Since a part of this blog is dedicated to my fundraising efforts I figured I should share a way to donate and give ways to let you explore the cause.

A good number of you who will be reading this will have already been to the firstgiving.com page that has been set up for online donations. A great BIG THANK YOU! to all of you who have been there and hit the Give Now button. It really is awesome to see friends, family, and even a few friends yet to be met share in this adventure by giving. I'm show casing what the site looks like with a little screen-shot-ditty to the upper right side of this script. Anyone who wants to go to that and follow my fundraising (before it gets mentioned in this blog) or to donate can go to http://www.firstgiving.com/beckilogan1

So about the cause!!! The Liddle Kidz Foundation has the goal to share the benefits of nurturing touch around the world! (please embrace the creative spelling as I already have). Here's the link to Liddle Kidz' website http://www.liddlekidz.com I first heard of Liddle Kidz in 2007 when I was about to finish massage therapy school. We were required to do a marketing project and I first came across the Heart Touch Project based out of L.A. which benefits those people who are least likely to be touched in our society: elderly, chronically sick, children with health issues...
Since that was in L.A. and I was in Chicago, I did a bit more research and came across Tina Allen's name and her non-profit foundation. (she had her start with Heart Touch). Liddle Kidz certifies individuals in pediatric and infant massage. In 2009 I took the Pediatric Massage course, and in 2010 I took both the Infant Massage Instructor and the Advanced Instruction on Massage with Autism courses. All the classes were very informational and practical. And at these times I also learned about the Global Outreach Programs Liddle Kidz organizes. To find out more on that check out. http://www.liddlekidz.com/vietnam-global-outreach.html From there I applied to go to Vietnam! Amazingly out of over 700 applicants I was one of 24 chosen. I'm sure you can tell, but I'm super excited for this. Can't wait to tell you more.....but not until next time.