Two College Kids...and a Dog: 21-21-21

If you are reading this, then you probably know my wonderful boyfriend Andrew. I am going to assume that some of you don't know him, just so I can brag about him a little bit. Andrew and I graduated from St. Joe together and we are high school sweethearts. We started dating our senior year of high school, and here we are, still together in our Junior year at MSU. We will be celebrating our three year anniversary at the end of this month. Andrew is such an admirable individual. He always wears a smile and has a laugh that is simply infectious! One of his many passions is being a triathlete. Andrew has been participating in triathalons since the summer before we came to MSU. For the longest time, he has wanted to do a race on his 21st birthday. Once we looked at the calendar and saw that his birthday fell in the middle of the week and it isnt really tri-season yet, he came up with his own idea of what he was going to do. The idea of 21-21-21 was born. He decided that on his 21st birthday, he would swim 2.1 miles, bike 21 miles, and run 21 miles. What a cool idea...a 21 themed triathalon on his 21st birthday.

Not too long after Andrew came up with the 21-21-21 idea, he had another idea. Why would he go out and do this daunting day's worth of activities just for himself when he could offer it up for the benefit of a charity? David Goggins, a Navy SEAL and a professional triathlete came to Andrew's mind. David Goggins competes to raise money for a special charity called the Special Operations Warrior Foundation which provides money to the children of fallen special operations soldiers so that they can go to college. It did not take much for Andrew to decide that this would be the perfect charity for him to donate his efforts to. After talking to the SOWF, he found out that he could set up a donation website where friends and family could go to support Andrew and the SOWF.

In the past 3 days, over $600 has been donated.

As you can see, many people are very proud of the unique task that Andrew has before him and it seems that everyone has been eager to support him and such as wonderful cause as the SOWF.

I encourage you to go to Andrew's site, read about the SOWF, and read Andrew's personal message. He would appreciate any kind of support you can give, whether it be monetary or prayerful support. You can donate any amount of money and no amount is too small. Andrew's total mileage for the triathalon will be 44.1 miles, so if you wanted to pledge 50 cents for every mile, you could donate $22.05. Or $1 per mile, etc. You have the option to donate any amount.

Here is the link to his page: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/andrewharris/special-operations-warrior-foundation

Here are a few pictures of Andrew "in action" in past activities.