The Journey of a Million Miles
While jogging yesterday morning, I had an idea -- one of those "Flash Ideas" that hit me square in the face rendering me near useless the remainder of the jog. So inspirational was this idea that I could hardly wait to return home to begin working on it!
You have likely heard that "The Journey of a Million Miles is taken one step at a time," correct? Well for every journey of a million miles, there must be a beginning point!
I am currently involved in what I equate to a Journey of a Million Miles and I need your help! I ask a favor or you!
One in a Million!
I have the privilege of being one of seven co-founders of one of the most amazing non-profit organizations in the world! The Journey of Hope Grief Support Center serves the needs of children and families by providing free group grief support for children, adolescents and their parents or adult caregivers as they learn to mourn the death of impending death of a loved one!
This wonderfully unique organization was conceptualized in early 1997 and by June 8, 1998, we opened the doors for our first group! Since those humble beginnings, the Journey of Hope has reached out to families all over North Texas providing an invaluable service!
As you know, money is tight everywhere! We are all being affected by the wacky economy! Non-profit groups that offer needed services are feeling the pinch as well!
In an attempt to address these concerns, I have initiated a campaign for 2009 on behalf of the Journey of Hope Grief Support Center entitled One in a Million in which I plan to raise One Million Dollars, One Dollar at a Time, One Person at a Time for the Journey of Hope! Yes, that's right - ONE MILLION DOLLARS! Impossible you say? Absolutely NOT!
All I ask is that you do three simple things: (1) Visit the Journey of Hope Grief Support Center website and read about it's mission. http://johgriefsupport.org (2) Give just one dollar to the One in a Million Cause. (3) Share this endeavor with friends and family asking them to do the same! There you have it -- Simple actually! Never before has just one dollar held the potential to be so powerful!
My Idea
My idea is this! I just started back jogging after an absence due to an injury! As I jogged yesterday, I wondered how many miles I would have to run to equal One Million Steps! My thought was to create a blog chronicling my trek toward a Million Steps -- all to raise awareness and a Million Dollars for the Journey of Hope!
To make a long story short, If I run just 12 miles a week for the next 10 months -- three miles four times a week -- I will have just exceeded One Million Steps dedicated to the Journey of Hope and done so by jogging just 504 miles! The average number of steps jogged in a mile is 2,000!
Here's the deal! I do the running! You do the giving and spreading of the idea! Sounds like a real deal doesn't it?
Oh, by the way, I have decided to donate one dollar for each mile I run between now and the end of December 2009! That's just $504!
What Can You do?
First you can donate just one dollar to the Journey of Hope through this One in a Million campaign. Second you can share this idea with friends and family and encourage them to do the same! Third, if you are a runner and would like to join me on my trek to run 504 miles for the Journey of hope and ask others to sponsor your efforts, I would be honored! Fourth, feel free to share this idea and project with everyone you know!
Oprah or Dr. Phil could likely write a check and satisfy the million dollar goal, but I would not want that! In this time of struggle and economic uncertainty, I would rather give folks all over the world a chance to discover just how far one dollar will go to create lasting change in the lives of children!
Won't you join me? Thanks
Statistics
I will post pertinent statistics on a daily basis as they become available! Most updates will be brief and chock full of exciting information!
Personal Steps Taken -- 10,000 as of March 7, 2009! Will add 6,000 more in a few hours!
I will have the total number of dollars donated to the One in a Million campaign thus far posted tomorrow!
Thanks so much for joining me on this journey!
Mark Hundley
P.S. Please visit http://johgriefsupport.org to learn more about the vital work that The Journey of Hope conducts! Also, please feel free to visit the page entitled "The Journey" on the right side of this blog to access and read a special short story written especially for this campaign! Thanks!
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