"I'm busy." "It's my day to relax." "I have work (but that's a lie)." Or a simple, "I can't." These are some of the common responses we hear everyday when we ask people to do something unnecessary. But is it really unnecessary? Let's take a factual journey together: 70 MILLION tons of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere everyday, in America alone about 112 women die everyday from breast cancer, 72 MILLION kids are out of school globally, there are 1 BILLION hungry and 1 BILLION that lack access to clean water. Got it? I don't think so. There are thousands of endangered species, nearly HALF the world lives on less than $2.50 a DAY, about a BILLION people can't read or write, 640 MILLION kids live without adequate shelter globally, an estimated 40 MILLION live with HIV/AIDS, and child abuse is reported every 10 SECONDS. Am I done? Not even close. Each year there are as many as 500 MILLION cases of Malaria, 1.8 MILLION children die every year from diarrhea, every 15 MINUTES someone in the US dies from suicide, each year drug abuse leads to 40 million serious illnesses or injuries in the US, a woman is raped every 17 SECONDS in South Africa, about 750,ooo people are homeless in the US, 1.6 BILLION live without electricity worldwide....The only time I will ever stop is when we fix all of these problems. So is it necessary? Don't tell me. Show me this Saturday from 3-7 pm at Les Myers Park in Concord, NC (338 Lawndale Place Southeast, Concord, NC 28025 704-782-1715) through your support as we make the world a better place by showing you how YOU can be a part of something beautiful.
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?