{"id":30648,"date":"2012-05-02T08:10:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=30648"},"modified":"2012-05-01T20:47:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T03:47:34","slug":"walk-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=30648","title":{"rendered":"Walk With Me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am so proud of my friend Alazar<\/a>. \u00a0Last year he raised over $9,000 for the Cascade AIDS Project<\/a>\u00a0fundraiser here in Portland and he made the newspapers! The best part? He’s only 11 years old. (He’s in the photos above!) Alazar is someone I am proud to call a friend. He’s an inspiring little man that has amazing\u00a0aspirations and I want to help as much as I can.<\/p>\n

Alazar was born in Ethiopian and came to the US a few years ago, where he was adopted by a dear friend. The transformation of Alazar was day and night. He went from a scared, quiet boy to a vibrant, energetic kid who loves sports and art. I attribute this to the\u00a0healthy, happy, nourishing home his new dad created for him and the art therapy our friend Star did with him for years.<\/p>\n

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Fast forward a few years later and Alazar has been on a crusade to raise money for AIDS charities and to raise awareness. You can check out his blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently Alazar let me practice my novice photography skills and we hung out in Laurelhurst Park on a gorgeous<\/em>\u00a0day. We took tons of photos of him and his dad too.<\/p>\n

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He writes his own blog, he’s trying to get corporate sponsors, and has even contacted celebrities for support (and heard back from some!). I try to support Alazar as much as I can when he’s fundraising and recently bought some of his art for his fundraising.\u00a0Health in every way is important to me and if I can help a good cause, I’ll do it!<\/p>\n

PLEASE check out his website<\/a> and if you’re going to donate to any causes this year, consider the Cascade AIDS Project! Alazar and I thank you for your generosity!<\/p>\n

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His motto is: \u00a0“Be Safe. Get Tested.\u00a0 Have Safe Behaviors.”<\/h4>\n

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(Pictures above of\u00a0Jacqueline Yerby, Vice President, Board of Directors, Cascade AIDS Project\u00a0and Alazar Manning used with permission.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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