Aggressive Healing: Thank You, and Please.
First, I want to thank everyone for your kind words and wishes following my brother’s death. At a time when I’ve seldom felt lower — Bobby was the first person I was close to who died of anything other than old age — I’ve also seldom felt more love from my friends and my community than I have this week.
Thank you.
Second, while my parents and sisters and I were attending to Bobby’s affairs (he had no spouse or heirs), we decided to start a foundation in his honor. Now I feel compelled to act on that decision while we still have the emotional momentum of the event on our side.
I’m not asking for money. (Not yet.)
I’m asking for information — experience, expertise, network contacts — from anyone who has any interest or experience in the following areas:
- Starting and incorporating a non-profit organization, such as a charity, foundation, or scholarship endowment.
- Working with at-risk youth, for example, teenagers with experience in the foster care or juvenille justice systems.
- Attending or working with outdoor leadership programs or wilderness survival schools.
- Fundraising, both online and IRL.
If you are interested in helping and are able to help, even if its just a few words based on your experience that will save my family from wasting scarce time or resources as we work toward making this a reality, please email me at the following address:
john (at-sign) johncarrier (dot) com
If you know of anyone with experience or interest in the areas above, please click on the “tell a friend” button below for a way to easily share this request with others in your address book (with total privacy, of course).
Thanks again for your love and support at this difficult time.