Human Rights Week

Today we marked the conclusion of Human Rights Week. We posted this message for everyone who participated:
$5 a day challenge:
We are proud of everyone who took this challenge. It is very moving to to see the introspection and profound sentiments that many of you have experienced. But, we have something to say to those who feel that they failed the challenge before it began. You did not fail. You conquered the real challenge. Change begins with the knowledge that we need to change. That meant the real challenge for us was to acknowledge the 1.4 billion poor people living a humble existence in poverty, acknowledge our real cost of living (the "Fabulous Life" of success) we take for granted everyday, discover that we do care about them, realize that we cannot walk in their shoes, and take ownership of the fact the we have chosen to take positive action in our lives on this issue going forward. Each of us carries a seed of change that will make us positive forces in the future of global society. Remember, everyone counts. Even you.