Open letter to Mike Fantini

Dear Mike Fantini,

I am currently a freshman at Syracuse University and I think the “Do Something” organization would be a great thing to bring to the campus.  Yes, there are many other clubs and ways to help out around here but I think that this organization gives students freedom and lets them choose what they want to help out with.  They can also decide to help in an already existing cause as well.  I want more people here to be aware of the “Do Something” organization and to get involved but in order to do that I need to get involved with the “Do Something” organization myself.  I was hoping that maybe you can help me get involved with the organization and give me some ideas on how I can bring awareness to the organization at SU. 

Ever since I was in fourth grade, when I won the Norma Gold Award, an award given to students that make or have made a difference in someone’s life, I knew that making a difference was something that was always going to be important to me.  In 2005, my cousin passed away from brain cancer at the age of 5.  Since then childhood cancer awareness has been a huge part of my life.  I do a lot of fundraising for the cause, giving most of my money to “Smiles for Scott Inc,” the organization founded in memory of my cousin.  The organization benefits families who might need financial support when having to pay for surgeries or certain medicines.  My freshman year of high school my friend Rachel and I made and sold friendship bracelets and gave all profits to “Smiles for Scott Inc,” we made $122 in just three months.  Another thing I am very involved in is a place called Sunrise Day Camp.  A camp strictly for kids with cancer and their siblings.  I volunteered there in the summer of 2010 and worked there in the summer of 2011 and can’t wait to work there again in the summer of 2012.  

As you can see making a difference is something that has always been important to me even if it’s in the smallest way possible, because it’s still a difference.  I have done many things to make a small difference and even some that have made a big difference, but I want to make an even bigger difference. When I heard about the “Do Something” organization I immediately wanted to get involved.  Watching the “Do Something Awards” made me realize that there are ways to make that big difference that I am looking to make.  

Thank you in advanced for taking the time to read this.  I really hope to hear back from you soon, this is a great organization that I really hope to get involved with in any way possible.  

Sincerely, 

Tori Kroll