A group of people working together towards a common goal can accomplish extraordinary things – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 2126 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read Amos 5: 24 , learn one new thing –The average gestation period for giraffe is approximately 15 months (453-464 days). Giraffe give birth in a ‘calving ground’ and mothers will often return to where they were born to have their own babies.- and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $6 920 only $5 580 more to raise to reach my second goal of raising $12 500 for Smile Train before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ) .

Today marks the six month anniversary of my 25 Smiles Campaign benefiting  Smile Train so far seventy-seven people (including me and my family) have made donations to this campaign and between us we’ve donated $6 920 I am BLOWN AWAY by everyone’s amazing support. Thank you Sneha Abraham, Frank Burns, Gaynor Young and Barbara Royce, Justine Perry, Madalyn Sklar, Catherine Cook, @Maewmb, David Boutin, Sarah Britten, Jim Mahar, Nancy, Rema aunty, Paul and Juliet Merrell of Big Planet Radio, Bev Bern, Julie and Don Faughnan, Amit Abraham, Benjamin and Amelia, Athira Issac, Liesel, Priyachechi, Joubert Botha, LA Janssens, Anatoli, Arun Babu, Stan Faryna, My Paper Parties, Happy Odd Girl, Adam Butler, Deepuchachen, Tinuchachechi and Jerynchachen, Duane, My Paper Parities 2, Joyce Childers, Jacqui Mackway -Wilson of Go Social SA, Kevin B (on behalf of Lesley), Meg Guegan, Susanchechi, Reshma Jacob, uncle Abraham Matthew, Debbie McMannis, Anish Krishnankutty, Ellyn Harris, Zak Ebrahim, author of The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice, Joseph John, Reshma Ravi, Wayne Mansfield, Jinuchachen, Samuel Kochukanayathil, Laura, Tim Fargo, author of Alphabet Success – Keeping it Simple. My Secrets to Success and founder of TweetJukebox (soon-to-be Social Jukebox), Shari Mason, Benjin Thomas, Bruce Sallan, Nithin Yohannan, Juliana Mullan, Fireman Max, Yusuf Abramjee, Nisha Kotecha, Deepthi Abraham, Jiya, Seema, Anush Alex, Daleen Bernard, Teresa Williams,  Stacey Chassoulas and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you uncle Abraham Matthew, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Stephanie Young, Susannah Schaefer,  Sue-Ann Allen, Caryn Gootkin, Britt Michaelian,  Lakshmi Pillai, Akhil Tomy, Thara, Anjali, Sherin,  Pamela Eapen, Good News Shared, Mail and Guardian, ViralFlash, GoodThingsGuy, Criselda Dudumashe, MetroFM, Seema Matthew, Andrea,  Catherine Constantinides, Phuti Mahanyele and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”― Muhammad Ali

It’s 12 : 10  PM on day 2112 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Joshua 24: 15 , have breakfast, learn one new thing – If you were standing on the Moon, you would always see the Earth in exactly the same position, while the stars and the Sun moved around in the sky. The Moon takes 27.3 days to complete an orbit around the Earth. And this the same amount of time that it takes to turn once on its axis. -and work on my  25 Smiles Campaign    – Anonymous  donated $20, Seemachechi donated $50 and Anush Alex donated $250 (thanks SO MUCH Anon, Seemachechi and Anush 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $6 480 (thanks SO SO MUCH everyone for your support goal surpassed but campaign continues until the original end date, Jan 10 2017 [see next paragraph for details])

Last night I surpassed my 25 Smiles Campaign goal (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ) since there’s so much time left before the end of the campaign on January 10, 2017 I have decided to double my fundraising target to try and raise enough money to sponsor 25 more smiles so by January 10, 2017 I’m hoping to raise $12 500 which will help Smile Train sponsor 50 cleft surgeries. If you would like to contribute to my goal of sponsoring 25 more smiles log on to bit.ly/Give25Smiles and make a donation (thank you so much in advance).

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]

Teamwork will get you further than working by yourself ever will – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 00  PM on day 2096 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read James 4: 8, have breakfast, learn one new thing – Flag of Switzerland. The flag of Switzerland consists of a red flag with a white cross (a bold, equilateral cross) in the centre. It is one of only two square sovereign-state flags, the other being the flag of Vatican City.-and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 875 only $375 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Today marks the five month anniversary of my 25 Smiles Campaign benefiting  Smile Train so far sixty-seven people (including me and my family) have made donations to this campaign and between us we’ve donated $5 875 I am SO GRATEFUL for everyone’s amazing support. Thank you Sneha Abraham, Frank Burns, Gaynor Young and Barbara Royce, Justine Perry, Madalyn Sklar, Catherine Cook, @Maewmb, David Boutin, Sarah Britten, Jim Mahar, Nancy, Rema aunty, Paul and Juliet Merrell of Big Planet Radio, Bev Bern, Julie and Don Faughnan, Amit Abraham, Benjamin and Amelia, Athira Issac, Liesel, Priyachechi, Joubert Botha, LA Janssens, Anatoli, Arun Babu, Stan Faryna, My Paper Parties, Happy Odd Girl, Adam Butler, Deepuchachen, Tinuchachechi and Jerynchachen, Duane, My Paper Parities 2, Joyce Childers, Jacqui Mackway -Wilson of Go Social SA, Kevin B (on behalf of Lesley), Meg Guegan, Susanchechi, Reshma Jacob, uncle Abraham Matthew, Debbie McMannis, Anish Krishnankutty, Ellyn Harris, Zak Ebrahim, author of The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice, Joseph John, Reshma Ravi, Wayne Mansfield, Jinuchachen, Samuel Kochukanayathil, Laura, Tim Fargo, author of Alphabet Success – Keeping it Simple. My Secrets to Success and founder of TweetJukebox (soon-to-be Social Jukebox), Shari Mason, Benjin Thomas, Bruce Sallan, Nithin Yohannan, Juliana Mullan, Fireman Max and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you  uncle Abraham Matthew, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Stephanie Young, Susannah Schaefer, Smile Train India,  Sue-Ann Allen, Lakshmi Pillai, Akhil Tomy, Thara, Anjali, Sherin,  Pamela Eapen Nadine Stander,  Yusuf Abramjee, Anatoli, Cazanne, Gaynor Young, Glenda Butler, LA Janssens, Nisha Kotecha, Zareef Minty, Janez Vermeiren, Jonathan Boynton-Lee and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]

“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.” -James Cash Penney

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 2065 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Proverbs 6, learn one new thing – In 1920, Warren G. Harding also used the phonograph, recording a speech into a horn that caused his voice to press a needle into a wax disk. The White House was brought into the modern age of communication when Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) made the first presidential radio broadcast from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $5 724 only $526 more to raise before Jan 10 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂).

Today marks the four month anniversary of my 25 Smiles Campaign benefiting  Smile Train so far sixty-four people (including me and my family) have made donations to this campaign and between us we’ve donated $5 724 I am so grateful for everyone’s amazing support ($5 724 that’s crazy amazing). Thank you Sneha Abraham, Frank Burns, Gaynor Young and Barbara Royce, Justine Perry, Madalyn Sklar, Catherine Cook, @Maewmb, David Boutin, Sarah Britten, Jim Mahar, Nancy, Rema aunty, Paul and Juliet Merrell of Big Planet Radio, Bev Bern, Julie and Don Faughnan, Amit Abraham, Benjamin and Amelia, Athira Issac, Liesel, Priyachechi, Joubert Botha, LA Janssens, Anatoli, Arun Babu, Stan Faryna, My Paper Parties, Happy Odd Girl, Adam Butler, Deepuchachen, Tinuchachechi and Jerynchachen, Duane, My Paper Parities 2, Joyce Childers, Jacqui Mackway -Wilson of Go Social SA, Kevin B (on behalf of Lesley), Meg Guegan, Susanchechi, Reshma Jacob, uncle Abraham Matthew, Debbie McMannis, Anish Krishnankutty, Ellyn Harris, Zak Ebrahim, author of The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice, Joseph John, Reshma Ravi, Wayne Mansfield, Jinuchachen, Samuel Kochukanayathil, Laura, Tim Fargo, author of Alphabet Success – Keeping it Simple. My Secrets to Success and founder of TweetJukebox (soon-to-be Social Jukebox), Shari Mason, Benjin Thomas, Bruce Sallan, Nithin Yohannan and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you  uncle Abraham Matthew, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Stephanie Young, Susannah Schaefer, Smile Train India,  Sue-Ann Allen, Lakshmi Pillai, Akhil Tomy, Thara, Anjali, Sherin,  Pamela Eapen Nadine Stander,  Catherine Constantinides, Yusuf Abramjee, Anatoli, Cazanne, Gaynor Young, Glenda Butler, LA Janssens and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson

It’s 8 : 15 AM on day 2035 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Revelation 12 ,  learn one new thing –  Australia is smallest, youngest continent, with the lowest population density. It is often said that Australia lies at the edge of the world, divided from other continents by long distances. Australia is located south-east of Asia. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $5 356  only $894  more to raise by 10 Jan 2017  (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far   ).

Today marks the three month anniversary of my 25 Smiles Campaign benefiting  Smile Train so far sixty people (including me and my family) have made donations to this campaign and between us we’ve donated $5 356 I am beyond humbled by everyone’s support. Thank you Sneha Abraham, Frank Burns, Gaynor Young and Barbara Royce, Justine Perry, Madalyn Sklar, Catherine Cook, @Maewmb, David Boutin, Sarah Britten, Jim Mahar, Nancy, Rema aunty, Paul and Juliet Merrell of Big Planet Radio, Bev Bern, Julie and Don Faughnan, Amit Abraham, Benjamin and Amelia, Athira Issac, Liesel, Priyachechi, Joubert Botha, LA Janssens, Anatoli, Arun Babu, Stan Faryna, My Paper Parties, Happy Odd Girl, Adam Butler, Deepuchachen, Tinuchachechi and Jerynchachen, Duane, My Paper Parities 2, Joyce Childers, Jacqui Mackway -Wilson of Go Social SA, Kevin B (on behalf of Lesley), Meg Guegan, Susanchechi, Reshma Jacob, uncle Abraham Matthew, Debbie McMannis, Anish Krishnankutty, Ellyn Harris, Zak Ebrahim, author of The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice, Joseph John, Reshma Ravi, Wayne Mansfield, Jinuchachen, Samuel Kochukanayathil, Laura, Tim Fargo, author of Alphabet Success – Keeping it Simple. My Secrets to Success and founder of TweetJukebox (soon-to-be Social Jukebox), Shari Mason and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Jacqui Cooks,  Caryn Gootkin, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Stephanie Young, Susannah Schaefer, Britt Michaelian,     Joubert Botha,  Sue-Ann Allen,  Lillian Chang, Lakshmi Pillai, Akhil Tomy, Thara, Anjali, Sherin,  Pamela Eapen Nadine Stander, Anatoli, Cazanne, Gaynor Young, Glenda Butler, Cheryl Wylie, LA Janssens and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford

It’s 12 : 29 PM on day 2004 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read James 2,  learn one new thing –  Generally, the horse has 205 bones (54 vertebral column, 36 ribs, 1 sternum, 34 skull, 40 front legs, 40 hindlegs). The number of tail coccygeal vertebrae is usually 18 but can also vary. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –yesterday Anishchachen donated $50 (thanks SO MUCH again chachen your support  means the world to me 🙂 ) which brings the total raised to $3 297 only $2 953 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far 🙂 ).

Today marks the two month anniversary of my 25 Smiles Campaign benefiting  Smile Train so far forty-eight people (including me and my family) have made donations to this campaign and between us we’ve donated $3 297 I am SO GRATEFUL and BLOWN AWAY (you guys honestly make me want to be a better human being). Thank you Sneha Abraham, Frank Burns, Gaynor Young and Barbara Royce, Justine Perry, Madalyn Sklar, Catherine Cook, @Maewmb, David Boutin, Sarah Britten, Jim Mahar, Nancy, Rema aunty, Paul and Juliet Merrell of Big Planet Radio, Bev Bern, Julie and Don Faughnan, Amit Abraham, Benjamin and Amelia, Athira Issac, Liesel, Priyachechi, Joubert Botha, LA Janssens, Anatoli, Arun Babu, Stan Faryna, My Paper Parties, Happy Odd Girl, Adam Butler, Deepuchachen, Tinuchachechi and Jerynchachen, Duane, My Paper Parities 2, Joyce Childers, Jacqui Mackway -Wilson of Go Social SA, Kevin B (on behalf of Lesley), Meg Guegan, Susanchechi, Reshma Jacob, uncle Abraham Matthew, Debbie McMannis, Anish Krishnankutty and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Jacqui Cooks,  Caryn Gootkin, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Stephanie Young, Susannah Schaefer, Britt Michaelian,  Pamela Eapen, Gaynor Young, Barbara Royce,   Joubert Botha,  Sue-Ann Allen,  Jessica Ilunga, Lillian Chang, Lakshmi Pillai, Akhil Tomy, Jasminechechi, Preethachechi, Susanchechi, Saluchechi, Meera, Vishnu, Thara, Anjali, Neethu, Balu, Juliet Merrell, Kevin, Nadine Stander,Magdel Steyn, Shobha aunty, Rema aunty, Ruby aunty, Sharanya, Mitra and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]