We Can Make a Difference

My name is Clark Knowles and I'm about ready to undertake a sweaty 30 day physical challenge to raise money to support my friend Shawn Soucy while he fights cancer and a host of painful knee, shoulder, elbow, and hip troubles. The studio where I practice yoga is starting its annual September 30 Day Challenge. In the past, I rode a bike in the Pan Mass Challenge to raise money for cancer research. I thought: why not challenge myself in a new way? I’m asking you to sponsor me in this challenge. I’ll do the sweating, you do the donating. Every day in September, I’ll walk into the Bikram Yoga Studio in Portsmouth to practice in a 105 degree space for ninety minutes. The yoga at Bikram is challenging, but it’s nothing compared to what Shawn deals with nearly everyday. Will you sponsor me in my endeavor to raise $6000.00? Here are some numbers to help you visualize how easy it can be to reach our goal: 

10 people donating $100.00 is $1000.00 ($3.33 per day)

15 people donating $75.00 is $1125.00 ($2.50 per day)

25 people donating $50.00 is $1250.00 ($1.66 per day)

35 people donating $25.00 is $875.00 ($.86 per day)

50 people donating $15.00 is $750.00 ($.50 per day)

60 people donating $10.00 is $600.00 ($.33 per day)

70 people donating $5.00 is $350.00 ($.16 per day)

Total………………$5950.00 (198.00 dollars per day) 

I hope you’ll consider sponsoring my yoga challenge. I’ll update you on the progress of the challenge a few times a week via video or blog post. Together, we can make a difference. Please spread the message. Send them this link. Post it to Facebook and Twitter. If we use our collective muscle, the cost of the expensive path to Shawn’s recovery becomes what many of us spend daily on coffee. Or not even a whole coffee! The cost of helping this good man is the daily cost of putting an extra shot of espresso in a cappuccino. With our help relieving a part the looming financial burden, Shawn can spend his time focusing on his health. By sponsoring this challenge, you’ll provide tangible relief for rent, healthy food, gas, heat, water—the essentials. Those of us who know him want nothing more than to see this good man back on his feet.

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