tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8179- 2008-12-03T12:50:21Z Comments for Prepping for Valour-IT Fundraising Competition We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8179 2007-10-08T17:39:10Z 2007-10-13T15:35:43Z Prepping for Valour-IT Fundraising Competition 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... Denizens http://www.thedonovan.com 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:

    Be a Team Leader for Air Force [Thanks, Mrs. G!]

    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

IMPORTANT NOTE: Valour-IT is an IRS-certified non-profit (donations are tax-deductible) and is non-political. Regardless of ideas about how/why war is being waged, the fact is that people are wounded and need our help. Valour-IT is about supplying that help, not about endorsing or opposing the reasons why it's needed.

[cross-posted at Fuzzilicious Thinking, The Flight Deck and Valour-IT Project Blog]

]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8179-comment:65354 Comment from xformed on 2007-10-08 xformed http://www.chaoticsynapticactivity.com Mrs G: As soon as I see you log in at the BB, I'll set you up for AF team access! 2007-10-08T20:55:43Z 2007-10-08T20:55:43Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8179-comment:65352 Comment from FbL on 2007-10-08 FbL http://www.fuzzilicious.blogspot.com Thank you so much, Mrs. G. I was hoping you would offer, but I didn't want to pressure you and so was waiting to see if someone else would step up. I'm so glad you're going to do it again! 2007-10-08T20:14:56Z 2007-10-08T20:14:56Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8179-comment:65350 Comment from Mrs G on 2007-10-08 Mrs G http://www.mudvillegazette.com The Mudville Gazette will be happy to be the Team Leader for Air Force again. 2007-10-08T19:20:07Z 2007-10-08T19:20:07Z