Win This (photo credit Aqua Hotels)
It’s not hard to find the campaign: 75 top travel bloggers are joining together to activate their readers and followers and encourage them to donate to a good cause. The team effort started last year and is led by founders Beth Whitman, Debbie Dubrow, Michelle Duffy and Pam Mandel. Traveling the globe as they do, it’s easy to see what a difference a few dollars in the right place can make. Last year, the team raised over $7,000 for Heifer International.
It’s not hard to understand the cause: This year’s campaign supports American Assistance for Cambodia (AAfC) an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving opportunities for the youth and rural poor in Cambodia. For a personal account of the organization and what it does, read Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed from the New York Times.
Help them. (Photo credit Dave Rubin)
It’s not hard to understand the results: So far, Passports with Purpose has raised over $13,000 – enough to build the school. Now they need to feed students and provide a full time school nurse for a year. That’s another $13,000, but the impact of your donation is obvious.
So what’s the tricky part? Figuring out which cool prize you want. Each blogger has ponied up something neat, and for every $10 you donate, you get an entry to win. The catch with this virtual raffle is there is a separate drawing for each item. But don’t feel to much pressure to decide. If you want that McLaren Baby Stroller, the hot new camcorder, and the Ukelele – go ahead and pony pony up a few $10 entries – it’s all for a good cause.
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OK, just put my money where my tweets are and donated. Gave a *little* bit more than I planned – there are some really cool prizes! Nicely done @nerdseyeview and team!