Kelly and I would like to extend a special thanks to Cathy, Brandye, Heather and Alice who generously requested to sponsor a special needs child. Your sponsorship and kindness will help to make a difference in their lives.
Showing posts with label Blog Action Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog Action Day. Show all posts
Monday, October 20, 2008
Blog Action Day: The Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in Blog Action Day whether by simply viewing our blog and slideshow, sharing our message with friends or sponsoring a child. Five fortunate special needs children found sponsors, and with the support of their sponsors, these children will receive the care they need.
Kelly and I would like to extend a special thanks to Cathy, Brandye, Heather and Alice who generously requested to sponsor a special needs child. Your sponsorship and kindness will help to make a difference in their lives.
Kelly and I would like to extend a special thanks to Cathy, Brandye, Heather and Alice who generously requested to sponsor a special needs child. Your sponsorship and kindness will help to make a difference in their lives.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
GET ’EM WHILE THEY’RE HOT!!!
All right…listen up, everybody!!! :)
We still need to find sponsors for 13 of the special needs kids featured in our slideshow, “Don’t Look Away.”
And once we find sponsors for all of them, there are still several thousand other special needs children we can help.
SO…………
We’ve decided to extend Blog Action Day. And, we’ve also decided to up the stakes a bit!
Anyone who sponsors a special needs child through Children International between now and the end-of-day on Friday (tomorrow), October 17, will receive a FREE Children International t-shirt! Sponsor several special needs children, get one t-shirt for each one you sponsor!
To qualify, you must email us at blog@children.org once the new sponsorship has been set up. Let us know you’ve sponsored, and be sure and include your t-shirt size. We’ll take it from there.
Since a number of people may call about the same child, we can’t guarantee the availability of any particular child until you call. So don’t wait – call 1-800-888-3089 now!
Ready…set…GO!!!!!!!!!
We still need to find sponsors for 13 of the special needs kids featured in our slideshow, “Don’t Look Away.”
And once we find sponsors for all of them, there are still several thousand other special needs children we can help.
SO…………
We’ve decided to extend Blog Action Day. And, we’ve also decided to up the stakes a bit!
Anyone who sponsors a special needs child through Children International between now and the end-of-day on Friday (tomorrow), October 17, will receive a FREE Children International t-shirt! Sponsor several special needs children, get one t-shirt for each one you sponsor!
To qualify, you must email us at blog@children.org once the new sponsorship has been set up. Let us know you’ve sponsored, and be sure and include your t-shirt size. We’ll take it from there.
Since a number of people may call about the same child, we can’t guarantee the availability of any particular child until you call. So don’t wait – call 1-800-888-3089 now!
Ready…set…GO!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Blog Action Day: October 15!
[Lea este artículo en español]
Thank you for joining Children International for Blog Action Day! On this day, thousands of bloggers around the world are coming together to take action against poverty. Please read CI writer Garrett Kenyon's urgent message below...and then take action.
Write this number down: 1-800-888-3089.
Now, Picture This...
AIDS, epilepsy, sickle-cell, Down syndrome: these are just a few of the afflictions that haunt the slums and villages where Children International works. As a newcomer to CI, it’s nearly impossible for me to fully comprehend what it means to live in abject poverty. Without experiencing it firsthand, I’ll never truly know what it’s like to struggle for my life every single day. But in order to help these children, it’s necessary first to understand the obstacles that stand in their way.
It’s not easy. Close your eyes and try to imagine what it’s like for a child with a debilitating disease to live in devastating poverty. To exist in the middle of a desperate struggle for survival in which you cannot participate. Seeing your family members (if you’re lucky) forgo their own needs to fulfill yours. That’s the reality thousands of kids face every morning when they open their eyes. For them, there is no escape, no choice in the matter.
Fortunately, we do have a choice. We can come together to right this wrong.
Click here to view our featured slideshow.
Join the Fight
Here are two ways we can take action today:
1. Make a donation – donations help pay for doctor’s visits, medicine, emergency food and other provisions these kids urgently need.
2. Sponsor a child – become a hero to one of these children by sponsoring them for just $22 a month.
Call 1-800-888-3089 now to let us know how you would like to help. Be sure to mention Blog Action Day to the Sponsor Services representative who assists you; and if you'd like to sponsor one of the children featured in the slideshow, please mention this as well.
Whether you decide to make a one-time donation or sponsor one of these special needs children, your contribution will be greatly appreciated. Our Sponsor Services staff is standing by to take your call!
If you are calling from outside the U.S., please call 816-942-2000.
Thank you for joining Children International for Blog Action Day! On this day, thousands of bloggers around the world are coming together to take action against poverty. Please read CI writer Garrett Kenyon's urgent message below...and then take action.Write this number down: 1-800-888-3089.
Now, Picture This...
AIDS, epilepsy, sickle-cell, Down syndrome: these are just a few of the afflictions that haunt the slums and villages where Children International works. As a newcomer to CI, it’s nearly impossible for me to fully comprehend what it means to live in abject poverty. Without experiencing it firsthand, I’ll never truly know what it’s like to struggle for my life every single day. But in order to help these children, it’s necessary first to understand the obstacles that stand in their way.
It’s not easy. Close your eyes and try to imagine what it’s like for a child with a debilitating disease to live in devastating poverty. To exist in the middle of a desperate struggle for survival in which you cannot participate. Seeing your family members (if you’re lucky) forgo their own needs to fulfill yours. That’s the reality thousands of kids face every morning when they open their eyes. For them, there is no escape, no choice in the matter.
Fortunately, we do have a choice. We can come together to right this wrong.
Click here to view our featured slideshow.
Join the Fight
Here are two ways we can take action today:
1. Make a donation – donations help pay for doctor’s visits, medicine, emergency food and other provisions these kids urgently need.
2. Sponsor a child – become a hero to one of these children by sponsoring them for just $22 a month.
Call 1-800-888-3089 now to let us know how you would like to help. Be sure to mention Blog Action Day to the Sponsor Services representative who assists you; and if you'd like to sponsor one of the children featured in the slideshow, please mention this as well.
Whether you decide to make a one-time donation or sponsor one of these special needs children, your contribution will be greatly appreciated. Our Sponsor Services staff is standing by to take your call!
If you are calling from outside the U.S., please call 816-942-2000.
¡El 15 de octubre es el Día de Acción Contra la Pobreza -- El Día de Acción Blog 2008!
[See this post in English]¡Gracias por unirse a Children International para el Día de Acción Blog! En este día, miles de blogueros alrededor del mundo se unen para tomar acción contra la pobreza. Por favor lea el mensaje urgente de abajo, de parte del escritor Garrett Kenyon, de Children International...y luego entre en acción.
Apunte este número: 1-800-888-3089.
Ahora, imagine esto...
El SIDA, la epilepsia, la anemia falciforme, el síndrome de Down: éstas son solamente algunas de las muchas aflicciones que abundan en los barrios marginados y las aldeas donde trabaja Children International. Como empleado nuevo de CI, para mí es casi imposible comprender plenamente lo que significa vivir en una pobreza extrema. Sin presenciarla en persona, nunca sabré cómo se siente luchar por mi vida cada día. Pero para ayudar a estos niños, primero es necesario entender los obstáculos que impiden su progreso.
No es fácil. Cierre sus ojos y trate de imaginar lo que siente un niño con una enfermedad debilitante al vivir en una pobreza devastadora. Cómo se siente existir en medio de una desesperada lucha por sobrevivir en la cual usted no puede participar. El ver a sus familiares (si tiene la dicha) hacer enormes sacrificios para satisfacer las necesidades de usted. Ésta es la realidad que miles de niños enfrentan cada mañana al abrir sus ojos. Para ellos, no hay escape ni opciones.
Afortunadamente, nosotros sí tenemos una opción. Podemos unirnos para corregir este mal.
Pulse aquí para ver nuestro ensayo fotográfico especial.
Únase a la lucha
A continuación, dos maneras en las que podemos actuar hoy:
1. Haciendo una donación – Las donaciones ayudan a pagar las visitas médicas, los medicamentos, los alimentos de emergencia y otras provisiones que estos niños necesitan con urgencia.
2. Apadrinando un niño – conviértase en el héroe de uno de estos niños al apadrinarlo por sólo $22 al mes.
Llame al 1-800-888-3089 ahora (816-942-2000 fuera de los EE.UU.) para hacernos saber cómo usted desea ayudar. Asegúrese de mencionar al representante de Servicios a Padrinos que le atiende que usted está llamando respecto al Día de Acción Blog; y si usted desea apadrinar a uno de los niños destacados en el ensayo fotográfico, por favor mencione esto también.
Ya sea haciendo una donación, apadrinando a un niño con necesidades especiales, o ambas cosas...su donación será muy apreciada. ¡Nuestro personal de Servicios a Padrinos está esperando para atender a su llamada!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Countdown to Action
In just two short days we will ask our Children International blog readers to join us for Blog Action Day. United with over 8,000 other bloggers around the world, this day is our opportunity to do something to make a difference in the global fight against poverty.Wednesday you will be able to view a blog and slideshow with just a few of the many children who face not only the hardships that poverty places upon them, but must also deal with physical and or mental disabilities and diseases.
If you haven’t already shared our commitment to helping poor children with your friends and family, now is the perfect time. Please join us on Wednesday as we take action to help these special children.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Your Chance to Help
October 15 is a big day…a day known as “Blog Action Day.”
In recent years the world has come to recognize the power of the blog. And this year, bloggers from around the world are joining forces to combat world poverty.
We know we aren’t going to fix the poverty problem in a single day, with a single event – nevertheless, we’re convinced we can make a real difference for quite a few needy children.
Children International has been invited to participate in Blog Action Day, and we’re excited about it. As our contribution to the event, we’ve decided to focus on one of the neediest of all sectors of the world’s impoverished population: children with special needs.
If you’ve been one of our readers for very long, you know we have a great big soft spot in our hearts for children with special needs. We’ve identified several thousand of these kids in the communities where we work – children with disabilities ranging from Down syndrome to critical heart problems, sickle-cell anemia or even AIDS.
We’ll be asking specifically for our readers to consider either making a donation to help these children or sponsoring a special-needs child – or both. And we’ll be standing by to help you do it.
Please join our effort. Between now and October 15, please make your friends and coworkers aware of what Children International plans to do. Let them know CI is a reliable organization with a track record of helping children around the world for over 70 years. Let them know we work with over 300,000 children…and ask them to get involved.
Our new writer, Garrett Kenyon, is passionate about this project. Beginning October 14 and continuing through October 16, he will be issuing a special call to action…so stay tuned.
On October 15 we’re going to help change somebody’s world.
In recent years the world has come to recognize the power of the blog. And this year, bloggers from around the world are joining forces to combat world poverty.
We know we aren’t going to fix the poverty problem in a single day, with a single event – nevertheless, we’re convinced we can make a real difference for quite a few needy children.
Children International has been invited to participate in Blog Action Day, and we’re excited about it. As our contribution to the event, we’ve decided to focus on one of the neediest of all sectors of the world’s impoverished population: children with special needs.
If you’ve been one of our readers for very long, you know we have a great big soft spot in our hearts for children with special needs. We’ve identified several thousand of these kids in the communities where we work – children with disabilities ranging from Down syndrome to critical heart problems, sickle-cell anemia or even AIDS.
We’ll be asking specifically for our readers to consider either making a donation to help these children or sponsoring a special-needs child – or both. And we’ll be standing by to help you do it.
Please join our effort. Between now and October 15, please make your friends and coworkers aware of what Children International plans to do. Let them know CI is a reliable organization with a track record of helping children around the world for over 70 years. Let them know we work with over 300,000 children…and ask them to get involved.
Our new writer, Garrett Kenyon, is passionate about this project. Beginning October 14 and continuing through October 16, he will be issuing a special call to action…so stay tuned.
On October 15 we’re going to help change somebody’s world.
Friday, September 26, 2008
A Time for Action
Blog Action Day is coming soon, and this year’s topic is poverty. We have joined forces with bloggers all over the world to bring attention to poverty and do our own small part to combat it. In the days leading up to October 15th we’ll introduce you to some very special children living in poverty and show you how you can help through Children International’s blog.Keep checking back for more information as the day approaches. Together we can do great things to alleviate the burden poverty places on children throughout the world.
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