Sunday, October 25, 2009

Charity: Water

On December 23, I'm turning 16. At first, this seemed surreal, even daunting. But then I found out that millions of people don't live to see their 5th birthday. And why? Because they didn't have access to clean, safe water. So I'm not scared of turning 16 anymore. In fact, I'm celebrating my birthday like never before. I'm asking for $16 from everyone I know - and every penny of the money raised will go directly to fund freshwater wells in developing nations. Even better, every dollar is "proved" when the projects are complete, and photos and GPS coordinates are posted using Google Earth. My goal is to raise $5,000 by my birthday, December 23. Please consider helping me. Brian Barrett will be turing 17 on December 3rd, he is helping me by collecting 17 dollars from his friends to help make our goal of 5,000. You can donate by visiting my Charity: Water account www.mycharitywater.org/measbirthdayproject where you can find more information on how to get involved. Thanks for your help!

Friday, October 9, 2009

NASA's bombing the moon??!

So NASA has decided that the best way to find out if there is water on the moon is to crash it. Hmmm, thats so interesting. I am sure they have done adequate research on the density of the moon and what not, but what if the ENTIRE moon breaks?? Let's hope not! In other news, President Obama may have won a Nobel Peace Prize??? For his,"Extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”. Does the word efforts not bother you? Obama has continuously promised to help stop genocide in Sudan, but has yet to address it. Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 AFTER his strong plight for equality in America, Mother Theresa in 1979 AFTER leading Missionaries of Charity, Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 AFTER the Russo-Japanese war, Woodrow Wilson in 1919 AFTER the founding of the League of Nations, Jane Addams AFTER the creation of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. President Obama should not be the exception. He should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize AFTER success in "international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". Maybe its in an effort to push him even more? I am not degrading Obama's efforts. They truly are extraordinary! But lets not jump the gun.