I'm alive!

For the three people that read this blog, you may have been wondering where I've been the last two years.  Good news.  I'm alive!

So what in the world have I been up to?

Last we talked, I had just begun graduate school.  More good news...

I GRADUATED!  

Feel free to refer to me as "Master Megan."  No seriously.  ;)

Now on to more excited and important stuff!  Dun dun duuuuuuh!  

In March I was asked to lead the marketing and public relations for something called Hope Run Kenosha- A 5k run/2 mile walk to bring awareness to my community about human trafficking... a topic that I'm extremely passionate about.  The raise was held on June 6th along the lakefront.

Here in the U.S. there's an idea that human trafficking only takes place in other countries, when in all reality, there have been reported cases in EVERY state in the U.S. Living in Wisconsin, I was shocked when I found out that in the last two years, there have been over 77 cases of sex trafficking reported in Milwaukee alone!!  

Here are some more stats:

· Over 200 victims of trafficking have been identified in Wisconsin

· The average age of a girl who enters into sex trafficking is 14 years old

· Every 10 minutes a woman or child is trafficked in the U.S.

· 14,500-17,500 victims (child and adult) are trafficked into the U.S. every year

· Over 300,000 U.S. children are at risk of commercial sexual exploitation

· 27 million people are enslaved around the world today

A21 is one of the many organizations Hope Run Kenosha is coming alongside of to bring awareness about this horrific issue in America and around the world if you'd like more information.

Ok back to the race...

Our original goal for this first year of the race was 300. You can imagine my disbelief when we ended up with 1001 people that registered!!!

I had the privilege of emceeing the event. We had over 50 sponsors that partnered with us and got coverage from the local news outlets and even television crews from Milwaukee showed up the day of the event. We even had a billboard!

After the race there was a human trafficking program that brought in speakers from Exploit No More & P.R.O.M.I.SE along with representatives from the City of Kenosha and the Kenosha Police Department who are actively working against this cause.

At the very end, we held a moment of a silence for the victims and each participant was given a glowing balloon as a symbol of the freedom we hope to bring these girls and boys. As a song by Naomi Marie was played, the balloons were released into the sky. It was beautiful.

This event left me wanting to do so much more. I don't know what that is going to look like in the future but I do know that knowledge truly is power, and now that I know this is real and happening at this very moment, I can't sit back and do nothing.

If you'd like more information about Hope Run Kenosha or how you can get involved, please email me.

Raise + Connect + Restore

It's been a long time

I shouldn't of left you, without a dope beat to step to...


Wow!  2 Months since I have posted!  Sorry 17 people that read this.  Heh.

How was your 4th of July?  Here's my weekend in Kenosha, Wisconsin (where I grew up), in photos...

Jerilyn came on the road trip with me to visit her brother in  Chicago!

Naturally, I had to show her the Cheese Castle.  Only in Wisconsin I tell ya.  haha

 

 

 

 

I turned 28! 

 

 

My grandparents stopped by for the party.  Grams made lasagna and redvelvet cake! yea baby.

 

My awesome parents.

A few of the besties came to celebrate my oldness!

Holding baby TJ for the first time.  LOVE HIM.

Lake Michigan.  One of my favorite places in the world.

Competed and LOST in the Backyard Olympics with Kareem.  So not fly.

Bought a shirt at my favorite store, H & M. 

And finally, before getting on the road, I got to meet baby Ella.  She is too stinking cute!

Had an OUTSTANDING weekend.  Hope yours was equally as excellent!

Lighthouses, cheese and babies,

MegB

Grrrrr

losing 

+

 

losing

= 

the formula for one VERY unhappy tall girl.  

Duke and Wisconsin.  Why you have to do me so wrong??  I had high hopes for you.  Championship high hopes.  I hope you're happy.

Not that you need anymore proof...

I think everyone that knows me, also knows about my love for a legend I like to call Brett Favre. Rather it be his amazing throwing arm, rugged good looks or good deeds in the community, this man has a little something for everyone. And not that you need anymore proof to confirm his greatness, but just in case you aren't convinced, check this out...

Wisconsin legislature passes resolution honoring Favre

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin state legislature officially bid farewell to Brett Favre on Tuesday, passing a resolution honoring the former Green Bay Packers quarterback and the NFL's only three-time most valuable player.

The resolution honors Favre for leading the Packers to a victory in Super Bowl XXXI and breaking the league records for passing touchdowns, completions, attempts and quarterback victories.

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"Brett Favre's legacy will live on beyond his many impressive records and statistics, as his leadership and love of football embody the heart of America's favorite game, earning him the respect and admiration of his fellow players, coaches and fans," the resolution said.

The resolution also commends Favre for his charity work through the Favre Fourward Foundation, which he set up in 1996 to help poor and disabled children in Wisconsin and Mississippi, Favre's home state. It also mentions the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation, which his wife created to help women fight breast cancer.

Both the state Assembly and Senate adopted the resolution on unanimous voice votes. Favre did not attend either proceeding.

Rep. Phil Montgomery, R-Green Bay, was the resolution's chief sponsor in the Assembly. Montgomery praised Favre for getting the Packers in the playoffs repeatedly and providing an economic boom to the state. Some Republicans in the chamber applauded that remark.

Montgomery told the chamber he met Deanna Favre for the first time in 1998, when he was going door-to-door campaigning.

He came to the Favres' home, but no one answered the door. He left a brochure and was turning around to leave when he saw Deanna Favre come out to get the garbage cans.

He introduced himself as a candidate for the state Assembly, but she told him "'No, thank you. I vote in Mississippi,'" Montgomery said, imitating her southern drawl.

The lawmaker said he met Favre himself during a push for a referendum for public money for Lambeau Field renovations. Favre would go to high school football games and hand out leaflets about the renovations and signed autographs on "everything" people gave him, he said.

"They (the Favres) will be tremendously missed, not only in my community but throughout the state," Montgomery said.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press