‘Thon 07 Push #1

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Two weeks from Saturday, on July 28th, I will be participating in an online charity even known as The Blogathon. It’s pretty simple. The goal is to post every 30 minutes for 24 hours for a specific charity, one of the blogger’s choosing. The idea is to get your friends, family, acquaintances, and even strangers to sponsor you for that effort. People can sponsor either by hour or in a lump sum. During the Blogathon you post about whatever you want – using whatever theme and posting style you like. My particular theme is going to be an interactive story. I will post a section and then allow the readers to decide between two choices what should happen next.

After the Blogathon is over, those people who sponsored you send money to your specific charity. There is no middleman. Neither I, nor the organizers of Blogathon ever touch, see, or even smell that money. Annually, the Blogathon generates over $100,000 for Charities all over the world. Not only is it effective, but it is a really good time for those involved – both those blogging and those who are just following along! There will be hundreds of other bloggers all over the world, doing their own amazing thing for 24 hours straight. There really is no shortage of amazing things occurring during those 24* hours – and there is an utterly astounding amount of money raised for a huge variety of charities. Each year, the generousity of the world makes me cry. Thank you in advance for that. I love the good tears.

So, what does that mean for you? I need sponsors. My charity this year is the Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans of America. You can pledge any amount you wish. Every dollar counts, it really does. Sponsor Me. You can see why I chose them in this entry.

* Technically the Blogathon is 39 hours. The ‘Main’ schedule runs 9 am to 9 am eastern. The ‘B’ Schedule does not start until the midnight after that 9 am, so midnight to midnight eastern.