Passports with Purpose officially wraps up today. We are over the moon that we reached our goal of $50,000 late last week and are now well into $53K. And though we will gladly continue to accept your donations, you have until 11:59 p.m. PST tonight to make a donation and be in the running to Read More…
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Building a Village – $10 at a Time
We’ve come a long way, baby! Passports with Purpose has raised nearly $45,000 to build a village in Southern India. Our goal is $50,000 and we are confident that we can easily reach that with 8 full days to go. But how cool would it be for us to completely blow past that goal and Read More…
Passports with Purpose Prize: Hotel 1000 Getaway in Seattle
This year, Passports with Purpose (of which I’m a co-founder), has a goal of $50,000 to build a village in Southern India. Krishnammal Jagannathan (pictured left) and her husband are the founders of LAFTI (Land for Tillers Freedom) based in Southern India. They help the dalits (India’s lowest caste) in numerous ways. One such way Read More…
You Helped Us Build a School!
Debbie called me yesterday afternoon and said, “I’m levitating.” I knew exactly what she was talking about. Words cannot convey the amount of joy and humility I feel today. You all helped us build a school in Cambodia! And not only that – but when the money ($13,000) for the school came in to Passports Read More…
Final Week of Passports with Purpose!
School. Check. School nurse. Check. Now what? How ’bout a veggie garden and clean water? This is our last week of Passports with Purpose. We blew through our first goal of $13,000 to build the school. As of last night, we raised enough to provide a nurse for one year. And now we want to Read More…
Passports with Purpose – Thanks to Our Sponsors
Fantastically, we are less than $100 away from our Passports with Purpose goal of $13,000 so that we can build that school in Cambodia! ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS! I think I can speak for all the founders, Debbie from DeliciousBaby, Michelle from WanderMom and Pam from NerdsEyeView, that we are all overwhelmed by the outpouring of Read More…
Giving Thanks through Passports with Purpose
I have much to be grateful for: Jon, my family, friends, home, neighborhood and good health. My needs are met (and then some) and, really, I couldn’t ask for more. I’m also grateful that for more than half my life, I’ve been a traveler. Many of my trips have been to developing countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, Read More…
Passports with Purpose – Build a School in Cambodia!
You might recall that last year, a group of Seattle-area Travel Bloggers, pulled together a little fundraiser called Passports with Purpose. Myself, along with Debbie Dubrow from DeliciousBaby, Michelle Duffy from WanderMom and Pam Mandel from NerdsEyeView, hatched a plan over coffee to raise funds for a worthy cause. We chose Heifer International and through Read More…
Passports with Purpose a Huge Success
Looking for 2009’s Passports with Purpose? Click here for our new site! Quick note to let you know that we raised $7,420 for Heifer International through the Passports with Purpose fundraiser. Travel bloggers, what can I say. You all pulled together to help us blow past our goal of $5,000. Thank You Thank You Thank Read More…
Time is Ticking Down…
It’s not too late to get those last minute donations in for Passports with Purpose! Great raffle prizes to be had (getaways, books, clothes and more), an awesome organization to support (Heifer International) and karma points to accrue (yours!). Oh, and it’s only $10 for each entry to win a prize. But, you must submit Read More…