Jesse J. Kasten
39
Saukville,WI
 

Kasten's 50K bike race for Vitamin Angels

Wed, 08/06/2011 - 7:41pm — JKasten

I am participating in a 50K bike race called the “Kewaunee Troutman 50K bike” in the charming town of Kewaunee, located in North East Wisconsin. I am racing in this event to raise money for Vitamin Angels, an organization that I have come to respect deeply. I have been inspired by my friends and coworkers at Twinlab, Kate Pastor and Tom Tolworthy. Kate and Tom recently visited Kenya with Vitamin Angels’ Founder and President Howard Schiffer. Reading Kate’s daily blog was to say the least, very emotional. I have been motivated to stop thinking about helping and start doing! As someone who has no children of his own but would very much like to someday, I could not help but want to do something for these kids. Thanks to everyone at Vitamin Angels for all the incredible work you do and to Kate and Tom for the inspiration! Check out Kate’s amazing blog http://1makesadifference.wordpress.com/ Please help me raise the $500.00 donation goal I have set for this event. Thank you :) 

Jesse

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Great idea!

Wed, 29/06/2011 - 4:30am — Marc (not verified)
Great idea Jesse - this is awesome. How do I donate?

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Fundraising Goal:
$500
By This Date:
7-14-11
To Reach This
Many Children:
2,000
Vitamin A is essential to immune function, especially in children under five who are most vulnerable to common infections and diseases.
One in three children worldwide is undernourished. Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality by connecting infants and children under five with vital nutrients.
In 2009, Vitamin Angels provided over 10 million children with essential nutrients. This year, with your help, we will double our reach to 20 million children.
Together with health advocates worldwide, distribution of vitamin A has helped reduce the number of child deaths to less than 10 million annually for the first time on record.
One high-dose vitamin A capsule can provide one child with sufficient vitamin A for six months. This alone reduces the risk of under-five child mortality by 23%.
Every year, around 54 million new children are affected by malnutrition or undernutrition.
A panel of world-class economists assembled by the Copenhagen Consensus ranked micronutrient supplementation ranked as the #1 global priority.
Nutrient-rich foods are often expensive or difficult to obtain in developing countries. Multivitamins provide daily recommended amounts of key vitamins and minerals important for a range of functions essential to good health.
Research indicates that each dollar spent on supplementation creates benefits worth more than 17 dollars. Better health, fewer deaths and increased future earnings add up to benefits of more than $1 billion yearly.
Vitamin Angels' Thrive to Five program provides multivitamins for children and pregnant and lactating women in the U.S. and abroad.

Essential nutrients, healthy children.

One in three children worldwide is undernourished. Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality by connecting infants and children under five with vital nutrients.

$.25

Just $.25 provides essential micronutrients to a child for one year.
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