December 2, 2014
As many of you know, I am a VERY busy person and I like to keep myself occupied. I think I epitomize the saying "Work hard, play hard!" I am somewhat of a workaholic and I also am a fun-lover! There are sooooo many awesome things going on in my life right now but I am just going to update you on one of them tonight and I will send another update when I find the time and inspiration! I will also be posting these on my blog which can be found here: summertimesnow.blogspot.com
I have always loved giving back to my community and doing volunteer work. I did plenty of volunteer work as a kid through Girl Scouts, my church (Shallowford Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA), and with my schools, etc. In college I joined Alpha Phi Omega which is a co-ed national service fraternity and did volunteer work with them. Now that I am settling in to my home in the Vail Valley I have decided to give back to my community by working with the non-profit, SOS Outreach. SOS works with at-risk youth and our mission is to inspire youth to make positive decisions for healthy and successful lives.
SOS builds all of their programs around 6 core values: courage, discipline, integrity, wisdom, compassion, and humility. Developing a strong understanding of these core values enabled the kids to become role models for their peers and to become leaders in their community. We do service projects with the kids and we also do ride days where we teach the kids how to not only improve on the mountain skiing/snowboarding but off of the mountain as well!
Specifically I am working with kids in the 3rd year of the 4-year-long University Program. This 4 year program is an intensive program that requires kids to increase community engagement and personal growth annually. I am a "Sherpa" for my kids which means that I am an adult mentor for them. If they need my support, they are welcomed and encouraged to call/text/e-mail me at any time. We have service learning activities, life skills workshops, and ride days on the mountain!
There has been a lot of training and I look forward to working more closely with the kids as our first ride day is approaching and is less than 2 weeks away!
Right now, SOS has a pledge campaign and I am asking that YOU please give a donation to this awesome non-profit! If you select the "CO Gives" option as you make your donation, your donation will be selected to be made on December 9th (Colorado Gives Day) and your donation will be matched!! It would really mean a lot to me if you could make a donation for SOS Outreach! $20 would make a HUGE difference!! If $20 is out of your budget, just donate $1 and choose the "CO Gives" option. If 250 of my friends/family donated even just $1 on Colorado Gives Day, I would reach my goal of $500 which would help SOS reach our goal of $20,000 during this pledge campaign!
I know many people bought for themselves for BlackFriday...please reach in to your heart and give to this awesome organization!! Here is my link to my fundraising site again: https://www.coloradogives.org/sospledge_summer
XOXOX Summer Glitter <3
