The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
We are encouraging bloggers everywhere to support One Laptop Per Child’s Give One Get One program. One Laptop Per Child’s mission is to help the world’s poorest kids to know, learn, and understand. OLPC provides a green, low-cost laptop that’s tough enough to withstand a child’s curiosity, and is full of educational content and software to help them connect to the world around them. Being connected to the web is something we feel passionate about at Six Apart, and being connected can fuel young imaginations for a bigger tomorrow.
Join us and thousands of others and get involved today:
* Give One, Get One. You can buy a laptop for a child around the world and for a child near you with the Give One, Get One program. Purchase online at amazon.com/xo.
* Spread the word. Learn more about OLPC and Give One, Get One and write about it. Your voice will help encourage others. Here are some great videos to share with your audience.
Thanks, in advance, for all of your support. Six Apart is proud to help bloggers continue to change the world.
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.
