INLU – Graduation & Argentina, Again!

So my friend J has this really, really, REALLY cool business.  It’s called INLU.  If you haven’t heard of it, check it out now.  It’s just so cool.  Why am I promoting J and INLU?

Because Zoe is graduating this year.  Yes, another one flies the coop.  Ya know, its funny.  I have been saying to my kids since the time they were babies that when they turn 18 or graduate from high school, which ever comes last, I will walk them to the door and kiss them goodbye as they walk into their adult lives.  The image of this is crystal clear in all of our heads.  But here’s the funny part.  I am NEVER excited about my kids leaving.  Oh, I am excited for them, but I am not in the least excited that I won’t get to see their mugs every single day.

I love my babies.  Love them so much I could just scream.  I don’t need little cuddly kids on my lap to appreciate the pull of motherly love.  A 6’2, smelly boy with acne will  illicit the same undying, unwavering, knee quivering response from me every time.

Back to Zoe and INLU.  So plans are being made.  She has already been accepted to her number one school and that’s really cool.  Thing is, she has the travel bug like her brother Colin.  Zoe is deferring for a year so she can return to – drum roll please – ARGENTINA.  Yes indeed.  The girl has decided to enroll in a 4 week TEFL – (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) program so that she can stay in South America and work, travel and volunteer.  This girl knows where she is going, how she is going to get there and what she will do when she arrives.  Sound like a roadmap to anyone?

The conversations about graduation have begun and Zoe was wondering how she might “encourage” her family to support this adventure of hers without coming right out and asking for the cash.  Good question Zoe – how does one ask for cash and not sound crude?

SOLUTION – INLU

Suddenly it occurred to me.  This is a win-win-win,

Win for Zoe – She not only gets what she most needs in order to walk into her life as an independent young adult, she has also included an option for folks to donate to the orphanage in Ecuador she worked with last year.  Cool.

Win for her family and friends – This is easy, straight forward and they will feel great knowing they supported something Zoe is excited about.

Win for INLU because, well heck, it was there idea to make “green graduation” a reality.  It’s just so perfect.

I talked with J about the idea and she was all over it.  She helped us create a “rough” for Zoe to check out that we will send to friends and family when the times comes.  Wanna peak?  Here it is.

Friends and family will see this:

They can leave a note for Zoe, it will be seen here:

You can thank everyone from the dashboard:

And TA-DA! Zoe will get a chek for all CASH collected. The charity will get ALL DONATION FUNDS in one sum.

The site is http://www.inlu.com/home.  If you are stumped for a graduation, wedding, birthday gift, try thinking out of the box and give INLU a peak.

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