Hey there! it’s me, Emily. I thought it'd be fun to write about the fun and funny stuff that happens to me. To bring you up to speed, I am a businesswoman and I am 12 years old! No, really. I really am!
I am also in the 7th grade at Laguna Middle School in San Luis Obispo and I am an acrobatic gymnast and I train at Central Coast Gymnastics.
Back to the businesswoman part! I started this business when I was 10. It wasn’t my plan, but my 5th grade project kinda grew wings. My grandma had recently lost her battle with pancreatic cancer (after she had breast cancer and leukemia) and I know a lot of people who have been affected by this yucky disease, so I wanted to do something about it!
So, with the help of my dad, who’s really creative and my mom, who knows about public relations stuff, and a really good friend who is an artist and a cancer survivor, Kids 4 Kures was created (and yes, I spelled cures wrong and it kinda stuck).
We design and sell greeting cards and raise money to support charities. My original plan was to sell a few boxes of cards to friends and family members so that I could raise a few hundred dollars, and get a good grade on my project. Next thing you know I was talking to attorneys about turning Kids 4 Kures into a nonprofit 501 c 3 organization. For those of you who think my parents called the shots, or did the project for me, think again.
Ask anyone in my family and they’ll tell you, “It’s Emily’s world and we all just live in it.” So, let’s get that straight!
It's been great to learn about business and raise money to support cancer charities.
So, Kids 4 Kures has a Board of Directors - great huh! Too bad I can't be on it. I am the CEO of my company (creative enthusiastic organizer - that was my idea), but can't be on the Board of Directors (or BoD). What's that all about? I know I sound tweaked about it, but It's not that big of a deal, it just is kinda funny to me! So for now, I'm gonna find out about Board of Directors and what they do. More later!
