vaccines,  ”The Panic Virus:  The True-Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy” by Seth Mnookin.

Online free resources:

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety

http://www.unicef.org

http://www.immunizationinfo.org

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines

http://www.shotatlife.org