Originally Posted by The Slutty Princess

Thank you!
I honestly think I could finish a 100k race! It'd be one of the toughest things I'd ever do but I enjoy challenges. I've ran multiple marathons and placed quite well. A little bit of training, plenty of water, and a strict diet for a few weeks and I think I could give it a try!

As far as the money goes...I set the goal of a million dollars when I was eleven. When I was eleven, I started raising money and participating in charitable races. With the goal in mind, I've kept track of the money I raised.
Starting when I was eleven, I ran and fundraised in the Multiple Sclerosis 5k walk/run and I've done it every year. When I was 13, I've ran and fundraised for Relay for Life. Starting when I was 15, I began fundraising and participating in the Alzheimer's 25k walk/run. So I've been running and fundraising in the MS race for 7 years, 5 years for Relay for Life, and 3 years for Alzheimer's.I pay my way in, which is usually about $25-$100 depending on what race it is and then I furiously try to fundraise and collect money, usually by going door-to-door and asking people if they could donate. I've spent hours and hours just fundraising. This isn't even close to where I donate the majority of my money. I'm a firm believer that there are plenty more people that could use the money more than I could use it. I've been a waitress for quite a while, (I think almost eight or nine years). Each paycheck the money from tips, I separate. 10% of all my tips/paychecks I put aside for charity, the rest of my money goes directly in my savings. 10% may not sound like much but it adds up!

I don't mean to sound arrogant by saying any of this. I don't keep track of how much I donate/fundraise for bragging rights, I keep track of it all strictly for meeting my goal of a million dollars, so please don't criticize me. I don't keep track of it for anything but for my own personal goal because it means alot to me.

Multiple Sclerosis 5k Run/Walk
2007: $3,219
2008: $3,982
2009: $4,659
2010: $4,114
2011: $5,013
2012: $4,961
2013: $5,190
2014: $5,234
2015: $6,755 (I found quite a few generous people!)
2016: As of right now, the race hasn't happened yet but I've been fundraising my heart out and I a sitting at $5,463 and have roughly another month to collect more!
Total: $43,127

Relay for Life: (I have a team of four people so the I didn't help fundraise all the money, but I participated in getting a majority of it!)
2011: $8,743
2012: $8,991
2013: $9,357
2014: $10,065
2015: $10,832
2016: $10,480 (Race is in a few days)
Total: $58,498

Alzheimer's: I've had a ton of help from my brother, sister, and parents!
2013: $11,967
2014: $13,114
2015: $13,413
2016: $13,670
Total: $52,164

Wounded Warriors Total: $2,320
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: $480

Grand Total: $156,589

I think my pace going well for being only 18 years old! Granted, I'm not sure I can say I directly donated all this money. I spent long hours baking and running a bake sale, making and selling arts and crafts, setting my paychecks/tips aside, and going door-to-door. I know going door-to-door isn't that 'ethical' but I've been doing it since I was eleven. I'm not sure if I can count all the money towards my goal since I simply only 'collected' about half of it, the other half I would say came from my paychecks, baked goods, crafts, etc. I hoping I can convince Hailey to let me do a fundraising night at the library for Alzheimer's!

Again, by sharing this I don't want to sound like an arrogant prick. The money I donate doesn't mean jack to me, I just want to put it to a better use than I would have used it. I don't want to brag that I donated this much to here and this much to there. I don't care. In fact, I don't go around telling people I fundraised this much for Relay for Life, or I fundraised this much for MS. I keep it to myself and keep record of it just to try to reach a million dollars. There is much more to this than the fundraising parts. I've watched Cancer, MS, and Alzheimers destroy my love ones and I want to find a cure and if money helps find a cure, by all means, that's what I'll do.