Join us in fostering compassionate communities, creating safe spaces, supporting one another in building skills to effect change, and showing up for each other through community care practices. The Unity Challenge is all about coming together to make a difference in our communities and relationships! Every action, however seemingly small, plants seeds that turn into blooming and thriving communities when we join together.

Here's how you can help:

• Donate: Contribute whatever you can. No amount is too small! Donations support The Diversity Center's ability to make inclusive programming for youth affordable and accessible in all counties in Northeast Ohio. With budget cuts and legislation impacts, students need us to show up for them to continue to push for creating safe spaces, teaching resilience and leadership skills, fostering acceptance, and letting them know they are seen, heard, loved, and valued.
• Spread the Word: Share my fundraising page with your friends, family, and social networks. Let’s spread awareness so we can raise more! Invite friends to join the team and make an impact while spending time in connection and community.
• Volunteer: Unity Challenge teams earn points for every hour spent volunteering. Volunteer in your community, snap a picture, and send it to me with a caption of why showing up in your community is important to you or how we're stronger together! Include your hours spent volunteering, and I'll track them in our team tracker.
• Get Active: Taking care of ourselves allows us to better show up for others. Don't forget to show yourself love and compassion - activism is about endurance, and the more we pour into ourselves, the more we can show up for others. You're an important part of our community, so don't forget to take care of yourself, too! For every 30 minutes spent being active, our team earns a point! Gather friends for a walk around your community, attend a yoga class, or help a neighbor in their garden! Snap a picture and send me a caption about how you're showing yourself care, building community, or trying something new, and I'll track them in our team tracker.

Teams will be entered for weekly raffle prizes for getting active in the community! Each hour spent volunteering and every 30 minutes spent being physically active = 1 point. Most importantly, caring for ourselves and showing up for others helps us build stronger communities!

The Unity Challenge runs through the end of July. Let's bring people together to make an impact this summer! Your actions inspire others to do the same with every action we take to show up for each other and get involved.

Thank you for standing by me in this effort. Your support means the world to me! I'm looking forward to showing how strong we are when many people come together in small, but impactful ways!