365 Days of Kindness: one

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Day 212: One Drop

On a hot summer day, the only thing that will quench my thirst is some good ole' H2O. As Americans, we have more clean and drinkable water than we know what to do with. Heck, most of the time we will open a bottle of water, leave it sitting somewhere, and open another. I am even guilty of this and just this weekend I realized I had 3 half full bottles on one table. Some in others parts of our world are not as fortunate. Luckily, there are many different organizations trying to combat that.

One organization in particular is One Drop. One Drop is a non-profit established in 2007 to fight poverty and allow access to clean water for all. Their website offers many different ways in which one person can help and allows insight in a world without clean water. To help, someone can donate money to give a family water, someone can talk about it over social media and create an awareness or someone can commit to make a change in their own life. I chose to make the personal commitment and give up plastic disposable water bottles. In addition, I also donated to help provide water for a family. You can take the commitment too. Essentially, we need to cut down, be grateful for what we have and stay hydrated!

God bless,

Kailee

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Day 106: One Day Without Shoes

One day without shoes? Sounds easy enough. Boy, was I wrong. Each year TOMS challenges everyone to forgo shoes and really live in the world of someone else, someone without shoes. TOMS is all about providing those who have no other choice but to walk barefoot with a pair of shoes. When you buy a pair of TOMS a pair will be donated to third world countries. Recently, TOMS has also started selling glasses. when you buy a pair of glasses, you are also paying for sight for someone in need. Basically, TOMS believes it is 'One For One'. Buy one and they will provide one. To learn more about TOMS and their movement, shop here.

Depending on where you live, this challenge can be just that, challenging. Today is was so cold in Cheney and wind was a blowing. My toes froze instantly. Immediately my perspective had changed and I realized how fortunate I am to not only have socks on my feet, but shoes too. I was able to withstand most of the day without shoes. Fortunate enough for me, I was inside the majority of the day.

However, I spotted this gent walking across campus and he was going strong. In addition, he was also representing by wearing a TOMS shirt. I commend him tremendously for making a statement and making a difference. Congratulations if you were also one of the few who stood strong! One Day Without Shoes is an annual event, so keep your eye out for next year's date!