Worldbuilders 2009
Today I bought some livestock.
No, not for me. Or for ironekilz. We have no place to keep livestock. Plus, it would eat all our books, and then we'd have to kill it, and that'd be bloody and messy, and... yeah. Not a good thing.
No, instead I bought livestock for Worldbuilders 2009. Worldbuilders is a charity event/raffle partnered with Heifer International that's in it's second year, and one of my favorite ways to give. Seriously, it ranks up there with Child's Play.
It started last year, I believe, organized by the author Patrick Rothfuss. He's a fantasy author, one that I suspect many of you reading this would enjoy. (He only has a single book out too, which makes it easy to pick up, although I suspect you'll hate me for it if you do, when you realize that he only has one book out once you're finished with it.) And not only is he a damned good author, but he also matches 50% of your contribution to Heifer International through Worldbuilders. How he's able to do this, I'm not sure, but he swears that it happens, and I believe him, even though they've already raised over $100,00.
But not only do you get more bang for your buck, but he has a ton of great things to raffle off if you donate. For every $10 you donate to Heifer International, not only does he match, but you get your name put in the pot for a drawing for a ton of awesome swag. Included are a lot of great books, some dvd's, and even some music. But don't take my word for it - Go see for yourself!
So please, if you haven't given anything this year, this is a great way to do so. It's only running for another couple of days until Jan. 15th, so you don't have much time. (Of course, you can ALWAYS donate to Heifer International.) Heifer is a great way to make a real difference in the world (A- on Charity Watch), and this way you can make even more of a difference.
No, not for me. Or for ironekilz. We have no place to keep livestock. Plus, it would eat all our books, and then we'd have to kill it, and that'd be bloody and messy, and... yeah. Not a good thing.
No, instead I bought livestock for Worldbuilders 2009. Worldbuilders is a charity event/raffle partnered with Heifer International that's in it's second year, and one of my favorite ways to give. Seriously, it ranks up there with Child's Play.
It started last year, I believe, organized by the author Patrick Rothfuss. He's a fantasy author, one that I suspect many of you reading this would enjoy. (He only has a single book out too, which makes it easy to pick up, although I suspect you'll hate me for it if you do, when you realize that he only has one book out once you're finished with it.) And not only is he a damned good author, but he also matches 50% of your contribution to Heifer International through Worldbuilders. How he's able to do this, I'm not sure, but he swears that it happens, and I believe him, even though they've already raised over $100,00.
But not only do you get more bang for your buck, but he has a ton of great things to raffle off if you donate. For every $10 you donate to Heifer International, not only does he match, but you get your name put in the pot for a drawing for a ton of awesome swag. Included are a lot of great books, some dvd's, and even some music. But don't take my word for it - Go see for yourself!
So please, if you haven't given anything this year, this is a great way to do so. It's only running for another couple of days until Jan. 15th, so you don't have much time. (Of course, you can ALWAYS donate to Heifer International.) Heifer is a great way to make a real difference in the world (A- on Charity Watch), and this way you can make even more of a difference.