05 November 2006

Not the Time to Throttle Back

With 5 days left in the competition, we are not quite half way to the goal. At the time of this writing, we have raised $ 84,237 towards our goal of $180,000.

Team standings:
4th Navy $17,266.00
3rd Air Force $21,130.00
2nd Army $21,952.00
1st Marines $23,889.10

Come on teams, let's have some creative blogging to jack up those numbers! $180k buys 272 laptops. 272 wounded service members whose recoveries could benefit by having a laptop.

FbL points out the need to reach out beyond the blogosphere.

Updated flyers in .pdf format are available here.

Here are some other pointers from FbL at Fuzzilicious Thinking:

1. Talk to your friends, neighbors, community and religious organizations of which you are a member. Tell them of the need and impact of Valour-IT.

2. Compose an email briefly explaining Valour-IT and send it to everyone on your email list (be sure to send them here to verify it's legit). Remember, Valour-IT is non-partisan and can practically sell itself when you tell people what it does.

3. Email the big-time, national talkshow hosts that you think might be interested in Valour-IT, especially if you have a membership in their "insider clubs." The more emails they get, the more likely they'll take it seriously or one will be noticed.

4. If you have a connection to a media bigwig, please let us know.

5. Keep up the great work! Mention Valour-IT on your blog at least once a day or put a up a post that stays at the top. We're heading into Veterans Day, and these wounded veterans deserve the very best effort we can give them.



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