Image from 1st Place Sports Running A week after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the running community got together to honor the victims of that tragic day the best way they know how. They ran. Running stores, groups, and organizations around the nation got together on the first Monday after the Marathon to show the… Continue Reading
Snoop Lion Turns Violence into Fashion
Jewelry for a Cause, an organization aimed at providing relief for victims of gun violence, is doing something pretty sweet with their Caliber collection in a partnership with MTV – they are literally turning the weapons used for crime into statements of good. Gives a fresh, new meaning to finding a silver lining, huh? The… Continue Reading
We Stand With Boston
The finish line of a marathon is a sacred space, and I don’t mean that hyperbolically. Thousands gather to travel that 26.2 pilgrimage toward a very personal triumph. Whatever, or whomever, you run for, no matter your race or religion, runners are united in unique fellowship. Yesterday, terror struck the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a… Continue Reading
Spotted: Whole Foods. Whole Planet Foundation.
Over the years my grocery shopping experience has evolved from the mindless college junk food binging to the label reading, nutrition quantifying practice I know now. Being a little older and wiser, I’ve become a lot more conscious about the products I consume. With that said, I’ve been doing the majority of my grocery shopping… Continue Reading
ColaLife: Soda (and Medicine) to the Developing World
One thing I remember noticing when I visited the Philippines as a kid was all of the bottled Coca-Cola that got delivered to people’s houses in these big crates. Growing up in Chicago, home soda delivery let alone glass bottles were scarcely seen. Apparently, Simon Berry made similar observations when he volunteered in Africa as… Continue Reading
Breaking Down Barriers: 5th Element Project
Today is the 6th annual World Autism Awareness Day – hallmarking the efforts of autism organizations worldwide. On this day (and during the month of April), we celebrate with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. You can share any events related to autism on the official Facebook page here. Nowadays, 1 in 50 children are diagnosed… Continue Reading
Social: Sweat 16 at The Sweatshop
Admittedly, it’s easy to put positive change on the back burner but sometimes, change can happen too late. 16 years ago, that realization hit closer to home than I still would care to admit. But instead of acknowledging my father’s death within my own family alone, Selfless wanted to do something different – we partnered… Continue Reading
Spotted: Going the Distance for Good
Image courtesy of Zoe Goes Running Visionary athlete and philanthropist Zoë Romano is my personal running hero. In 2011 she ran 2,800 miles across the United States, cranking out 30 miles a day to become the first female to complete such a trek without a support vehicle. Check out the trailer to the award-winning documentary film… Continue Reading
Spotted: Music, Art, and Cancer
My father was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005. It was unspeakably devastating news to swallow. Shortly after, I heard the song “Nineteen Stars” by the Meg and Dia band and it completely enchanted and uplifted me – a song about never losing faith. As fate would have it, the song seemed to have that… Continue Reading
UNICEF Provides Clean Water with Facebook
The UNICEF Tap Project has added a new friend in Facebook to spread its message. Users on the ‘book can help provide children around the world with access to clean water and sanitation by small, direct donations or raising awareness on the social media platform itself. Image courtesy of Loving Shepherd Although World Water Day… Continue Reading