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Support Elj's !@#$%^&* Campaign while helping homeless youth

Eljene Manuel
Volunteer, Few Years

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The total I've raised pays for:
  • 1 housing assistance
  • and 2 school applications
  • and 1 birthday gift

Donations

NameAmountLocationDate
Jorge Morales, Friend$5San Francisco, CA02/10/2009
I know it's not much, but you know I have your back and that I would support you! I'm sure you'll do great and meet your goal! Good luck! -Jorge
Nancy Sheppard, Friend$100Kentfield, CA02/11/2009
Eljene - you go. I'll be cheering for you, especially for those four times in the gym ... Will I sse you upstairs in the office building gym??
Mike Thompson, Friend$25San Francisco, CA02/11/2009
Winny Cagampan, Personal Assistant$25South San Francisco, CA02/13/2009
rawr ::claws:: i'm proud of you c:
Krista Gulbransen, BFF @ WIB$50Oakland, CA02/17/2009
Go girl! You know it's the right thing to do!
Christine Basto, Part Time Lover$25San Francisco, CA02/19/2009
So proud of you Eljene!
Main Buchanan, Cousin$25Antioch, CA02/25/2009
You have our support - GO, ELJ!!! Love...Eric, Main, Devin, & Maddie
D E, Best Friend$5San Francisco, CA03/24/2009
Swimming classes...
Nancy Jennings, Friend$25Albany, CA03/26/2009
Anne K. Scully, Friend$50Mill Valley, CA04/07/2009
EM: good on you! An inspiration and a friend! AKS
Elmira Joy Manuel, Sister$30San Francisco, CA04/13/2009
i believe in you. jon believes in you and emma believes in you. so do it! LOVES
Angelica Rodriguez, Friend$75San Francisco, CA04/24/2009
Better late than never...right?! And I threw in a few extra bucks to encourage you to go out with a BAAAAANG!! Good times....love ya lots! Hely

Goal

Hola. Guess what, I have two goals!

1. I promised that I would stop verbally cussing. I might up the ante and stop cussing in emails and on paper, but you need to cough up more money for that. I'm testing myself. For every cuss word muttered, I would donate $1. In a matter of six city blocks, I cussed ten times. That's bleeping $10!

2. I've had this life long goal to get fit and stay fit. With that, I'm uping my game up to exercising from three times a week to four times a week! My word! Yes, that's 40 more minutes on the elliptical, 20 more minutes in the sauna, and 20 more minutes doing weights in ONE week. Don't you feel bad for me? Sad face. Turn my frown upside down and donate to a good cause.

I chose this goal because

I'm helping because

A few years back I walked through the doors of ATC greeted by Mr. Gitin, the top dog himself. He sat me down to pack condoms, lubricants, etc into a plastic bag. He offered me chocolates and fruit and played Pharcyde's Passin' Me By on the stereo. I was hooked ever since. Although those are good motivators for me, what really drove me to ATC was their passion for what they do. They don't only help the homeless youth build fulfulling lives, but they help folks like me find an outlet to fulfill.

About At The Crossroads

ATC walks the streets of San Francisco, reaching out to homeless youth and young adults on their turf. We work with young people who others have given up on, who would not get help without us. Since we started 13 years ago, we have worked with more than 5,000 youth, helping them build outstanding lives.

Updates

UPDATE TIME! First, thank you to the folks that donated. Tear. Your support means a lot to me and At The Crossroads.

I did print out my report from the gym and I will upload the scan of it tonight. Working out is a pain, but my health has improved overall. The days of huffing and puffing while walking up those BART stairs and then enduring the wind walking to work (drama queen, right?) are all gone. I do have to admit that I did miss one day last week. I was on a business trip and was so exhausted from working most of day that I didn't see the gym. Don't hate me, don't delete your donation...I'll work out an extra day to make up for it.

The cursing! I have stopped. The thing I noticed though is that I substitute curse words for common non-curse words like fudge or frack. The intention is still there and that's what needs to stop.

Did you see this article:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2009/03/01/national/a120939S29.DTL

It's a trend!!

Thanks for reading the update...and thanks again for your support. <3

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