Have you ever met someone and immediately felt like you knew them for years? As if they were put into your life for a special purpose?
That’s exactly the way that I felt when I met Laura Tellado a few months ago at Relay for Life. We were both volunteering with the Hispanic Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE).
Not only is Laura just a plain amazing person with a friendly smile and great sense of humor, she is a gifted journalist.
Laura is using her blogging talents to raise awareness of Spina Bifida. There are currently more than 166,000 people in the U.S. living with Spina Bifida, but not a lot of people know much about it.
Spina Bifida occurs when a baby is in the womb, and his or her spinal column does not close all of the way. It’s actually the most common birth defect that disables people for life, according to the Spina Bifida Association.
Hispanic women have the highest rate of having a child affected by Spina Bifida compared with Non-Hispanic White and Non-Hispanic Black women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While research has shown that taking folic acid while pregnant can prevent having a child with Spina Bifida, there’s no known cure.
When I met Laura, she shared with me that there’s no celebrity spokesperson for Spina Bifida, but to me, Laura is the hero for Spina Bifida awareness. Through holdinoutforahero.org, Laura has started a very important conversation about people living with Spina Bifida, prevention, research and quality of life initiatives.
Want to join in the effort? October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month and Laura is raising money for the Spina Bifida Association of Central Florida's inaugural Walk-N-Roll fundraiser taking place on Saturday, Oct. 29. You can donate on her fundraising page by clicking here.
In addition, if you take this special flyer to any California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in Orlando (Florida Mall, Mall at Millenia or Waterford Lakes) this Friday, Oct. 14, CPK will donate 20% of your bill to SBACFL!
The promotion lasts ALL DAY, and applies to take-out orders, too.
Thank you for your support!
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