January 18, 2008
FROM OUR FRIEND JIM SIEGEL:
Tomorrow (Friday, January 18th) You Can Help Us Raise $50,000!
Through the Causes Giving Challenge, the Case Foundation is donating $1,000 EVERY 24 hours to the nonprofits and causes featured on Facebook that attract the highest number of donors for that day. Case wants to promote philanthropy on the Internet, and so the focus of this promotion is not the amount of money raised, but rather how many different people we get to donate to our cause. Ultimately the cause that gains the most donors will receive a $50,000 grant from the Case Foundation.
WHY HELP
1) There are 35 million American families with children ages 9-17 at risk of abusing drugs and alcohol.
2) Almost all parents have moments when they realize they need to help their kids deal with the risks of drugs and alcohol. They want to learn from experts and from other parents’ experiences. But most parents don’t know where to turn. That’s why The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is teaming up with top scientists and committed parents to create truly helpful, user-friendly resources on the internet.
3) We've started with the “Time To Talk” campaign -- now online at timetotalk.org -- where parents can find useful tools and tips to have conversations with their kids about drugs and alcohol. Plus there's a lot more to come both @ drugfree.org and @ timetotalk.org.
HOW YOU CAN HELP ON THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18TH
1. Please support the cause by making a Facebook account (if you do not have one already). Visit the Partnership’s Causes page at http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/49817 and click to “Join.”
2. Tomorrow, January 18, please make your contribution, (starting as little as $ 10 and up) through the “Donate” button from 3 pm EST through 3 pm EST January 19. Don’t donate now! You have to wait until the 18th!
3. The cause that day which generates the most number of donors will win the January 18th challenge and $1,000. Then on February 1st, the nonprofit that has successfully reached out to the most donors out of all the challenges will receive a $50,000 grant.
With your help and with promotional help from our friends in the media, we have a good chance to win the challenge. Please give us a hand. Thanks a lot !