Bald Birthday Benefit Thank You
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »After 30 days the 2009 Bald Birthday Benefit came to an end yesterday with the shaving of my head. You helped me celebrate my 30th birthday by giving clean water to 130 people. Wow. That's 4.5 times the original goal. ...
Bald Birthday Benefit 2009
Saturday, June 13th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »It's all over but the shavin': Clean water for 30 people in 30 days for my 30th birthday was the goal. You did that in six days, and went on to provide clean water for 130 people through charity: water. Amazing: ...
Walk for Water Video
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »On Sunday I carried five gallons of Mississippi River water (weighing 40 pounds) two miles from the river to my house. All to bring awareness and support to the one billion people throughout the world who don't have access to ...
It’s Fairly Strenuous
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »Yesterday's walk to the river was indeed "fairly strenuous." I'm definitely feeling it today. I know the two miles I walked yesterday carrying five gallons of water (weighing in at 40 pounds) doesn't directly accomplish much of anything. When it stops ...
Perspective on Water
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »As I've been talking about water all month I realize that it's hard to grasp some of the numbers. So let's get a little perspective. One billion people in this world lack access to clean water. That's 1 in 6 people. That's ...
Walk for Water in the Pioneer Press
Saturday, June 6th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit, Media | No Comments »The Pioneer Press did a quick write-up on my Walk for Water stunt in today's paper. Charity: water gets a nice mention and link, as does the Bald Birthday Benefit (now we can see what kind of bottom-line boost newspaper ...
Bald Birthday Benefit Bash: June 13, 2009
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »Celebrate the end of the Bald Birthday Benefit by eating tasty tacos and watching Kevin shave his head! This really only appeals to the Twin Citizens in the audience, but on Saturday, June 13 we'll be celebrating my 30th birthday ...
Walking for Water
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | 6 Comments »A couple weeks ago I took a walk. As part of this whole Bald Birthday Benefit raising cash and awareness about water, I've wanted to understand a tiny bit of what life is like for the more than one billion ...
Shaving My Legs for Clean Water
Monday, June 1st, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | No Comments »I've been amazed at the results of the Bald Birthday Benefit. We shattered the initial $600 goal in only six days and so far given clean water to 57 people. On June 13 I'll be shaving my head. But there's still ...
Reflecting on the Bald Birthday Benefit
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Bald Birthday Benefit | 4 Comments »So tomorrow will mark the halfway point in this little head-shaving, water-fundraising experiment called the Bald Birthday Benefit. Of course we hit the goal last week, raising $600 and giving clean water to 30 people in only six days. With ...
