2008 Donors Choose Blogger Challenge - reaching out across the blogosphere one post at a time!
For the month of October 2008, Silicon Valley Moms Group has partnered with DonorsChoose.org, to help spread the word about the lack of funding and support needed for our public schools The premise behind Donor's Choose is quite simple and effective. Through DonorsChoose.org, teachers request what they need and write a descriptive proposal of how funding will benefit their classroom. Some of the requests are basic: note books for a third grade class so the children can learn cursive, markers and highlighters, a binding machine, books, a digital camera, pencils (yes, PENCILS!), chart paper and washable colored markers. Others are to enhance the education environment in a creative way. Trust me, you'll be shocked and floored over as you read through the many requests. And you will want to help.....
Since Silicon Valley Moms Group is spread throughout the country, we have made it simple for you to see requests from teachers in each region. Please click on the links below to learn about requests in YOUR area... and please consider making a donation. Skip that latte or cappuccino today - and give those few dollars to our public school classrooms! Your donation would be greatly appreciated. There is no donation too small or too big when we’re talking about supporting the education of our children.
We also wanted to give a HUGE SHOUT OUT (and link-love) to SV Moms Group Contributors that have already posted about DonorsChoose.org on their personal sites and blogs. As Parents and bloggers, we are passionate about the public schools system and lack of funding to educate ALL our children. Regardless of our political views, public school teachers should not have to request the essentials to teach! As a country, we should be doing better. Our teachers and students deserve more......THANK YOU SV MOM GROUP CONTRIBUTORS for spreading the word across the blogosphere!
- Beth from Techmamas: DonorsChoose.org Challenge: Donate To Help Schools
- Jamie from Blonde Mom Blog: Help Make A Difference In Our Public Schools
- Leticia from Tech Savvy Mama: Website of the Week: Support Public Education with DonorsChoose.org
- Meghan from Meaghan's Mindless Muttering: Donor's Choose
- Jodi from Jodifur: I Know That These Are Hard Economocial Times
- Lotus from Sarcastic Mom: Definitely Good For The Kids
- Amy from Selfish Mom: Help Out Some Public Schools
- Florinda from The 3R'S: Reading, 'Riting, And Randomness: Saturday Review 10-4 (good buddy)
- Ana from Finding Bonggamom: Give, baby, give!
- Nicole from Not Just A Working Mom: Help a kid out... Invest in our future... Are you up for the Challenge?
- Robyn from Who's The Boss?: What if you could change the world for the price of a latte?
- Josephine from MOMMYVENTS: Help a teacher out.....
- Melissa from Cool Stuff We Dig: We Dig the DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge
- MJ from ChicagoMomViews.net: Chicago Public Schools need us!
- Jessica from Surely You Nest: DonorsChoose - Targeted Gifts to Public School Class Projects
- Lisa from Blog On The Wall: Help Impoverished Public Schools
- Stacy from Fabulous Miss S.: Boogers and Giving and DC Metro Moms Donor Challenge
- Karen from SOBCon08: Karen Putz Shares Her World
- Michele from Mom Without A Map: Keep The Momentum Going
- Shelli from BagMomma: Invest In Education
- Stacey from Laptop TV Mom: Donors Choose: Buying Books for our Schools
- Jessica from Jessica Gottlieb: Hey, Mom, This Means You
- Donya from Crooked Eyebrow: It's Your Choice.....
- Cindy from We All Fall Down: Help Chicago Schoolchildren
- Sara from Self Made Mom: Hi, I'm Alive
- Lia from Freitas Family Follies: Donors Choose: Help A Teacher Out
- Dayna from Bourbon Baybee: A Poser Donates
- Myrna from Tangerine Times: Donors Choose Blogger Challenge
We also have many friends and bloggers throughout the blogosphere sharing the SV Moms Group - DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge! THANK YOU for helping us spread the word!
- Six Apart/blogs.com: Bloggers, Start Your Engines!
- Burbed.com: Silicon Valley Moms Blog Donors Choose
- Dad Or Bust: Laughs are only a nickel
- Successful and Outstanding Bloggers: Karen Putz on the Chicago Moms Blog Donors Choose Challenge
If you have put up a post about our DonorsChoose Blogger Challenge on your personal blogs/sites, please leave a comment below and we will make sure to add your link to this post.
Jill Asher is the Co-Founder of Silicon Valley Moms Group.
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