Hey Lovelies!!
So I just wrote a blog about non-profit organizations.
Well today is To Write Love On Her Arms Day!!
This day is meant to bring awareness to others on the actual org itself and what they do!
So write LOVE on your arms, show it off and spread their message!
If you're on Facebook look up the event and spread it to your friends!
Post your pictures of Love on your arms and tell the story
Thnx
Peace, Love, && Be Yourself
-Ash-
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Non-Profit
Hey guys just wanted to tell you about some really great non-profit organizations that really help the youth of today, in the U.S. and other countries
The first one I would like to discus is To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA):
-This is one of the more well known orgs, even if a person doesn't know exactly what they do they have most likely seen the TWLOHA t-shirts.
-Founded by Jamie Tworkowski
-What they're about:
To Write Love On Her Arms is a movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.
-TWLOHA started in Spring of 2006
-They wanted to get the story out of a girl who had a past of great pain and who was suffering from deep depression, drug use, and self-inflicted injury.
They're Vision:
-The visions IS hope, and hope IS real, that people will put down guns and razor blades and bottles.
Jamie Tworkowski and his organization is inspiring.
-He is up for a mtvU Woodie award, so go MTV.com/ontv/woodieawards/2009/good-woodie and vote.
-If you want to learn more about TWLOHA, get the whole story and full vision go to http://www.twloha.com/
-They also get bands involved by setting up music tours. To get more info on this keep a check on their myspace for new tours and tour dates.
-Some of the bands that have been involved include, Paramore. UnderOath, Anberlin, and Hawthorne Heights
-Support this cause by buying a t-shirt and other accessories
The second organization is called Invisible Children:
-They make documentaries about war-affected children in east Africa show them around the world.
-It started in the Spring of 2003, when three young filmmakers traveled to Africa.
-What started out as a film making adventure transformed into much more these 3 boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are both the weapons and the victims.
After returning to the States, they created the documentary "Invisible Children: Rough Cut," a film that exposes the tragic realities of northern Uganda's night commuters and child soldiers.
-The film was originally shown to friends and family, but has now been seen by millions of people.
-Go to invisiblechildren.com to get merch, donate, and see how you can make a difference.
-Also go on their myspace to view blogs, music events, and bands who support this cause including; Fall Out Boy, Thrice, and The Rocket Summer
"My Heart Beats For You"
The third: I would like to tell you about is called Falling Whistles: Sean D. Carasso
-Falling Whistles gives a small window into our world’s largest war. Originally just a journal written about boys sent to the front lines of war armed with only a whistle
-It is a campaign for peace in Congo.
-Go to http://www.fallingwhistles.com/ for full info and journal entry, check out their Myspace as well
-Read the journal is about their efforts and finding 5 young boys who escaped a rebel camp
-Also support this cause. It's as simple as buying a whistle.
And last, but certainly not least, and probably most well known organization i would like to talk about is called TOMS:
-TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need.
-It was founded by Blake Mycoskie in 2006 after befriending children in Argentina when he was traveling.
-TOMS has given over hundreds of thousands of pairs of shoes to children in need.
-This company has also been seen in an ad for AT&T's cell phone service
-For more in depth info go to tomsshoes.com or get on Myspace and search Blake Mycoskie
-TOMS shoes come in men's, women's, youth, and "tiny toms", they even sell vegan styles, which means they contain no leather, and TOMS wrap boots.
-Support this cause, buy a pair of shoes.
Peace, Love, && Be Yourself
~Ash~
The first one I would like to discus is To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA):
-This is one of the more well known orgs, even if a person doesn't know exactly what they do they have most likely seen the TWLOHA t-shirts.
-Founded by Jamie Tworkowski
-What they're about:
To Write Love On Her Arms is a movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.
-TWLOHA started in Spring of 2006
-They wanted to get the story out of a girl who had a past of great pain and who was suffering from deep depression, drug use, and self-inflicted injury.
They're Vision:
-The visions IS hope, and hope IS real, that people will put down guns and razor blades and bottles.
Jamie Tworkowski and his organization is inspiring.
-He is up for a mtvU Woodie award, so go MTV.com/ontv/woodieawards/2009/good-woodie and vote.
-If you want to learn more about TWLOHA, get the whole story and full vision go to http://www.twloha.com/
-They also get bands involved by setting up music tours. To get more info on this keep a check on their myspace for new tours and tour dates.
-Some of the bands that have been involved include, Paramore. UnderOath, Anberlin, and Hawthorne Heights
-Support this cause by buying a t-shirt and other accessories
The second organization is called Invisible Children:
-They make documentaries about war-affected children in east Africa show them around the world.
-It started in the Spring of 2003, when three young filmmakers traveled to Africa.
-What started out as a film making adventure transformed into much more these 3 boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are both the weapons and the victims.
After returning to the States, they created the documentary "Invisible Children: Rough Cut," a film that exposes the tragic realities of northern Uganda's night commuters and child soldiers.
-The film was originally shown to friends and family, but has now been seen by millions of people.
-Go to invisiblechildren.com to get merch, donate, and see how you can make a difference.
-Also go on their myspace to view blogs, music events, and bands who support this cause including; Fall Out Boy, Thrice, and The Rocket Summer
"My Heart Beats For You"
The third: I would like to tell you about is called Falling Whistles: Sean D. Carasso
-Falling Whistles gives a small window into our world’s largest war. Originally just a journal written about boys sent to the front lines of war armed with only a whistle
-It is a campaign for peace in Congo.
-Go to http://www.fallingwhistles.com/ for full info and journal entry, check out their Myspace as well
-Read the journal is about their efforts and finding 5 young boys who escaped a rebel camp
-Also support this cause. It's as simple as buying a whistle.
And last, but certainly not least, and probably most well known organization i would like to talk about is called TOMS:
-TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need.
-It was founded by Blake Mycoskie in 2006 after befriending children in Argentina when he was traveling.
-TOMS has given over hundreds of thousands of pairs of shoes to children in need.
-This company has also been seen in an ad for AT&T's cell phone service
-For more in depth info go to tomsshoes.com or get on Myspace and search Blake Mycoskie
-TOMS shoes come in men's, women's, youth, and "tiny toms", they even sell vegan styles, which means they contain no leather, and TOMS wrap boots.
-Support this cause, buy a pair of shoes.
Peace, Love, && Be Yourself
~Ash~
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