Calling All Angels!

Project Valor is in need and they are calling on all Angels for help. I'll let Major Charles Ziegenfuss tell the tale.

The valour-IT project is out of cash--unless we raise the funds to keep going, it will cease to exist, and the DOD will issue voice software to people who don't have computers to run it.

I don't know if you know this, but we're doing the valour-it fundraiser right now, and team Army is trailing behind team Navy.

This is patently Unsat.

We, bloggers representing the largest branch of the Armed Forces, have a tradition and an image to uphold.

There are more Army bloggers than any other branch. We know them--maybe not individually, but collectively. Many of them got their start in blogging by reading us. (In my case, they read mine and said "I can do better than that!")

In any case, we need to get the word out. We need them to help. we need them to tell their friends, families, and readers about us. We need to infect them with the same thing that motivates us all: the desire to lead, to take charge, and take care of soldiers, especially those who cannot help themselves.

Please help make this go viral. Get them writing about it. Also ask mainstream bloggers to write about it. Ask mainstream bloggers to join the Army team. Ask everyone you know to contribute to the cause.

The competition started yesterday, and we're 4% of the way to our goal of $250, 000--but we are only running this until turkey day. If we can convince 240,000 folks to give a single dollar--and I don't care how bad the economy is, you can usually find a buck in your couch cushions--we'll meet our goal.

We may even get corporate dollar for dollar matching, and our visibility on this can only help them to decide to do that. The more exposure we get, the more they would like to use that exposure to their own ends, and that's fine by me, as long as they dig deep in their wallets.

So once again I will be joining the Army team to raise money for Project Valor IT. I know that times are tight but I hope that you will all chip in a buck or two for the wounded soldiers! The link is in the sidebar.

It's Crunch Time

OK guys and gals - it's crunch time. Sunday is Veterans Day and the final day of the Project Valor IT fundraiser! In an effort to boost donations, the folks at Soldiers Angels have a little offer for you. I will let Holly Aho - captain of the Marines team - tell you about it.

...as of today, anyone who donates more than $25 to the fundraiser on behalf of any team will receive a Soldiers' Angels gold coin as a gift. There are different coins for each service branch. The donor will receive one that matches the branch they donated on behalf of. Donors MUST use the fundraiser donation links/buttons to qualify.

The goal was $60,000 per branch and we are way short! If you haven't done so already, please give generously! The soldiers that you help have given their upmost....a few dollars is a small price for us to pay.

Oh, one last thing...GO ARMY!

Project Valor IT Kick Off

Last year I took part in the Project Valor IT fundraising drive. The goal last year was (if I recall correctly) to raise $45,000 per branch (Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines) a total that was greatly exceeded by all branches.

This year the goal is $60,000 per branch and I am again taking part in the challenge, but I am also issuing a challenge to my fellow True North contributors. Pick a branch and add their widget to your site and let's all raise a ton of money for our wounded warriors. It's not hard....if I can do it anyone can and it doesn't take long.

So come on guys.....what do you say? Are you game?