T H A N K Y O U
We did it!! For the 2nd year in a row, we have sponsored a girl in Mozambique! This would not have been possible without YOU.
Together, we are empowering girls by providing them with access to an education. Because of you, a girl in Mozambique will receive a backpack, uniform, textbooks, school supplies, all school fees, and transportation costs. We are enabling her to dream!
I wish I could explain what this means to me. For so long, I wanted to change the world. And then, depression led me to believe that I was nothing, and that I could never make an impact.
Advocating for #IStandForGirls has refueled my soul. It’s been the gift that keeps on giving! It has brought me so much joy and given me hope for the future once again.
Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person.
—u n k n o w n
Thank you (again!) for showing up for these girls and making them feel important, seen and loved. The world is good because you are in it.
X O X O,
Melissa
Ps. @lovekurandza is still looking to sponsor 25 girls. The #MoreLoveTee campaign will remain open through Monday to help cover after-school tutoring, workshops, health education, and extracurricular activities. 💕
T E A R J E R K E R
This is a feel-good story...but I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you this issue had me smiling in tears. Cancer has affected so many people I know and I love…and it’s hard not to get emotional thinking about everyone’s own battle with this horrible disease.
But John’s story—It’s a remarkable one. His positive attitude and a sense of gratitude is making a difference for the people he loves, and others going through he same thing.
In the words of our editor, Amber Weber:
We all face trials and tribulations, whether they are related to health, family, work or other areas of life. I hope John’s story causes you to consider, even if just for a moment, both what you are grateful for and how you can show it to others.
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#sneakpeek #mintandmeritcovers #cancerwarrior
24 HOURS LEFT!
If you’re passionate about making a difference for women and girls around the world, we invite you to join the #ISTANDFORGIRLS movement.
When GIRLS are educated, they work to better society as a whole! When girls get an education they are...
✨ ...less likely to marry early, have unplanned pregnancies, and contract HIV.
✨ ...more likely to earn a higher income compared to individuals who did not go to school.
✨ ...more likely to be financially secure and economically empowered.
✨ ...more likely to change the world around them for the better. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can TRANSFORM the world.
T H A N K Y O U Angela ( @createwithgusto ) for making a difference! Angela is a Creative Director + Photographer + Designer helping bring brands to life. Gusto means to "give it your all" in Spanish and Angela does just that. I met her at @creativemornings_sd last year and have been inspired by her ever since. So happy to call her a friend! SWIPE to us twinning in our #MoreLoveTee’s at the last #CMsandiego. ✨ #communityovercompetition forever! —
Purchase from the More Love Collection at http://morelove.mintandmerit.com.
#wearbonfire #letgirlslearn #educationmatters
