There was excitement as we opened our first commission check for just over $30 at the end of the year. Thanks to your purchases through the Living Well Gear Shop, we were able to make our first contributions to both CURE and the Epilepsy Foundation of America.
To kick off 2012, contributions were made using the money earned via the Living Well Gear Shop. I’ve made a $25 contribution CURE to help pay for the research that will get us a bit closer to a cure. A $25 contribution was also made to the Epilepsy Foundation because awareness is still needed.
It’s worth noting that although we receive a very small percentage of the sales from Cafe Press, 100% of the dollars we receive go toward epilepsy awareness and epilepsy research.
To give directly to either of these organizations you can visit the Give Today page.
To check out the Living Well Gear Shop go to http://www.cafepress.com/livingwellwithepilepsy.
Thanks for speaking out!
Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.
Amanda Krzywonski
So awesome! Love the posts! This is really cool. I'll add your shop to my directory!