It’s been just over a year since I took notice of an incredible initiative to raise funds for the kids at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh that was being headed by a blogger named Elliot Mast. I soon came to realize that Elliot Mast was merely a 12-year-old kid whose ambition and passion for helping superseded his age. Elliot was on a mission in 2010 to raise $5000 by the new year for the kids at CHP, because he was once one of those kids who needed help.
A year later Elliot is back at it and is determined to do it again. With a summer of raising funds through his baseball playing and a successful silent auction, Elliot has surpassed the $3000 mark and is on his way to another successful fundraising season. Please be sure to follow Elliot on Twitter , share his tweets and urge your networks to share and donate as well. There are only about 45 days left for Elliot to meet his fundraising goal, but with our help he will reach it in time.
You can learn more about Elliot Mast and his awesome initiative at Elliot’s Cool Blog.
Here’s a message from Elliot…
Side note:
I had the opportunity to meet up with Elliot and his father Don Mast at Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) 2011. This is an incredible kid with an incredible understanding of what it means give back to those who helped you along the way. Aside from being a passionate philanthropist, Elliot is a big major league baseball fan and has interviewed some of the top figures in the game. (Tony LaRussa, Andy Petite and Stephen Strasburg just to name a few.) Thank you for all that you do for the kids Elliot. FTK All The Way!
Jerry Rizzo 