{"id":4492,"date":"2013-05-13T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T23:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonflyeffect.com\/blog\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2018-02-07T11:43:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T18:43:14","slug":"what-do-you-want-for-your-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonflyeffect.com\/blog\/what-do-you-want-for-your-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you want for your birthday?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cooper Smith, Boy
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Disclaimer<\/strong>: My son, Cooper is the biggest basketball fan of all time. Coop donated his 11th birthday to the malaria-fighting Nothing But Nets campaign. I don’t recall redirecting my presents to save kids in Africa at his age. It was pretty amazing when Coop got a shout out on national TV<\/a> and then a video thank-you from Golden State’s Stephen Curry himself (during the playoffs!). Coop had no doubts before, but now he’s completely certain that doing good feels great.\u00a0<\/em>Cooper and Chris Helfrich, the Director of the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets\u00a0campaign collaborated on the below for The Huffington Post<\/a>. –<\/em>– Andy<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chris Helfrich, Director of Nothing But Nets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As director of Nothing But Nets, I get to meet a lot of inspiring Americans doing amazing things to save lives by sending $10 nets to prevent malaria, a disease that still kills a child in Africa\u00a0every 60 seconds<\/span>. I’ve met a 13-year old Boy Scout who hiked 100 miles to raise money and awareness, an 8-year old who became the youngest girl to ever swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco in order to raise money to send hundreds of nets, and a fashion designer who has created a line of net-inspired accessories to send nets and save lives. In fact, since 2006 hundreds of thousands of people have joined our movement and raised $45 million to send over 7 million nets to keep families safe from this deadly disease. But an 11-year old boy challenging a basketball superstar to a fundraising contest? That’s a new one for me.<\/p>\n

I was copied on a letter below that 11-year old Cooper sent to his idol, Stephen Curry, that demonstrates the fun spirit of the Nothing But Nets campaign and the fact that anyone can be a champion in the fight against malaria, whether you’re a 5th grader or the best basketball shooter on the planet. NBA Cares is a founding partner of Nothing But Nets and has been getting its fans and players excited about fighting malaria since the campaign was launched almost seven years ago. This is a perfect example of the power of this partnership in action.<\/p>\n