What Would Happen If “Girls Ran the World”?

You Can Empower Women Globally, Support Women with Breast Cancer and Get Involved!

What Happens When You Empower Women?

Empowering women to participate fully in economic life, live their healthiest lives, support their families and pursue their passions is essential to improving the quality of life of women, men, families and communities. Studies show that efforts to support and empower women have wide-reaching societal benefits, ranging from building stronger economies to achieving greater development and sustainability in communities worldwide to improving health outcomes.

If Girls Ran the World: A Virtual Event to Empower Women Globally!

To support this movement, I am joining thousands to collectively and virtually run around the world raising funds and awareness to empower girls globally through If Girls Ran the World!

To coincide with the International Day of the Girl, I and other participants will fundraise online and run (or walk) while tracking our miles during the month of October to virtually add to a collective effort to circle the globe.

Moved by the missions of numerous charities that support women and girls globally, efforts will benefit organizations of each participant’s choice which share a common goal of empowering women.

I am pledging to walk/run 100 miles during the month of October in honor and recognition of women and girls all over the world and the power we have when we join together for good! 

Together We Can Make a Difference

I am excited to be teaming up with Dana Donofree, the Founder of AnaOno, to focus our energies on supporting Jill’s Wish. We are inspired by the work of JILL’S WISH FOUNDATION and wanted to support them by raising money to help women undergoing treatment for breast cancer and their families. 

Jill’s Wish is a small grass-roots non-profit providing grants to women undergoing breast cancer treatment. Being impacted by an illness takes more from you than your health. Their mission is to provide assistance to those with breast cancer so that they don’t have to worry as much about financial issues and can instead focus their time and energy on family, friends, treatment and recovery.  Grant recipients receive financial assistance for everyday living expenses like housing payments and electric bills.  Donations are used to pay living expenses directly to the billing company or creditor. You can discover the stories of some of the wishes they have granted so far here. 

Jill Conley was diagnosed with stage IIIB breast cancer at age 31 and underwent an aggressive treatment plan. Jill and her husband founded Jill’s Wish Foundation after Jill’s cancer journey left them scrambling to make ends meet. They dedicated their work to providing financial assistance to families of women undergoing breast cancer treatment to make a difference one family at a time and allow women more time and energy to focus on recovery and their loved ones. Although Jill sadly passed away from the disease in February 2016, the largely volunteer-run foundation continues to award grants throughout the year and spread Jill’s legacy and unflappable zeal, reminding people all over the globe, whether or not they have cancer, to Rock What You Got.

AnaOno has a similar mission to help survivors feel supported through their special lingerie and efforts to give back to non-profit organizations that support women during and after a diagnosis of breast cancer. This woman-led company was created by Dana Donofree after her own experience as a breast cancer survivor to provide unique intimates and lifestyle collections that help women who have had breast surgery, mastectomies, reconstruction or other conditions that impact their skin, breasts or body, helping them to feel beautiful, confident and empowered. With a mission of Beauty, Confidence and Empowerment, they believe that all women are sexy and should continue to feel that way, no matter what they’ve experienced in life! 

We would love to have you join us by making a donation of any size to support families facing breast cancer through Jill’s Wish! Please CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW and help me help them by giving whatever you can using the ‘Give Now’ button.

Run (or walk!) because you can. Run because you care. Run to make a difference.

You can join us too this October! Whether you run or walk once or every day or raise $10 or $10,000, your time, effort, energy and voice will change lives and build communities all over the world!

Although worlds apart, we are in this together. Virtually, anything is possible.

I am excited to be able to gift one of you the opportunity to join us at no cost with a FREE registration! Enter below to join in the effort and support a cause that means the most to you! Enter now through August 20th for your chance to win! 

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