Daily Archives: September 18, 2007

Photography, Technology

My Xacti…. is dead

If you have ever seen any of my YouTube videos you would know that I used to have a Xacti C4 video/digital still camera. Unfortunately that camera is now dead. It started subtle with the degradation of the battery for this camera. I looked around for a new one and tried many different places but decided not to get one. Probably a bad move.

I kept using the camera and it kept on ticking. I had taken the camera to over 30 states, and taken over 8000 photos with it and probably 300 hours of video. I used it a LOT. But recently it took a turn for the worst and died. It flat out gave up. But all in all it was a trooper. Don’t expect many videos from me in the near future as it will take some time to decide on a camera that had the reliability of my Xacti.

Here is the final production of my Sanyo Xacti C4.

Grab Bag

Host a Purple Party…

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September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day. I have been seeing advertisements on TV for the Memory walks that are being done to raise money to fight the disease. But that is not the only way that people can raise money for World Alzheimer’s Day. You can to pull together a group of people to do a walk and you can host a Purple Party.

What is a Purple Party? This is a “socially responsible” party that can be hosted to generate more awareness of World Alzheimer’s Day as well as awareness of the Alzheimer’s disease. The main purpose of the party in addition to raising awareness is to motivate your team and also raise funds. The Harrah’s Foundation will be matching the funds raised dollar for dollar during the month of September. If you want to generate more donations then register your party at actionalz.org and this will allow people who are going to the party or who cannot make the party, to make donations online. You can also make your own online information page for your party.

The ActionALZ.org website has some great fundraising tips. You could host a silent auction at the Purple Party. You can make it a personal event, have people share their stories, make it motivational. Many people are affected by this disease and sharing stories can help bond your party goers together and rally around this cause.

If you host one of these parties and you are one of the first 500 people who agrees to raise $150.00 you can win a free World Alzheimer’s Day party kit. This kit includes The free party kit includes:

– A DVD of Alzheimer’s Celebrity Champions
– Speaking points about Alzheimer’s
– Donation forms and envelopes
– Cocktail napkins
– Thank you cards

You can register your Purple Party today and help to fight against this debilitating disease.

Parties don’t have to be black tie affairs, and you can choose to make your event more sports oriented. How about a bkie-a-thon, a bowl-a-thon and so many other types of events. The bowl-a-thon idea is really interesting where you can ask people who are bowling and who get a strike or a gutter ball donate to the cause for each one. There are so many great ideas for Purple Party hosts. Take a look today.