1. A movement to change the world by becoming the change.
2. Love
For the past three years my school has put on an event called REVO. It is completely organized by students. REVO is about getting people involved by making people really give. REVO stands for Revolution. Each year they choose a cause to support. This year they choose to support a global and local charity. The local charity is KidzReach which is a program that takes kids who are in foster care, or come from families with one or both parents in jail, and brings them all together to have a good safe time. The global charity is the Tropical Health Alliance Foundation. This foundation is working to treat Podoconosis (Podo). Podo is a form of Elephantiasis of the feet which causes the feet to swell, and in some cases can be debilitating. It is completely preventable by wearing shoes. TOMS shoes has agreed to contribute to this cause and will provide shoes for each person that they treat, and their family which means that multiple pairs of shoes will be donated if one person is treated.
On Sunday REVO happened. There was a concert with three different bands, a silent auction, a fashion show, and tons of other stuff for sale. People donate clothes, furniture, books, pretty much anything you can think of was for sale. They also had some really cool necklaces made from women in Africa, which I had to buy :). I think the fashion show is the best part of the night. There was 4 or 5 designers and there ideas get pretty crazy. There was a dress made out of newspaper, and another out of a garbage bag. There was great music and it was just really a good time. I'm not sure how much money they raised yet but I know it is in the thousands. I think this is such an awesome event because it brings us all together for an amazing cause.
Here are a few pictures from the event...
"Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something."
~Author Unknown
If you are interested in starting a REVO or learning more about REVO click here!
*Information about REVO was gotten from PUC Campus Chronicle Issue 10 Vol. 86*
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