Community Action
Because we can, Because we are able, & Because no one else will
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We here at Passion Planners are all about cultivating passion through joy and celebration, and one of our favorite celebrations are DC's annual Pride Proms. These proms for queer students are extremely important to us because they allow students to celebrate the most iconic high school tradition in a safe, welcoming, and loving space. One that doesn't judge who they are with or what they look like. A space where these students can be reminded that they are allowed to be the kings, queens, and royalty that they are. This is why we are supporting the Safe Space Nova pride prom by sending them every donation that The First Dance Initiative receives. Finally, to sweeten the deal, if you donate 10 dollars or more you will be eligible for a plush version of our favorite little honey bee, Bruce.
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Celebrations shouldn't be a countdown, but for many they are. According The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, "There are close to 40,000 children and adults living with cystic fibrosis in the United States and an estimated 105,000 people have been diagnosed with CF across 94 countries." This genetic disease affects many vital organs including the lungs and pancreas and because it gets worse over time many people with Cystic Fibrosis never know how long they have left to celebrate. They will spend holidays, birthdays, even entire summers in the hospital because CF is preventing them from being able to live as many of us do.
The Lavender Lungs donations will be going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to support the life saving research they are doing into treatments and a cure for Asiago and others trying to manage CF.
Meet Asiago Hello there! My name is Asiago and I’m a 20 year old Cystic Fibrosis patient! I was first diagnosed at the age of 4 due to having been born just before infant testing and my life has never been the same since. For years I was in and out of the hospital due to needing constant, as my family called them, “tune ups” in order to make sure I was in good health. Along the way I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis related Diabetes, a slew of mental health problems, Christmas and birthdays spent in-patient, and ended up needing to come to terms with my own mortality at the ages of 14 and 19 respectively from being on the transplant list twice. Finally, at the age of 19, I got a double lung transplant and have been thriving ever since! Life has never been easy and it never will be, but thanks to meeting Sarah, there were always things to celebrate that made it a little easier to handle. For my 17th - my 20th, Sarah never failed to throw me a birthday bash to celebrate another year that I conquered no matter how bleak that year seemed. I’m honored to be able to share my story and I could not be more grateful to know that someone wants to support this cause so much. I sincerely hope you’ll consider donating!
