Don’t you love it when you stumble across something interesting… unintentionally?
A little background- In the midst of Christmas shopping I stumbled across a t-shirt that I really liked. After visiting the same store with me 20 times over and having heard me say how much I like the shirt, my girlfriend Stephanie bought it for me for my birthday.
Anyway, the shirt is made by a company called “To write Love On Her Arms” called TWLOHA for short. Because this is a company that I have never heard of before, I decided to jump online and see what they are all about. It turns out that this is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. While scanning through the first few sentences of their vision statement, my toughts exactly were, “Wow this hits home and definitely ties into what I am working towards. how cool.”
I am not sure if many people in the Northern Nevada area have heard about this organization, but I think it is amazing for several different reasons. My purpose and their vision perfectly aline. After reading through some of their blogs and having a good understanding of what this organization is trying to accomplish, I decided to become a member of their street team. In the future you will see blogs about news, events and my progress with TWLOHA.
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
For more information about this organization please visit the TWLOHA website by clicking here.
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James


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January 5, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Jace O'Mallan
Very good post Ashley. I’m always interested in topics or organizations that support a cause. Keep up the good work!
January 5, 2010 at 3:14 pm
ashleybetz
Hi Jace- Thanks for checking out my blog! I will be posting more about TWLOHA so stay tuned.
Ashley
January 5, 2010 at 3:36 pm
skippingstones
This is interesting.
There was recently a facebook group called: To Write Love on My Arms Day… It was Novemeber 13, 2009 I believe and many people from around the world posted pictures of themselves with LOVE scrawled in some form on themselves.
I wonder if it had anything to do with this organisation.
January 5, 2010 at 10:59 pm
ashleybetz
Thank you for checking out my blog. I am not sure if that event is connected with this organization. Definitely gives me something to look into.
Ashley
January 10, 2010 at 4:59 am
xxx
sorry to rain on your parade, but I think it is important to mention that TWLOHA can be tempting to someone struggling with self-injury because of the image of writing (with a knife) on one’s arms…if you want to know more I posted on my blog about it…my blog is hannaharizona.wordpress.com
January 10, 2010 at 12:30 pm
ashleybetz
After reading your blog, I went back and did some further research on TWLOHA. I thought that maybe I was missing the point, and wanted to further look into it. You might already know this, but the reason the founder Jamie Twokowski named this organization To Write Love On Her Arms is because he met a girl named Renee who was addicted to drugs and kept attempting suicide. The goal was to write love on her arms so if ever Renee attempted to cut herself, she would see the word love and refrain. TWLOHA may not be helpful for everyone, and I definitely understand where you are coming from.
I really appreciate your feedback, it forced me to lean a little more about the organization.
January 11, 2010 at 2:50 pm
craig hurst
hey Ashley, its great to see your interest and support of TWLOHA! i met Jaime and Renee a few years back when i photographed one the events. its an amazing organization that does so much good. i have been a supporter and avid shirt wearer for a couple of years now. i just went to their big Heavy & Light show in Orlando a few nights ago. it was just phenomenal. glad to see you have joined with us in our desire for HOPE!
- craig
January 11, 2010 at 3:00 pm
ashleybetz
Hi Craig-
Thanks for checking out my blog. That is cool you got to meet Jaime and Renee!! I love their shirts and am glad to have discovered this organization. I hope one day I can attend one of their events!
Ashley