Meghan and Josh's Chile Relief Challenge
Note: We are working through the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, as they have taken an interest in our project and assure us that all donations made through this page will go directly to the American Red Cross Chile Relief and Development Fund.
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SUPPORT MEGHAN AND JOSH'S CHILE RELIEF CHALLENGE!!!
Follow our progress by reading our new CHILE RELIEF CHALLENGE Blog, and by checking out our Facebook Group for updates!
Did you know?.....
- On February 27th, Chile was struck by an 8.8 mega earthquake and tsunami that have been followed by over 200 aftershocks (and counting...).
- The quake was the 5th biggest earthquake in recorded history.
- Roughly 2 million Chileans have been seriously affected by the quake, which is 12% of the population, or 1 in 8 Chileans.
- Current estimates are that the recovery process could take up to 7 years.
- Oxfam America (an important international relief organization) was only able to raise $3,499 for relief efforts in Chile while it raised $2.9 million in the same time period for Haiti.
Just two weeks have gone by, and it´s startling to see that headlines about Chile are disappearing from world news headlines. We´re concerned that the same global outpouring of support for Haiti´s disaster relief effort will not be duplicated for Chile. Our point is not to distract from the relief effort in Haiti, it´s simply to simultaneously build awareness of Chile's urgent situation. We need your help before the global memory of this catastrophic event fades away.
Financial donations to the Red Cross will ensure that those most deeply affected by the disaster in Chile will receive the specific aid that is needed. The American Red Cross has staff in the region who will continue to work with regional Red Cross partners on the response. The American Red Cross continues to monitor the situation and is prepared to mobilize support, including relief supplies, trained personnel or additional financial assistance if necessary.
Chile needs us urgently, so Josh and Meghan are putting you to the CHILE RELIEF CHALLENGE.
We have set big fundraising goals and we´re willing to put ourselves on the line. BUT, the lengths we will go to in order to reach these Chile Challenge goals all depend on your spirit of giving...
Here are our Chilean Relief Challenge goals:
If our total donations for both causes reach:
$5,000
Meghan and Josh will give up coffee for an entire year (and you all know how much CAFÉ means to both of us- this will be painful, and you´ll just have to trust us because we love Chile). Even more painful will be the next goal...
$10,000
Meghan and Josh will run a half-marathon (13 miles/21 km) within the next 6 months. If possible, we will participate in a marathon in the highly-affected southern zone of Chile.
Beyond $10,000
Stay tuned...
We´re so excited to get this effort started and we know we can count on all of your for the sake of Chile. Please forward this email, spread the word, and let us know what else
we can do to help effectively impact the Chile earthquake relief effort. We'll be in touch through our
Blog,
Facebook, and
Twitter pages with our CHILE RELIEF CHALLENGE updates.