#GivingTuesday comes every Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and it combines the generosity of people worldwide to support causes they actually believe in within their communities. Started in 2012, the idea was to use the rise of social media to connect the world and inspire us all to give back to issues that truly matter. The goal in to create a...
Big Give is coming up! This year, the 24-hour online giving day is on March 28 starting at midnight. Early giving doesn’t start until March 21, but you can create your own fundraiser now! Follow these three easy steps to create your own giving campaign: Go to bit.ly/biggive-efcst. Click on the Fundraise button and complete the form. Read the instructions in...
By Ashley Colwell The journey to becoming body positive is long and frustrating for anybody, so what does body positivity look like for someone affected by chronic illness? Studies show that up to women are much more critical of their appearance than men. Men tend to be pleased by what they see in a mirror or indifferent. However, chronic illness...
My name is Jessica Rosales. Yes, I have the same last name as the CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas – she’s my momma! I was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy at age 11. My mom started the Foundation to help families like ours, who didn’t have anywhere else to turn. Jessica Rosales, Peer Facilitator I...
By Kali Farquharson Once in the 7th grade, at the beginning of the school year, the gym teacher was doing what all middle school gym teachers do – talk about themselves. He was telling a story about how someone on his college football team had a seizure in front of him. The advice that he had been given from someone was that you...
