Blogging Against Abuse is right around the corner and it looks like it may be our most successful challenge yet. We are very excited about it and have created some more badges for you to add to your blogs. Make sure to thank NINE for his great work on these.

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On September 27th, join thousands of bloggers around the world in BlogCatalog’s Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge.

This Month’s Blogging Challenge:

Bloggers Against Abuse
September 27th, 2007

The Outcome we are after is to be part of the largest group of bloggers to ever blog about an important cause, all on the same day.

So how do you participate?

On Sept. 27th, blog about putting an end to some sort of Abuse (you decide what kind of abuse to blog about).  In the meantime though,

• Spread the word among all the bloggers you know. Perhaps even give them a link to this Discussion.
• If you are a graphic designer, perhaps you can come up with some small badges announcing the event, that we can then place on our blogs. To share the badge, place it on this thread.
• Let other members know of any organizations who are involved in putting an end to abuse.

What do you get?

• You will receive a link to your Blog Post from the Blogcatalog blog when we list everyone who participated.
• You get to use your blog for an important cause.
• You get to create blogging history.

We chose organ donation because it is a gift of life. So on July 18, let’s all come together again and raise awareness about organ donation and the good it can do. Why organ donation? In Australia, more than 1,700 people are waiting for organ transplants. In Latin America, more than 50,000. In Europe and the United States, more than 170,000. In China, more than 2 million. In Africa, there isn’t enough organization to really know. Without an organ transplant, these people will die.
We’re doing everything we can to help you blog about organ donation. Here is a link to the bulletin board http://www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/blogcatalog-organ-donor-awareness-challenge with resources in the United States and around the world. You can also visit Transplant Success (http://www.transplantsuccess.org/) to find dozens of success stories.

To participate, on Wednesday, July 18, write a blog post asking all your readers to sign up as a donor. Your post should:

Have the title “BlogCatalog Community Organ Donation Awareness Campaign” (or some variation).
Explain the importance of organ donation and how it is a gift of life.
Link to one (or all three) of the sites we’ve listed or the most suitable site for your country.
And add a link to our BlogCatalog Community Organ Donation Awareness Campaign page so we can give you and your blog credit for being part of it.
If you have any questions, please e-mail tony@blogcatalog.com. We will also be posting some ideas that you can use to tell your story about how organ donation is a gift of life! And please, don’t forget to tell your friends to blog about this too. Together, I know we can raise awareness and prove bloggers can do good!

Happy Blogging,
Your BlogCatalog Team