DonorsChoose: Thank You to Everyone Who Participated

As we mentioned in early October, hundreds of bloggers engaged in the 2nd annual DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge, a friendly competition during the month of October to see who could raise the most money for or reach the most kids in low-income public schools.

The results of the competition are in! Once again, Sarah Bunting of Tomato Nation blew every other blogger out of the classroom by raising $111,352, and helping over 19,577 students. Sarah demonstrated the power of blogging by producing a campaign ad that asked her readers to vote with their wallets and it worked. Over the course of October, 1,162 donors "voted" and donated.

As the sponsor of the prize for the bloggers who reach the most kids, Six Apart would like to give a shout out to Sarah and the bloggers in each category who reached the most students.

(This is our San Francisco team. Our New York, Paris and Japan team send their thanks also!)

Nearly twice as many bloggers attracted 50% more donors than last year, making the competition fiercer than ever. But leaders emerged in each category, and we'd like to acknowledge their fine efforts.

In the Tech Blog category, Fred Wilson's AVC Blog reached 4,454 students.

In the Science Blog category, David Ng and Benjamin Cohen's The World's Fair blog reached 1,780 students.

In the Topical/Local Blog category, Ralph Alswang Photography reached 522 students.

In the Mommy Blog and BlogHer category, Alice of Finslippy reached 1,676 students.

In the Knitting Blog category, Rose-Kim Knits reached 597 students.

In the Music Blog category, music teacher Walt Ribeiro reached 910 kids.

In the Sports Blog category, Sports Crackle Pop reached 465 kids.

Along with our thanks and congratulations, each winner will receive some choice schwag from our team at Six Apart.

As the creator of three leading blog platforms - Vox, TypePad and Movable Type - and the provider of social media services and advertising solutions, we are thrilled to participate in an event that raises awareness about the power and influence blogging can have, while also raising money for a very worthwhile cause: The future bloggers of America!

Thanks again to everyone who participated.