Please help me spread this video – I want Nike, Dove, Gatorade (at least) to take notice and get behind me as I raise money and awareness for the Afghan Women’s Writers Project.
Thanks a million to the brilliant Mark “Black Moon” Anderson who edited this video for me so powerfully! And thanks to SuperEvolver for use of their great track “Viva La Revolution”
NB: I will be running the 5km on the 8th of January and need pledges in the comments section below that will be donated then, details of how to donate to follow but PLEDGE FIRST BELOW.
Please take the time to watch, and most importantly – SHARE THIS VIDEO.
HELP ME GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BIG GUNS
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Go Girl!!!!! Viva!
How well does Viva suit the video?!
Awesome Sharni…will share and will do blog post later this weekend. LOVE YOU!
appreciate it Kathy x
Awesome Sharni! I love what you are doing!!! You have such amazing energy and drive! I hope some of it rubs off on us all. Will definitely link to my blog in the next day or two! Go girl!
Thanks Lisa!
Shared on Facebook and here:
http://www.sayso.com.au/weddings/forums/t624/#post5241
Love what you are doing and I will pledge $50.
Wow! Thank-you so much for both sharing & pledging Kellyansapansa! (nearly as hard to spell as Sharnanigans!!) I really appreciate your support. Congratulations on your wedding day btw!!
I’ll blog tomorrow and share the fb link.
Have you considered doing a paypal donation button on your website or something similar? Then you wouldn’t have to chase them up.
thanks karls, yeah there is one already on here but the thing is i have been saying ppl can pay when I have completed it…. hmmm any ideas though appreciated!
Hey Sharni
I’ve been so god damn self absorbed with my shit, that I haven’t been reading you for ages.
My apologies from the deepest depth of my heart. I will pledge $30. I wish I could give more, but times are a little tough. xoxox
Shared, posted and tweeted. Go girl I think you are doing wonderful things and I will keep posting, sharing and tweeting until Jan 8! I will post about it tomorrow as well!
Hi Sharni,
I just wanted to let you know we did a little write up about your challenge over at Blog This tonight {sorry it’s so late} I think what your doing is amazing and I can’t wait to follow the rest of your journey.
http://www.blogthis.com.au/2010/12/news-desk.html
Goodluck
Danielle
http://www.blogthis.com
http://www.helloowl.blogspot.com
Hi! Just popping over from Karls’ site. Wonderful cause you are supporting. Good luck with your 5K:)
Thanks so much Amy
Sharni I love this and I am pledging $50 for my daughter and I. It is a small price to pay for freedom of speech and I wish your cause all the best. I hope you find a big name to help your cause.
Cheers Nikki…
Thank-you so much Nikki and your daughter, means a lot! Appreciate your support
Sharn here is a forum posting that I posted to the Circle girls at channel 10. I also thought I would send it to the 7pm project.
To the Circle Girls,
I love your show and I have an awesome and inspiring story for you.
This is a call to The Circle girls to help a sister out. Sharni Montgomery is a blogger who is dedicated to the Afghan women’s writing project. She has dedicated herdelf to train and run 9km for the cause. She is try8ing to contact big businesses to help her with her donations. The cause is amazing and it is about giving women a voice and being heard through writing and not only that freedom of speech as Australian women we all take for granted.
She is a blogger and I have never met her but she has inspired me to contribute and all I ask you to do is check out her blog and her video and ask yourselves imagine if we weren’t born in Australia what if our daughters were succomed to a life like an Afghan women. Please Read
Here are her blog links
http://www.sharnanigans.com/2010/12/this-is-a-call/comment-page-1/#comment-2096
Cheers Nikki
Wow. Nikki thank-you so much. means the world to me xx
hey sharni… good cause, well done, i pledge $100… cheers wil
Fantastic! Thanks so much Wil, it is a great boost to have your name associated with the project. Greatly appreciated!
You have all my support Sharni. Will do what I can to help you get there.
Melinda Tankard Reist
Thanks so much Melinda, it is an honor to have a mover and shaker like you onboard!
Hi Sharni,
What a great project you are working on here. I would like to pledge a total of $90 – $15 for each of six of my relatives for Christmas.
I’ve written each of my family members a note explaining the gift based on your insights into the Afghan Women’s Writing Project and my own perusal of the AWWP website which I will give them at Christmas.
Reading the struggles of some of the women writers made me feel so lucky to be an Australian and I am pleased, on behalf of my family, to help in some small way.
Best of luck with your run and great work bringing the AWWP to the attention of Aussie women.
Jen
Wow Jennette, thank-you so much – a beautiful gesture at Christmas- ReaLLY appreciate it!!
Hi Sharni, we’ll pledge $50. We’ll be in Hay January 16 to 19, so hopefully will catch up then. Tris is in town from tomorrow – I’m sure he’d be more than happy to train with you! Good luck.
Thanks so much Jane and Martin!! Look forward to seeing you and the fam in Jan!
Hey mate, I can’t remember if I’ve pledged some money already, so just in case I haven’t can I pledge $50? Do I just go to the site and donate there, or do I wait until you’ve done your run?
You’re doing a great job. I tell you, after my Xmas indulgences I need to run at least 50km to work off the damage….
Al
xxxxxx
Hey Al, you had pledged $25! But I just added another $25!!! :-) thanks so much! xx
Hi Sharni,
I’d like to pledge $50 xxx
Nothing like last minute pledging! $25 of my cash is going towards this amazing project. GO SHARNI!!!
Hey Sharni – congratulations on your huge effort!
I have made payment via PayPal through the link you left on my blog.
Thank you SO much Kelly! Really appreciate it! x
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