We are in the early planning stages of the 2007 Project Valour-IT Veterans Day Fundraiser. Begun in 2005, this has become a yearly event in support of Valour-IT, a Soldiers' Angels project that helps supply voice-controlled laptops to severely-wounded troops. Here are the outlines for this year:
Duration: Monday, October 28 through Veterans’ Day, November 13
Method: Bloggers team up by service branch, have friendly competition to reach the fundraising goal first, and spread the word offline through community contacts, etc.
Goal: $240,000 (total of $5,000 more than last year's event)
Planning sites: Valour-IT project blog and a new bulletin board (thanks, Xformed!)
How you can help:
Design a flier (two SA logo and the smiling laptop logo found here, text supplied; email me)
Find items to auction—check with authors, stars, etc., or offer your own service or product. Items can be mil-related or of general interest.
Plan people/businesses/organizations to contact. For example: community clubs, professional organizations, veterans' groups, pro-military businesses, churches, etc.
Check for employer matching donations (or prep for a corporate donation during the fundraiser)
Give a heads up to your press/political connections by offering links to Valour-IT sites and telling them about Valour-IT's history
Share your ideas on the bulletin board, or in comments below
[cross-posted at Fuzzilicious Thinking, The Flight Deck and Valour-IT Project Blog]
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