"It Shouldn't Hurt To Be A Child"

For the 5th year radio DJ Keke Luv is doing his "Live for 175" broadcast to bring awareness to Child Abuse.

This event takes place in Boise, ID on 103.3 KISS-FM. This year's event will has started today at 10am today (as I write this) and will continue for 175 hours ending April 27. Keke Luv will be traveling around the Treasure Valley, with scheduled stops, during the live broadcasting in a van renovated into a small radio station.

Keke Luv went into the mobile radio station with nothing but the clothes on his back, where he will live for 7 days. The twist is that every 4 hours a poll will be taken on Facebook, on what items Keke will be allowed to have to make his stay as bearable as possible such as water, food, toilet paper, a pillow, a foot rub, etc. He will not be able to leave the confines of the van that will travel to various locations during the broadcast.

Anyone who wants to share there story can call in, write in or stop by one of the live locations during the broadcast. The schedule for appearences is here.

It seems like such a simple idea to broadcast live for a week and welcome people to share their stories of abuse. This man has had the courage to do some of the darndest things to bring awareness to this cause and he has changed so many lives!

Keke Luv's fight for awareness began in Spokane, WA where he along with Lucky the DJ were working for one of the radio stations in that area, when news broke of 4yr old Summer Phelps. She was tortured and treated worse than an animal until the day she died, by her father and step-mother. This story touched his heart and his zeal followed him to Boise.

2008-The first year of "Live for 175". Keke Luv went 7 days with no sleep and broadcasting live.

2009-Keke Luv ran 7 marathons in 7 days. He ran and walked and made his goal. Cameras and his radio crew following his every painful step.

2010-Keke Luv repeated his 7 days of no sleep, going a step further by adding an 8th day in honor of Robert Manwill, a little boy abused and killed in Boise, and all the children abused that year.

2011-Keke Luv went 7 days without food while staying atop the Child Abuse Awareness billboard on the corner of 9th and Front St. in Boise.

Keke Luv has garnered a loyal following of adults and children who listen in, call in and show up for his "Live for 175" broadcasts. They have held up signs of support at the marathons. They held a candlelight vigil on the 7th night of the 2010 broadcast. Many become volunteers and supporters that help make this broadcast event the success that it is.

The "Live for 175" broadcast events are not held to raise money. Keke Luv does what he does to raise awareness and open up the dialogue on Child Abuse. He has opened the minds and hearts of hundreds (thousands?) of people to come forward, share their stories and start their healing. It's a way for people to reach out to one another. A way for victims...no...survivors to know that they are not alone and it's ok to tell someone. To talk about being abused. To reach out for help and healing.

Many people will call in to share their stories. Many are grown ups, but too many, far too many, are so young. It is very heart wrenching to hear the youngest ones that call in to share. Many lives have changed and will continue to change thanks to the hard work that Keke Luv and all the people involved, put into this broadcast event!

He is an inspiration to so many!

Abuse comes in many forms...and hurts anyway that it is dealt out.

Open the dialogue.

Be aware.

Report it.

Seek help.

Share your story.

Let the healing start.

We need to share the pain to lessen the hurt.

We need to pass on the message that "It Shouldn't Hurt To Be A Child".

Blessings and Love,
~Faye~