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Shot@Life

Happy Birthday, Shot@Life! – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · April 24, 2013 ·

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Tags: children, health, responsibility, Shot@Life, thankful, travel, Uganda, values, wordless Wednesday

Shot@Life – 5:00 Fridays TM

Ilinap · February 15, 2013 ·

I am delighted to be a Shot@Life Champion. Advocating for global health and immunizations is right in line with what fires me up. I am happy to support anything that leads to the health and safety of children. It matters not if said children are in my zip code or in a time zone I … [Read more...] about Shot@Life – 5:00 Fridays TM

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, children, cocktail, community, education, equality, fun, happy hour, hunger, party, poverty, SAFEchild, Shot@Life, values

What We Take for Granted – Shot@Life

Ilinap · February 14, 2013 ·

I've been in Washington, D.C. this week to learn how to be a more effective champion for Shot@Life. There is so much reeling in my head and tearing at my heart. All the statistics of childhood disease and death are not faceless numbers in an infograph. With every statistic I see … [Read more...] about What We Take for Granted – Shot@Life

Tags: children, health, motherhood, poverty, responsibility, Shot@Life, thankful, Uganda, values, volunteer

Shot@Life 28 Days of Impact – Fort Portal, Uganda

Ilinap · February 4, 2013 ·

He seemed a tish unsure, not in a reticent manner, rather he was shy, I think. He smiled easily and held the little boy’s hand ever so tightly, so as not to let him wander into what was becoming quite a crowd. He was tidy and polite, as was the boy. The boy had pinch worthy … [Read more...] about Shot@Life 28 Days of Impact – Fort Portal, Uganda

Tags: children, health, poverty, responsibility, Shot@Life, thankful, travel, values, volunteer, women

Wild About Uganda

Ilinap · November 3, 2012 ·

  To see and experience the Earth's creatures in their own land is simply astounding. This isn't some Disney adventure I'm talkin' about. I felt grace in the warmth of the Ugandan sun, on the shores of where the Nile begins... This slideshow … [Read more...] about Wild About Uganda

Tags: health, Shot@Life, thankful, travel

The Beauty of Uganda

Ilinap · November 1, 2012 ·

There are a few things that strike me as worldly differences between the United States and Uganda. For starters, here at home we are battling an obesity epidemic, with even the youngest among us afflicted with diabetes and heart disease. As you can imagine, in much of Uganda … [Read more...] about The Beauty of Uganda

Tags: children, health, motherhood, responsibility, Shot@Life, travel, values

The Privilege of Church in Uganda

Ilinap · October 28, 2012 ·

I came all the way to Uganda to go to church. And it was worth it. We had the privilege of shadowing a family today, and that took us to the Church of Uganda. The family of seven (five kids plus mom and dad) worships there, and we joined in. Though the language barrier was there … [Read more...] about The Privilege of Church in Uganda

Tags: children, community, health, kids, motherhood, Shot@Life, thankful

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