I think Lori Yang literally loves the world. Every bit of it, large and small. You can certainly see how much she cares for her daughter Harper, so beautifully captured in the archive pic shown here. I will confirm that Lori brought this same enthusiasm to her work as a Smooch! Project Hero when she helped manage a recent busy Smooch! shoot. (You'll find her Heroic profile here). It's this open-hearted generosity of spirit that led Lori to bring The Smooch! Project to serve on behalf of another cause she finds compelling and thereby save lives throughout the world.
Lori is an organizer for Be the Match, a worldwide bone marrow registry that serves people suffering a variety of blood diseases. She's organized a community-based donor drive and helped find a sponsor to bring The Smooch! Project there. Lori doesn't even know anyone who is in need of a donor. This is quite a rarity in the registry world, as most drives are created by people seeking a match for someone they know and love. Like I said, Lori loves the entire world. "I believe with all my heart that the 10,000 people in need of marrow donors can find their matches," she said, "Just as surely as I believe our effort to photograph 10,000 Smooches will succeed."
We'll be there, collecting smooches and doing our best to attract as many people as possible to sign up as potential donors. Registering is (almost) as simple as a kiss: You simply fill out a short health form and swab your cheek with a kit provided at the event. Representatives from Be The Match will be there to send it on for processing. Then you get to feel wonderful that you might some day save the life of a complete stranger on the other side of the world! Frankly, I can't think of a better match for The Smooch! Project (no pun intended). Here's the details:
PARTY WITH A PURPOSE!
(Corporate sponsor: Kristen Christianson, Realtor/Keller Williams)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Edina Morningside Community Church, UCC
BLOCK PARTY
11:30am-2:30pm
(On Grimes between Morningside & Branson Streets)
BE THE MATCH & SMOOCH! SHOOT
11:30am-3:30pm
(In Edina Morningside Community Church basement)
EDINA WOMAN'S CLUB REMODELED HOME TOUR
2-4pm
(Map available at the block party)
Live music, munchies & more! Bouncy house, kids activities, dancing, gift basket raffle, and opportunities to be a hero and save lives by joining the bone marrow registry. Hope to see you there!
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