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Going Pink for October

You might have noticed a bit of a color change around here. I decided to go Pink for October. Breast Cancer awareness is important to me as well as to Allison. We decided to get out blogs into a pink theme for the month of October. I learned about this project through Joana of Nanashi-Inc.net. So if you want to show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness for the month of October set your theme to Pink.

Even though it is Breast Cancer awareness month, I have a project of my own to help raise money for a family whose whole lives has been affected by Cancer. I created a 2008 Photo-A-Day Calendar and I am giving 2/3 of the profits to the Machinski Family. My goal is to sell 100 calendars before November 24th and raise $200.00 to give to the Machinski family. Becky Machinski was a classmate of mine in High School and both she and her husband have both battled Cancer. Becky’s Cancer is gone but her husband Mike is still battling Cancer and it has depleted their savings. I can’t imagine how tough this has been for them but they are a strong couple with three beautiful little girls. You can see the love that they have for each other and they are working very hard to stay positive and to stay financially above water. So during the month of October while you go Pink think about maybe helping donate to the Machinskis by buying a 2008 Photo-A-Day calendar or donating directly through my PayPal donation button specifically created for the money I am donating to the Machinskis.

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Donate if you don’t want a calendar Buy a calendar if you would like one
2008 Calendar
Photo-A-Day #823b 07/10/07
Photo-A-Day #820f 07/07/07 Photo-A-Day #844 07/31/07
Photo-A-Day #847c 08/03/07 Green Thumb Sunday 08/26/07 #4 Photo-A-Day #863c 08/19/07
Photo-A-Day #820 07/07/07
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So I posted on the PayPerPost Forum that I was selling calendars to raise money for the Machinski family. My 2008 Photo-A-Day Calendar has 13 of my best photos and I’m selling the calendar through lulu.com. $2.00 from the sale of each calendar will go directly to the Machinskis. I have a goal of $100 calendars to be sold so I can give them $200.00. And people at the PPP forum have been so cool. Here are some great posts that people have written to help get the word out there about the calendars.

Christine of The Passionate Ailurophile and Tales from the Ballpark and The Purrfect Website was the first person to post about this and she did it because she reads my blog and saw my call for help. Oh and because she ROCKS!

Christine wrote – It was the game that never ends… and Sometimes… – and – It even has a picture of a CAT!

My friend Mo from We’re in a Fight also wrote about and bought a calendar. Here post Pay it Forward was great.

Skeet of Skeet’s stuff wrote a great post as well titled Buy a calendar, help a family

Charlotte of Army Mom: New Jersy wrote – Help out a husband and wife with cancer

Karen of The Pond wrote – Help A Worthy Cause

And some new online friends helped out with this as well.

starryskye81 of starryskye.org wrote – Calendar – Photo A Day

BSN of Hundred Head Start wrote – Check out the beautiful calendar and help a family suffering from cancer

So far 9 calendars have been sold. I’m 91 units away from my goal. I hope that you can help. Ways that you can help would be to write a post about the calendars, buy one or donate to the Machinski family, either through my donate button (I had 3 people donate a total of $35.00 yesterday, you folks rock and you know who you are!)

My High School Reunion is November 24th and on that day I would like to present the Machinski’s with a check for $200.00 from the sales of these calendars. My goal is to sell 100 calendars by November 24th.

Can you help me do that?

Will you spread the word to all your blogging friends and family?

Here are the images that make up the calendar. Click for larger images. Feel free to use any in your posts about the calendar.

Also, it has been brought to my attention that some people would not like a calendar but would like to donate anyway, so I set up this PayPal donate button. Please donate if you are so inclined.

Support independent publishing: buy this calendar on Lulu.
Donate if you don’t want a calendar Buy a calendar if you would like one
2008 Calendar
Photo-A-Day #823b 07/10/07
Photo-A-Day #820f 07/07/07 Photo-A-Day #844 07/31/07
Photo-A-Day #847c 08/03/07 Green Thumb Sunday 08/26/07 #4 Photo-A-Day #863c 08/19/07
Photo-A-Day #820 07/07/07
Support independent publishing: buy this calendar on Lulu.