NEW:
Please help launch the
DO
ONE THING
campaign.
Post
your ONE THING on our
FOR
EMILY Facebook page HOW
YOU CAN HELP Thank
you for your desire to drive Emily’s legacy forward. She believed that the individual,
either alone or in the company of a group, had the power to stimulate change.
Small ripples build over time with regular effort to generate waves of change.
Many
of us feel compelled either regularly or sporadically to give of ourselves, either
through our time, money or material contribution, but simply don’t know where
to begin. You may feel comfortable connecting to a cause that has personal meaning,
interest or comfort. Or, you may want to use your “giving” as an opportunity to
open your mind and expand your knowledge about an area or situation that is entirely
new to you or out of your normal comfort zone. Local activity (i.e. community
litter pick-up, food bank work, recycling monitor at school-Emily did this in
her freshman college dorm) may give you the same satisfaction as working on global
issues, such as genocide in Sudan, protesting the Iraq war (our family has done
this before and after the onset) or nuclear weapons testing. It matters not-just
do, so that others may do better. In your name, in Emily’s honor, GIVE. Let
us know what you are doing. We’ll add it to the following list of activities
that have come to our attention in honor of our beloved daughter. Good
Works - Emily’s
friends, Erin Higgins and Cecelia Ticktin, are organizing a benefit concert at
The Elks Club in East Windsor on August 14, 2009 from 7:30-10:30 - "to raise
not only funds, but more importantly awareness of Emily's case as well as violence
against women as a whole. There will be speeches, food and drink, a slideshow,
and most importantly music to celebrate her life performed by people whose lives
Emily touched. There will be a suggested donation of $5 at the door, and refreshments
will be sold." More info available at www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=103313130285&ref=nf
- Cecelia
organized a benefit concert at Penn State on May 1 with proceeds going to The
Emily Fund
- Emily's
friend Jessica Weidman is working with Women Aware, a domestic violence prevention
organization, to raise funds to have a weeping cherry tree planted in the memorial
garden planned for Emily at Gettysburg College. www.firstgiving.com/emilystree
- Three
members of the same (carnivorous) family consumed a vegetarian diet for 19 days
in honor of Emily’s vegetarianism
- A
former high school history teacher is addressing Emily’s world issues in class
- A
local Yoga instructor dedicated a peace meditation in her class to Emily in honor
of world peace
- A
family member is actively working on fundraisers (scrapbooking, children’s concert)
to benefit The Emily Fund
- A
local coffee house musician dedicated his performance to Emily
- A
national fraternal organization (Zeta Sigma Nu) is requesting matching donations
from their chapters with a $1,000 goal to be given toThe Emily Fund
- Gettysburg
College is planning to plant a Peace Garden and Peace Pole (8-10 ft) in Emily’s
honor and to ensure the ongoing message
- Emily's
Uncle Leo recently dedicated his participation in ‘Walk
a Mile in a Woman’s Shoes’ to Emily to address violence against women
- A
high school club has expressed interest in sponsoring Emily’s brother to go to
East Africa
Thanks
to Anukul Gurung for the fairy image of Emily
Thanks to Fletcher Grayson/Gray
Media for creating The Emily Fund logo
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