You may remember
that I recently wrote A Charity
Case on my blog further to the recent Facebook no makeup selfie thing on
Facebook for Cancer.
The point in my post was that these Facebook games are always about the same charity and what I wanted to do was emphasis that although charities like Cancer Research are important; there are others out there too that need help and support.
Everyone has a charity that means something to them because a friend or relative is or has been affected or indeed themselves and those charities need support just as much.
The idea was that a date would be arranged for next month whereby we would all post on our blogs/Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest accounts etc a picture of ourselves holding a sign with the name of a charity that you support, together with the link or text message number of how you can donate and the hashtag #IDonated.
I was excited to see that many of you contacted me and said that this was something that you wished to be involved in. I have decided to use Friday 11thApril 2014 as the day for everyone to post and hope that you will become involved.
The point in my post was that these Facebook games are always about the same charity and what I wanted to do was emphasis that although charities like Cancer Research are important; there are others out there too that need help and support.
Everyone has a charity that means something to them because a friend or relative is or has been affected or indeed themselves and those charities need support just as much.
The idea was that a date would be arranged for next month whereby we would all post on our blogs/Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest accounts etc a picture of ourselves holding a sign with the name of a charity that you support, together with the link or text message number of how you can donate and the hashtag #IDonated.
I was excited to see that many of you contacted me and said that this was something that you wished to be involved in. I have decided to use Friday 11thApril 2014 as the day for everyone to post and hope that you will become involved.
I thought that I would tell you a little
about the charity that I have chosen, which is one that I have heard about
recently.
Capes 4
Heroes is a non profit organisation that have a very simple, but very
powerful idea. Here’s what they have to say:
“We make and personalize superhero capes for
kids with disabilities, kids with life threatening illnesses and kids who just
need to feel empowered. We hope our capes give these deserving kids an extra boost of strength and
courage and make them feel like the superheroes they truly are!”
Sometimes it isn’t about trying to cure a disease, sometimes it is as
simple as putting a smile on a child’s face when they really need to smile.
You can donate a cape to a child for $30 or alternatively whatever you
can afford to via Paypal on this link You can also nominate a child who you think needs a
superhero cape of their own on the website. They also send capes to the UK.
I look forward to seeing your posts on the 11th!
Vicky x
I'm in :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely idea I post about charity all the time but am happy to join in :) xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea - def in!
ReplyDeleteI'm in! And what a fantastic charity you've chosen! The fact that someone out there is making kids smile with superhero capes has brought a smile to my face! xx
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