I love how this digital age that we live in has made it even easier to give back to the community and earth. I have always loved helping others in need, but being a blogger has given me an unprecedented opportunity to create change and influence others worldwide. Partnering with socially conscious companies and organizations enables me to use my platform and voice to help make a difference in the lives of others.
This is why I love the concept of Blogust, because we all can make a difference in others’ lives with a click, like, or share. To help right now, you can comment on this blog post, tweet or re-tweet with #Blogust, or like/share/comment on a #Blogust social media post, and each action during the month of August will trigger one vaccine donation for a child in need globally! Blogust gives me the opportunity to help protect children from preventable diseases on behalf of kids who had dreams like I had as a young girl with dreams of living in a country that accepts and values people for who they are.
I’m willing to go the distance to ensure that the children in our country are more safe, secure, and prosperous. And I need to know you are too. Because we’ve got to work together to lift up each other’s dreams, and the dreams of future generations, and help them come true. Our children are our future. The least thing we can do for them is helping them reach their full potential.
Diseases and illnesses like measles, pneumonia, diarrhea, and polio disable or shorten the lives of children across the world each year. One child dies every 20 seconds from a disease, but all of these conditions are preventable with access to life-saving vaccines. I make sure that my children get their vaccines since my mother made sure that I got mine when I was a child.
About #Blogust
Blogust is a month-long digital dialogue, bringing together many of the most beloved online writers, photojournalists, vloggers, and Shot@Life Champions to change the world through inspirational imagery and storytelling. This year marks the fifth consecutive year of Blogust helping children around the world reach their fifth birthday – thanks to the power of global vaccinations.
The Blogust 2016 digital relay participants will be sharing the story behind #TBT baby photos or videos of themselves, their children, or a side-by-side comparison at important milestones – from first steps to first smile to 5th birthday. Every parent everywhere should be able to experience these milestones, which is why every like, comment, and social media share their posts receive (up to 60,000 throughout the month of August 2016) will trigger a donation by MAM to help provide a vaccine for a child in need around the world.
What a noble mission! We really need more organizations like this, and more bloggers like you <3
Thank you for bringing such a great cause to our attention!
What an amazing cause – I’ve never heard of this as I’m in the UK, but I’m off to read more. Every child is precious.
The children are our future. Amazing cause!
I love organizations that help children! They are so innocent and unable to stand up for themselves. It warms my heart when there are causes like this going on.
Blogust sounds like an amazing campaign indeed. I love how every like, share, or comment triggers a donation from MAM for vaccines. Thanks for sharing the campaign.
We definitely need more organizations like this. Every sweet child needs the chance to have an amazing life.
How amazing is this?! Such a great cause to get involved with!
I can’t tell you how much I love this cause. Vaccines save lives, and so many kids don’t have the opportunity to get these shot. So happy to know that we bloggers can give back in some way.
#Blogust is supporting global vaccination for healthy future generations!
Great comments/message!
I love that this organization is giving vaccines like measles, mumps, polio to children in other countries.
It is so important to talk about vaccination. I am so glad that organizations like this can help children get their vaccines.
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It hurts my heat so much to know that completely preventable disease kill so many children across the globe. It’s horrible. =(
With all the unrest about vaccines in our country, I was worried that you’d get a lot of backlash. Happily I see that isn’t true!
This is awesome! We had a missionary at our church discuss the need for Vaccines in other countries…this is an amazing cause!
Thank you for participating! ❤️
This is a wonderful mission and something that we often take for granted living in the US. I believe every child deserves the right to make it to their 5th birthday and it is sad that access to vaccines may be why they can’t.
I love using blogging as a way to connect with people all over the world. I think it’s a really neat way to connect with human family and friends across the country to remind people from all over with all different thoughts and opinions and ideas.
This organization is doing amazing work. I would love to support anyone that is helping children.
Wow, I had no idea about this. How cool! Thanks for spreading awareness =)
What a great and worthy undertaking and cause. Global vaccinations, wow, what an important campaign!
I just like the term Blogust! Social media is a great way now to digitally get a message across and helps with many causes…thanks for sharing about this mission.
What a wonderful cause. It’s so nice of you to support this.
Such a great cause! Vaccination is SO important!
xo
Sami
I really love that this initiative is focused on children. We live in a world that needs to value the young much more.
What a great cause! I’ve never heard of this cause, but I think it’s great when social media is used for something great like this!
What a great campaign and I’m loving that MAM is helping provide vaccines for a children in need. It breaks my heart that children are still dying from preventable diseases. Those vaccines are life saving!
Oh, what a gorgeous post! Thank you for supporting vaccines and #Blogust!! And thank you to #MAMBABY for all the support for Blogust 2016 too!!!
I love organizations that are there to help others. I think it is awesome that they are doing what it takes to help children, they are our future. Thank you for sharing this awesome campaign. 🙂
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Good for you and I completely agree. There are children who have had hard lives and everyone deserves a shot at happiness.
I have never heard of it, but this is a pretty amazing cause. Every child does deserve a shot.
Wonderful, HilLesha! Thank you so much for your support of Blogust 2016. It’s an honor to have you on the team!
This is a great initiative for parents who are unable to obtain vaccinations for their children.
I’m not usually into the vaccine thing but I would love to see this stretch to other countries where vaccines are in dire need!
Thanks for bringing attention to this issue. It’s always great to be able and use our blogging platform to bring good to the world!
Love that a stand is being made to try to help get kids vaccinated. Herd immunity is so important for those that can’t get them.
What a great cause to put your name behind!! Sounds like a great campaign
I am glad that something like this exists for our children! Blogust sounds like an awesome way to spread the way!
We are a strong advocate in making sure that are kids are vaccinated so I am pleased to see a program like this in place!
Here the only vaccinations you pay for are the ones for travel and the flu so everyone here has the chance to get them.
We make sure they are vaccinated to help protect those who can’t get vaccinated.
We definitely need more organizations with programs like this one! Every child needs a chance to have an amazing life!!!
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What a great cause! I’m supporting you on this. I have a daughter and I know how important vaccinations are 🙂
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TFS!
The children are our future, I love organizations that help children, It is so important to talk about vaccination
Thanks for sharing the campaign.
Children are the most wonderful gift from God and they’re our future! Glad to know there are many organizations are giving their hands. They’re doing a great job. Thanks for sharing!