Wednesday, May 25, 2011

BwoB: Help for Joplin, MO

Bloggers without Borders

Bloggers without Borders (BwoB) is a blogger-based charity whose mission is to help people—bloggers and readers alike—by harnessing the good will of the blogging community. Its founders are Maggy Keet of ThreeManyCooks, Erika Pineda-Ghanny of The Ivory Hut, and Aimee Wimbush-Bourque of Simple Bites. BwoB officially launches in July 2011.

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Everyone around the country is deeply saddened by the tragedy that has taken place in Joplin, MO. And sadly, the tragedy has closely touched the life of our blogging friend, Sheila from Strawberry Cake. Her great aunt was killed when the nursing home she was living in was hit by the huge tornado that devastated the area. Other members of Sheila's family were hospitalized with injuries and have damaged homes.

BwoB Help for Joplin MI
Photo Credit: Tom Uhlenbrock, Missouri Department of Natural Resources



We know there are many bloggers out there who would like to help the people of Joplin—but, of course, we are not there. We don't know what the needs are. So we are raising money for Sheila's family and the people of Joplin. Rather than give it to a large aid organization, we're going to give it to Sheila so that she can distribute it to the people, organizations or local efforts that need help.

Once the money is collected and has been dispersed, Sheila will share with us what she did with the money—who it helped and how it helped—so that we can share that with you. You'll know right where your money went.

So please give $1, $5 or as much as your financial situation allows. This money will go to people directly affected by the disaster—given to the people who need it by someone from our own community.



Thank you for your support,

Maggy, Erika and Aimee
Bloggers without Borders
@bloggerswob


Donate to Bloggers without Borders!


Want to spread the word? Want to help us raise money? E-mail us and we'll send you the code for the BwoB badge and donate button.

5 comments:

Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...

Love the idea of Bloggers without Borders. What can I do to help?

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