Last year my good friend and trainer Stephanie Joanne challenged a bunch of us here at Citytv to ditch five things for 15 days. Refined sugar, refined flour and alcohol (alcohol, people!) were all on the list. Want to know what hurt me the most? Ditching coffee. That’s when I learned that when everything is said and done, I CAN go without a chocolate bar and a glass of wine (but I never, ever want to). What I CAN’T live without though is coffee.
So when I was approached by Timothy’s World Coffee to create a blend to be sold for a limited time in their shops I said “YES!”. Then they told me all the proceeds could go to my favourite charity and I said “Hell-to-the-YES!”
If you have a chance, walk into a Timothy’s this month and pick up Tracy’s Chocolate Truffle blend. You can buy a cup or a pound. Either way Girls on the Run, a charity that boosts self-esteem in young girls at a critical time in their lives, will benefit. I am the appointed Ambassador of Self-Esteem (since I have so much of it, I can share) for Girls on the Run and in this role I’d love to raise awareness about this important organization. If you are or have a daughter, sister, niece in grades three to eight and you want them to learn how to be healthy, confident and creative this is the program for you. Go to girlsontherun.ca and see if your child’s school is already involved. If so, sign them up, moms. We want our girls to continue kicking butt for years and years to come.
And if you don’t know a girl you want to sign up…just go to Timothy’s and buy Tracy’s Chocolate Truffle. Every sip counts.
I started volunteering with Girls on the Run because I felt like girls were in a bit of trouble. It was back when Britney Spears and Paris Hilton were making headlines for acting dumb and showing private parts. Do you think things have improved for our girls?