Who knew when we told our mom we wanted to GIVE money to charity AND deliver it ourselves , it would actually happen ! Last September after a lot of hard work and fierce determination , we set out on a dream to visit 12 counties in 12 months and raise 1 million dollars . It has been a life changing experience of scary moments : with tarantulas in the Dominican Republic and being caught in Hurricane Otto in Costa Rica , but it has also been filled with amazing moments , like meeting all the kids who hugged us every day and painting an entire community centre in Mexico with inspiring art .
Much of what we planned didn ’ t happen , and lots happened that we had no idea was going to . Every day was both emotional and empowering . It taught us strength , tenacity , compassion , fortitude and the willingness to keep going no matter how hard it got . Some days it was super difficult with little food , wet blankets , lots of rain and a million mosquito bites ! Yet , through it all , it was life changing ; to help those in need , to teach English to those who wanted to learn , to bring a smile to a child ’ s face or hope into an adult ’ s eyes . It has transformed us all and we are so thankful for your support .
With a new year here , new ideas , directions and desires have arisen . We see where we have not met our goals and where we need to work harder . Happily , we raised $ 7238.81 in donations and gave all of it away every month to our charities . We have a long way to go to make our 1 million mark and we ARE NOT GIVING UP ! This month we will introduce our Ocean Buddies , cute stuffies we created to help raise money for ocean conservation . We also designed JUST GIVE bracelets to wear and pay if forward . 100 % of the proceeds we make will go towards us helping the environment , the people and the planet be a better place .
Of course we need your help to keep our initiative going strong , but mainly we need your love , encouragements and prayers ; all things we felt daily from each of you . We want to continue supporting those in need , sharing the message that “ giving matters ” and bringing the many people , cultures and diversity closer to being ONE .
Please keep watching us on Facebook and sharing with your friends . Stay tuned for our new Empower-casts coming soon . Subscribe to our newsletter , download our learning capsule , buy an Ocean Buddy or deliver JUST GIVE Ambassador Bracelet to your friends . Any amount of giving is magic in the making .
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