100 miles in 100 days for 100 legs
Today I want to invite all of you to help make an inspiring goal a reality.
Colleen Haggerty, who lost her leg in an accident when she was 18 years old, is challenging herself today, thirty-plus years later, to walk one mile a day for 100 days to raise enough money to enough money for the Prosthetic Outreach Foundation to fund 100 legs for amputees in developing countries.
I personally know that this goal, as much as it’s about helping others, is also about reaching for the sky. It’s about one person making a profound declaration to do something that matters to her on a soul level. Colleen’s Wednesday post talks about what a good deal $300 is for a leg, how critically it can change someone’s life, how her own prosthetic cost a hefty $50,000—covered by insurance. Colleen has been an amputee for more than half her life, and her insight and openness about her goal, as well as her struggle and challenges, is moving.
This personal commitment is not something she can wholly tackle on her own. She will walk, but we need to give. Colleen is currently at just 2% of her goal. I know there are a million things that pull for our attention every day, hundreds of important causes. I won’t post often about worthy causes, but I do hope we at Three Intentions can contribute a little bit—even $10 or $20 can go such a long way in bringing Colleen closer to her goal, and to helping people who couldn’t otherwise afford it have a new lease on life.
I made a donation, and also plan to give her a shout-out on my blog. Thank you for bringing her wonderful project to our attention.
Thank you, Maureen. You are such a generous spirit. Thanks for spreading the word!