Thursday, March 26, 2009

When We Dream Together - Please Vote

These are the little things that work. You see, all of our dreams, in one way or another, weave together. Today I got an email from Lucas, a person I have never met and who I don't know anything about. But here I am, writing about him and encouraging all to help him out because we have some similar interests, similar goals. His outlet for this is photography and mine is simply being here with Peru's Challenge. But we have an opportunity to work together towards a goal of learning about and perhaps helping the people who lives miles above us in the mountains. 

Lucas is chasing a dream of photographing the people of the mountains, those who are born with lungs to breathe in the altitude, those who work every day in fields and those who have vanishing communities. This interesting perspective and dream could come true if he wins the most votes for the Name Your Dream Assignment, a contest that gives the winner $50,000 to complete the dream assignment, like photographing those living in the mountains. Lucas wants to come to the Andes and see the communities we work in and document them. If he wins, he will donate some of the prize money to helping these communities. And that last part is a bit of my dream. I can guarantee you more opportunities and financial support make up the dream bubbles that float in and out of the huts and schools in places such as Pumamarca, bubbles that have too often been poked and popped. 

The pictures here would be beautiful, and the help of Lucas would be greatly appreciated. If you have a few seconds, please click here and vote for Lucas so we can all contribute to his dream and the dreams of so many others. It only take a few seconds and could just be a simple way you help today. 

That was a click here. Thank you and let me know of your dreams, too. 

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