Nine reasons..

Nine reasons to donate to my fundraiser for NOT FOR SALE, an organization dedicated to abolishing slavery throughout the world! I am racing Ironman 70.3 Augusta on 9-26-10 for this cause!

1. Each day is a new chance to do something great. Not all of us can travel to the hardest hit areas of the world to roll up our sleeves and dig in, but this doesn't mean we can't help. It's about finding something that really hocks us off then finding a way to pitch in and help promote change. Donating money can mean SO much to those receiving it. Donate.

2. After you donate you can tell people you took your first step in abolishing slavery. Men - use it as a pickup line. Women - trump the men by donating more. (ha!) Donate.

3. Donating promotes good karma. We all know karma, she is always there... lurking to jump out and grab us...make her day. Donate.

4. Take a moment and picture a little boy or girl, maybe age 6 or 7. Picture them being abducted and forced to live in abusive, unsanitary conditions. Now picture them being put to work as a sex slave, a front line combatant, a suicide bomber, or a mine sweeper. NOW - picture that little girl or boy as someone you know, a son or daughter, niece or nephew... I think of my son and daughter and my heart stops when I imagine them enduring a life like this. Often, these children have been taken because their own parent or caregiver has been killed. Help make a difference for them. Donate.

5. I am training my naturally un-athletic self for an Ironman 70.3 and posting my successes and failures on a blog read by about 4 people... All to get the word out about human trafficking and how you can help. THROW ME A BONE PEOPLE! Donate.

6. How can FREEDOM for CHILDREN be wrong? Donate.

7. Someday I hope to travel to Uganda... (yikes) ...And see firsthand how the rehabilitation programs are going for these children. I will take pictures. I will post the pictures. You will see the pictures. Don't you want to smile at the pictures knowing you helped make it happen? Donate.

8. If you don't I will be forced to pawn my belongings in order to reach my fundraising goal on my own. Picture Kelly standing in a back woods pawn shop in Alabama. Feel sorry for her. Donate.

9. I do not promote many fundraisers. I hate asking people for money. It's your money. You work hard for it. Times are tough. However, this fundraiser means so much to me and it will help kids who really deserve it. I know I can go without my Starbucks this week to add to my donation jar... can you? Donate.

To donate click here: https://nfs.webconnex.com/giving/free2playdonationpage

For my blog and link to donate click here: http://racingforfreedom.blogspot.com/