Tweet-a-thon today July 31 to raise money for Eye Care 4 Kids - Come Join Me

Earlier this month, Seth Godin pointed out that not everyone wants presents, cake and ice cream for their birthday. This got me to thinking...since my birthday was coming up how would I want people to celebrate. Immediately I thought of helping the community. Every month it seems I am raising funds or collecting donations for one organization or other and I have been doing this since I was a child. So, for this birthday I am including my entire community and hopefully more, to raise funds for http://www.eyecare4kids.org/ which is the chosen charity for July by http://www.12for12k.org/. Because Eye Care 4 Kids provides professional eye care to visually-impaired children in need and several people in my family have required medical intervention to see normally, I thought this was the perfect cause and timing.

Here’s my story:
Eye sight care is important to me because I have had to wear glasses for as long as I can remember. As a young girl I couldn’t even catch a ball because my vision was so bad yet after receiving the proper eye care, I was able to become an all-star junior athlete in several sports. I know that eye exams and eyeglasses can easily cost hundreds of dollars per year. My son had strabismus (cross-eyes) so severely that he required months of doctor care, specialized glasses, eye patches and surgery to improve his vision. While the surgery, which would have cost tens of thousands of dollars without insurance, didn’t totally correct his vision, he now looks normal but will still have to wear glasses for the rest of his life. Both of our cases were probably genetically linked because my father required surgery as a young boy to improve his vision as well. Because of my personal experience I believe everyone should be able to have good vision so that they may find success in their own lives.

How you can help:

It's very simple - Between the hours of 11:00am and 9:00pm Eastern today, make a donation using the ChipIn widget below. You'll get a tax receipt from Eye Care 4 Kids as well as an automatic entry into the drawing. We'll do the rest for you.

For every $12 you donate you get one entry into the drawing for the prizes on this page. All you need to do is follow the #12for12k hashtag on Twitter to keep up with what’s happening

Thanks for your support, and let’s help children get the eye care they need.

Prizes
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Donated by Tweep: Katiemdesigns
$100 Gift certificate ($100 value)
http://www.katiemdesigns.com/

* 2 will be raffled off separately

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Donated by Tweep: suzanneevans
Men Who Make A Difference Telesummit VIP package - PDF transcripts plus CDs of all 5 calls shipped to your door. Listen, or read along, as these five superstar marketers teach you how to make money and make a difference. ($99 value)
http://www.helpmorepeople.com/

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Donated by Tweep: 1080group (Roger Courville)
Webinar Speaker’s Coaching & Moderating package: one hour of coaching for a speaker and/or team to help them optimize their presentation and skills for delivering an interactive and engaging web seminar, includes live moderation of the event ($750 value)
http://www.thevirtualpresenter.com/

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Donated by Tweep: 1080group (Roger Courville)
The Virtual Presenter’s Handbook ($25 value)
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/773580

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Donated by Tweep: Gina LaGuardia
One hour’s worth of editorial services ($100 value)
http://www.ginalaguardia.com/

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Donated by Tweep: Aletha McManama
One page blogsite design ($200 value)
http://www.wordpresstowebsite.com/

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Donated by Tweep: traceydelcamp
EZ EZines Template ($149 value)
http://www.ezezines.com/


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Donated by Tweep: noomii (Stephan Wiedner)
25% off 1 year of coaching services ($57-$177 value depending on package chosen)
http://www.noomii.com/
This will be given to any coach who donates $50 or more during the Tweet-a-thon.

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Donated by Tweep: phyllismufson
Luminous Pink Biwa Pearl Earrings ($25 value)
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9871362

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Donated by Tweep: iGoByDoc (Darin Berntson)
1000 Full Color Business Cards ($99 value)
http://www.igobydoc.com/

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Donated by Tweep: dannybrown
Full premium WordPress Package Setup ($800 value)
http://dannybrown.me/twitter

This will be given to anyone who donates $100+ provided domain and host is also purchased through Danny Brown.

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