Meghan is a fellow adoptive parent. The following is from her blog:
"Last year, for the first Plumpy Nut Ironman fundraiser we pooled our cash and scrounged under our couch cushions to raise $14,000 for Doctors Without Borders. Doctors Without Borders pledged to buy Plumpy Nut ---a nutrient dense energy food---to distribute to children in Ethiopia – children who were suffering from severe malnutrition. At $40 per child, we were able to create the resources to save the lives of 650 babies and toddlers! And because we raised this fund through the Ironman Janus Charity Challenge and placed in the top five fundraisers, WE WON ANOTHER $2,000---enough money to save another 50 kids. Working together, we were able to create a fund that turned around the lives of 700 children and their families and their futures. And it was important, Ethiopia was gripped by a severe food shortage last harvest season on account of very very late rains and a poor harvest."
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I had the opportunity to support Meghan's efforts last year, as did some family members and friends, and I was amazed and proud of the impact that was made. Seven hundred children! We are excited to support the Ironman event again this year and raise more money for Plumpy Nut. Mira is from southern Ethiopia, where some of the worst famine has occurred, so this drive is especially personal for us.
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