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As we are only days away from the end of the Great Social Media Race, we thought it would be nice to remind everyone just what we are racing for.
The Great Social Media Race was designed to help Jennifer Keating in her quest to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man/Woman of the Year Campaign. For those of you who don’t know, Jennifer’s father lost his battle with leukemia on April 25, 2006. After he passed away, Jennifer made a decision to do everything in her power to help end the terrible disease and prevent anyone else from losing a loved one.
Through her continued work with LLS, Jennifer has helped to fund the work of hundreds of the world’s brightest researchers in their search for improved treatment and cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Because of LLS supporters like Jennifer (and you!), the survival rate for patients with leukemia has more than tripled in the past 46 years. You too can help make a difference by supporting the Great Social Media Race over the next few days by helping us reach our goal of $10,000. Tell your friends about Jennifer’s mission to prevent others from losing a loved one to cancer, and help her meet her goal through a donation as little as $5.
In this week alone, Team Tom and the Great Social Media Race raised almost $2,000 for the LLS! Right now LinkedIn is holding on tight to their solid lead with $4,446. Facebook’s large group of 333 Friends is starting to catch up with more than $700 raised this week. Can the large Facebook following help us earn $3,000 more so we can reach our goal?
We only have 4 days left to help Jennifer’s mission. Can we make it to $10,000? If you haven’t done so already, please consider donating $5. It may seem small, but it truly will help make a difference. To those who have donated – we can’t thank you enough! Please share Jennifer’s story and help take us to the top.
We are almost to the finish line. Become part of Team Tom - make your donations by 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13.
Blog: $1,190
Twitter: $25 / 162 followers
LinkedIn: $4,446.70 / 53 connections
Facebook: $1,100 / 333 friends
MySpace: $0 / 12 friends
Total: $6,761.70
About Me:
- Jennifer Keating and TeamTom.org
- Using several of the most populated social media sites, including Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter, the Great Social Media Race will track the amount of money raised from visitors to each social media site. Aside from being the central point of the Great Social Media Race, this blog will also be gauged as a fundraising tool. The Great Social Media Race is an important experiment in determining the effectiveness of social media, but it also helps a wonderful cause. Tom Bell, who aside from being Jennifer’s father, served in Vietnam, served more than 20 years with the Virginia National Guard, and worked 25 years as a detective on the Arlington County Police Force. He lost his battle with leukemia on April 25, 2006. Team Tom, having been selected to participate in the LLS’ annual Man/Woman campaign against 19 other individuals in the Washington, D.C. metro area, is competing from April 1st – June 13th to raise as much money as they can for the LLS. The person who raises the most wins the title of Man & Woman of the year.
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