It’s somebody’s birthday today! No, not mine. No, not my son’s.
It’s the very first birthday of Shot@Life! And here’s my gift to them:
On the off chance that you’ve hiding for the past year or kept your fingers in your ears, here’s the 60 second version of what it’s all about.
Shot@Life is a movement to protect children worldwide by providing life-saving vaccines where they are most needed.
Shot@Life is part of the United Nations Foundation and is funded publicly and privately.
Shot@Life works with on-the-ground organizations to work to effectively expand access to vaccines and save children’s lives.
Why is it so important?
Because every 20 seconds a child dies from a vaccine-preventable illness.
This can stop. The number one goal is to eradicate polio and it remains in only THREE countries in the world today (down from FOUR, just a few short years ago). It’s working and people’s lives are being saved and changed forever.
I am in awe of everything Shot@Life does to get their message out their and to help empower people to champion their cause.
Like me.
I’ve been proud to be heavily involved in Shot@Life over the past year with their blog carnival, Blogust campaign, Social Good Summit, 28 Days of Impact, and their Champion Summit in Washington, DC.
Want to know more about why I become involved? My friend Kia had a chance to interview me and while we spent most of the time catching up, we talked a lot about why I am so passionate about it!
In the end of the interview, I made her pose for a picture. As part of the “every child deserves a shot at life” mantra, we also use phrases to describe what every child should have a chance at.
One of my favorites?
Every child deserves a shot at silly faces.
Like these…
Want to know more? I’ll make it easy for you.
- Head over to Shot@Life to read, learn, and get involved!
- Sign up to become a Champion and advocate for the cause!e
Happy Birthday Shot@Life! Keep up the amazing work!
2 comments
You have to get the cha-cha-cha’s in there. 😉
Such important work that they do- and you’re a fabulous voice for them.
We had a blast and you are doing great things!