Keep A Child Alive

Hey everyone!
            Today has been such an emotional roller coaster for me. Like I mentioned earlier, today was my friends funeral and honestly I am spent. First of all, a lot of glitches had to be straightened out at the last minute (4am this morning) and I ended up having about only 3 hours of sleep. So I was physically drained already, but that did not compare to the emotional toll the service took on me. Everything finally seemed so real to me, I could no longer pretend that he was hiding somewhere waiting to surprise us. I tried hard not to question God but his death is so painful and unexpected. However the day got a little better after the service. Family and friends came to the house and we tried our best not to mourn but celebrate his life instead. He was such a happy person, that that only seemed befitting.I just pray that laughter and love continue to exist in their home. Amen!
           For my good deed today, I made a donation to KEEP A CHILD ALIVE charity. I found out about it from twitter of all places because of their "digitally dead celebrity" campaign. While I must say I really didn't care too much for the concept of the campaign ( the celebrities can't tweet or update their facebook pages until their "digital lives" are bought back), I support the cause and hope more people do too. They aim to raise one million dollars to help save the lives of millions of children affected by HIV/AIDS  in Africa and India. Their statistics show that 15.2 million children have lost their parents to AIDS, so they provide treatment and care/support for those affected by the disease. They also support the children's extended family or caregivers and build orphanages for the them. Yesterday was world AIDS day, but it should not be the only day we think about the disease or try to help those affected by it. So I encourage everyone to get tested ( ignorance is not bliss in this case), not segregate those who are HIV positive or have AIDS and finally support charities and organizations that help alleviate the problem.

Here is the link for the Keep A Child Alive charity
http://keepachildalive.org/


There are two ways to make a donation to the charity

1. Here is the link to make donations to the charity
https://secure3.convio.net/kca/site/Donation2?idb=758261402&df_id=1325&1325.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=0o5e2p1nh2.app306a

2. Text "BUYLIFE" to 90999 to give $10 to the charity through their digitally dead campaign. They currently have $182,180 and their aim to raise $1,000,000.
   Here is the link for the campaign http://buylife.org/