Today was a great start to summer. I was fortunate to be able to go to Frank Liske Park to do some volunteering to support finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis through the annual "Great Strides" walk. There I met some really incredible people working to make a difference in our world by raising money towards medical research for this often overlooked disease. In fact, only about 1,000 people a year are born with it in the U.S. Consequently, it is not federally funded and these survivors depend on people like us to help them live better lives. They typically take between 20-40 pills a DAY, a number I can hardly swallow (no pun intended). Currently, their average life-span is only 37, but a number that surely has raised from the elementary school, life expectancy number in 1955. But this was not done without caring people and the only way these people, like Faith, a 10 year old that walked and lives with the disease, will get a chance at the life they deserve is by others advocating and fighting for them. If the government won't, we must. Everyone, including precious, little Faith with a grin on her face, should have the right to the healthiest life possible. With love and generosity, I have faith that one day that will in fact happen. Let's please make sure it does!
Hello there friends, thank you for stopping by my blog! I 'm Suzanne and I'm the creator and founder of Project Change The World. I began this movement from the childhood dream that I could make the world a better place. Yes, I know, most children dream of being astronauts or rock stars but I've always been slightly different than most. Nonetheless, my dream of living life to the fullest by making a difference in the world was fully realized back in May 2010. I was tired of sitting back and helplessly watching bad things happen to innocent folks. I was sick of not doing anything about it. I decided it was time for a change. I scribbled some notes and ideas into my composition books and began the planning and research phase. Shortly later, PCW began to come to life. I realized that if no one else was going to do something like this, someone had to. Someone had to stand up for what's right. Even though I don't like scary movies and people have let me down one too many times, I decided that it was time to be brave and step out of my comfort zone. I thought of all the greats (MLK, Rosa Parks, Lincoln, Einstein, Washington, etc.) and realized that if they too had been afraid, where would our world be today? So here I am writing this, in hopes that one day others will step up too and join the movement to save lives. My ultimate goal is to live in a world where kids can safely play on the streets, people are strong enough to do the right thing despite temptation, no child really is left behind because they are our future, nature is preserved, no animal is abused. cancer is cured, teen girls don't starve themselves, and so on. Some will call it all naive and unrealistic but anything great in life never comes easy. I dare to do what others deem impossible. I want to live in a world where good deeds and spontaneous, warm-hearted gestures mixed with strong yet gentle love are everywhere to be found. Don't you? But wanting is not enough; it's time to do something with that dream. We must enable, empower, save, help, restore, give, heal, and change. Join me?