A Call to Arms for Charitable Giving: Toys For Tots
I got a ping yesterday from anythingbutipod’s ad manager, Netshelter, asking us to donate some of our unsold inventory for a charitable campaign run by TheTechLounge. The campaign benefits needy children of the U.S. Marine Corps.
“Today we are launching a raffle benefiting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help needy children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation's most valuable natural resources - our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.”
If you take a look at the donation page, they are very very short of their $25,000 goal. While we could easily share some of our ad impressions for this campaign, I just don’t think it’s quite the push needed to reach this $25,000 goal. So we are calling out to our community here at abi as well as the Netshelter family of tech bloggers.
For our readers: We would love for each of you to donate $5. Skip the $5 Strabucks latte just for one day or skip that $5 extra value meal and make yourself a sandwich at home, just for one day. It’s really not that much money and as a bonus you could win some really nice prizes since each $5 you donate enters you to win one of 50 or so prizes. Abi readers would be most interested in the several pairs of UltimateEars and Etymotic IEMS.
For the Netshlter family of bloggers: I know you guys are making some extra coin this holiday, we are after all one of the largest tech vertical on the net- now larger than CNet. Anythingbutipod is putting its money where its mouth is and donating $250, 1% of the $25,000 goal- we would love to see similarly large donations from you. There are well over 100 of us, so this goal may not be too far off if we all throw in a little holiday cheer.
- MobilitySite is the first one to chime in with a $250 donation.
I was always taught that the more you give the more you get back and though out my life I have found this to be true. So please help now and that good vibe, karma, or whatever greater good you believe in will come back to you in the future. Go to the donation page.
Comments
TheDarkSide on December 19, 2008 1:39 PM
A small donation of $5.00 and I feel a little better. Remember people, there are so many others less fortunate than us, the least we can do is give to someone else.
Give a donation, and post your thoughts, we'd love to hear from you all.
And remember, NO Grinching!!!
TDS01
skimhitz on December 19, 2008 2:14 PM
Skip my coffee? Are you mad?! I think today I'll have my coffee AND donate $10. :P
Grahm on December 19, 2008 2:32 PM
@skimhitz lol, i love it, thanks for your generosity.
MarvintheMartian on December 19, 2008 3:15 PM
I made my tea and lunch at home too. Even in my tough financial times, as TDS said , there's others worse off....so $5.00 and I feel good too. :o)
LostPhil on December 20, 2008 4:08 AM
Well I was only going to buy 1 ticket but bought 2. It's over the pond but oh well, a charity's a charity! =)