Reason #27 to Support Periclean Scholars: It's A Great Deal.

Each of us likes a great deal, and I am no exception. When I learn about a great deal, I also like to tell my friends. This is why I am passing along this deal to all of my DC friends, sent by one of my coworkers. How about some free Papa John’s pizza?

Sign up to get free pizza with the Capitol Deal at http://www.thecapitoldeal.com/engine/Splash.aspx?contestid=21722, any time between now and midnight, Thursday, July 21, 2011. They will send the voucher to your e-mail address this Friday, July 22, 2011. The coupon can be used through the end of this year.

This is also why I am choosing to donate my run to Periclean Scholars. No, not for free pizza, but because donations to the organization are a great deal.

Consider this: the cost of one Habitat house in Zambia is $3,580. I think it’s reasonable to say that a house in the United States costs 100 times as much, or $358,000 (or more, such as folks like me who are in the Northern Virginia market). A donation of $10 is like making a $1,000 house payment in Zambia. Now that’s a bargain!

With each donation to the PSAA, you benefit many initiatives, listed below.

• Sustaining alumni projects, including:
• HIV/AIDS education and awareness in Namibia;
• Malnutrition in Honduras;
• Education in Chiapas, Mexico;
• Sustainable development in Zambia;
• Healthcare in Ghana;
• Environmental education in Sri Lanka.
• Supporting ongoing projects, including:
• Women’s empowerment and healthcare in India;
• Education and maternal health in Chiapas, Mexico.
• Nurturing new classes, including:
• The Appalachia group;
• The Haiti group;
• Groups that have yet to be determined (and whose students are still in high school, middle school, etc. ... even future Elon students who haven't even been born!).
• Building community awareness:
• Bringing Periclean Scholars-in-Residence to campus;
• Supporting awareness events sponsored by different classes.
• Shaping the minds of university students:
• Fostering forums for critical thinking on a global scale;
• Providing an outlet for student projects of global change;
• Encouraging the pursuit of volunteerism and careers that give back.
• All of my blog content:
• Everything I have mentioned in prior entries;
• Everything l will mention in future entries,
• And so much more.

Go ahead, register for your free pizza, and pass it forward. If you don’t live in the DC area, share the link with friends who do. Do the same with Periclean Scholars; make a donation in support of my race, and pass it forward. Share the donation link or the blog. It really is a great deal.

This is reason #27 to support Periclean Scholars: it's a great deal.