As a thank-you to their sponsors, the following bloggers are giving away some great premiums and prizes:
Cricket at Cricket's Corner is blogging for the Terre Haute Humane Society and is having a drawing to give away some fun prizes for all sponsors to enter, and also a drawing for a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate for anyone who sponsors for over $5.00.
MsCarolM ("As the Rose Wilts") is blogging for the ASPCA, to help the ASPCA fulfill its mission of alleviating fear, pain, and suffering of animals by supporting two primary objectives: stopping the killing of adoptable pets and ending the epidemic of cruelty inflicted on defenseless animals.
For donations of $20.00 or more, I will offer $50 worth of assorted Mary Kay skin care products.
Stephanie of oh me of little faith will be blogging for African Leadership, an organization that equips the indigenous peoples of Africa to minister to one another by providing education, medications, water, and food. She is randomly choosing nine of her sponsors to receive incredible autographed CDs from some of the best independent artists in the US!
Tiara of EducateDeviate is blogging for Up With People, a global education non-profit that organizes programs combining community engagement, performance, intercultural exchange, leadership, peace and understanding, and much more.
Up With People has a rich 40-year musical history and sponsors will be able to experience that! For each verified $20 donation (with proof), sponsors will receive one Up With People .MP3 song of their choice. (so, for example, $40 gets you 2 songs.) Any verified and proofed donation of $50 and above will also receive an .MP3 of "Up With People" - either the folksy 1965 original or the more contemporary version. Song lists are available on her blog.
Throughout the Blogathon Tiara will be writing about alternative education (learning outside the box or school system) and about Up With People - her personal experiences, tips, musings, and much more. If you are an alumnus of Up With People, or have been involved with them one way or another, or just saw a show, do contact her - she'd love to hear from you!
Mary of A 24 Hour Day is blogging for The Association for International Cancer Research.
This year she’ll be raffling off another “I Survived the Blogathon” package filled with plenty of random goodies including chocolates, coffee, and more. Every verified pledge of $5.00 or more gives you another chance to win.
Every sponsor who donates $25.00 or more will additionally be entered into another drawing to win either a hand-knit pair of socks, or a hand-knit Harry Potter style scarf in the colors of your choice. (House colors, or two colors of your choosing.)
Throughout the Blogathon she will also be making a genealogy-related post every hour on the half hour mark. She’ll be talking about various genealogical records, sharing links and maybe even doing a few U.S. census lookups for her sponsors via Ancestry.com.
Betty and the Mil Wives are blogging for The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, an organization that has funded the construction of a 65,000 sq ft facility on the grounds of Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, TX to aid traumatic amputee patients, burn patients requiring advanced rehabilitation, and service members undergoing limb salvage techniques.
During the event we will be playing a mystery game and giving away purple "For Those Who Serve" bracelets to twelve lucky winners. We'll also have a raffle for a very special Soldier's Cross statue, open to sponsors who donate at least five dollars.
Alex, juliet42@livejournal is blogging to raise money for Child and Family Life Programs at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, a cause which holds a special meaning for her personally as she spent most of her adolescent (and adult) life in and out of Mott and University hospitals due to chronic illness and severe handicaps. As incentive for sponsors she's offering several things. First anyone pledging $2.00 or more may receive a special thank you note. Anyone pledging $15.00 may receive a mix tape of songs listened to during the 24 hour blogathon period. If she receives at least 20 pledges $10.00 or higher all sponsors are eligible to win (via drawing) Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1 on DVD. On that same note if she receives at least 25 pledges for $5.00 or more or higher all sponsors are eligible to win (via drawing) a $10.00 amazon.com / best buy gift card. There will be other incentives for livejournal users, such as being able to request the topic of a graphics post at her shared graphics community _thepleiades for a pledge of $10.00 or more.
So go ahead and pledge just remember to comment to a public post in her journal after the start of blogathon if you want to eligible to receive any bonuses beyond the gift of giving.
Newlyweds Sheana and Colleen will be blogging for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network at Seeworthy.org. Anyone who sponsors them will be entered into a raffle to win two fluffy white bride bears from Build-A-Bear, complete with satin gowns and bouquets!
Kelly is blogging for The Cleft Palate Foundation and will be raffling 2007 calenders and notepads throughout the night. Sponsors will also get a chance to win an adorable Cleft Bear and a North Carolina charm bracelet.
Donate $20 and Dustyhawk will put you into a lucky draw, the lucky draw winner will win a 3 month subscription to Deviant Art. For those who donate $100, the lucky draw winner will win a 1 year subscription instead. The chosen winner will be announced 1 week after Blogathon 2006.
Every one who donates to the Becks & Posh effort to help Food Runners will also be entered into a draw to win a box of some of her favourite San Francisco food goodies, mailed to your door, anywhere in the world.
Wooly, from the Mersey Ranters is blogging for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, and is willing to use up all available credits he has left at http://www.1837online.co.uk, a family history research website for those who pledge at least £5, see this post for more information.
Renegade Kosher will be holding a drawing amongst all his sponsors during blogathon for cook book prizes. In addition, all sponsors in Southern California are entered in a SECOND drawing where they will win an entire day's meals (Or all their sabbath meals, if they are Jewish) prepared for them & their family by the student chef. RK is blogging for the Aleph Institute, and will be blogging during the shabbat schedule.
Jamie of http://www.opendiary.com/entrylist.asp?authorcode=D547794, is blogging for the Sunshine Foundation. The Sunshine Foundation answers the dreams of seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children. All sponsors who donate $10 or more are entered into a raffle to win an adorable beanie baby (one of those bigger ones, that are actually the size of normal... stuffed animals.. you know?).
Second, whoever answers the most trivia questions receives a beanie baby (one of the normal sized ones... 0.o). Points are only given to the first person who answers the question.
Finally, all sponsors are put into a raffle to win hand made bracelets. You're allowed to select the colors. ^^'
For every sponsorship of $20 or more, Dobbs will enter you in a raffle for a copy of Expression Engine, or an iPod Nano. He will also be giving away unreleased mp3s from his favorite bands (with permission, of course!). See his site for more details.
UPDATE: Added another prize: a 9-cd prize pack from Secretly Canadian Records / Jagjaguwar Records. Winner's name will be drawn from donors who donate $5 or more.
Julie at Lone Prairie Art will be doing another Bob story: "All sponsors who are verified as sending money to the charity I have chosen get to choose from three of their favorite "stills" from the Bob story. I will print them on cardstock with a color laser printer, including the writing that accompanies the still as well as signing my name to the bottom, and send it out free of charge. This is optional, of course. If you wish to remain anonymous you aren't obligated to participate in this.
"But this year there's something new. If I get at least six sponsors*, I'll enter the names into a drawing and the winner will get one of the sets I make for the story. These are usually 2D backdrop facades that I create to give the illusion of background. They aren't "high art" by any means - you'd probably be surprised what they look like in "real life" as compared to how they appear on camera - but it'd be yours."
Luka at incogblogo is raffling an adorable teddybear: "I have a Teddy Bear Raffle (a cute cocoa colored bear in a copper wig and a pink poodle skirt) going, tickets are $5 bucks. And I've got prizes (notebooks) for Trivia games during the Thon. (You choose: prize or sponsorhip.)"
Alhena of Bacblog, who is blogging for Compassion in World Farming, is offering to each sponsor who donates $50 or more (or the equivalent in a different currency) a small, original color drawing (A6 size) of their own pet or any other animal. If you're curious, here are the drawings from two years ago.
WebKittyn the Warbler is blogging for the Humane Society of New York and all the fuzzy animals.
This year there are two contests going on at the Warbles. First is a repeat of last year's "Guess the Jolts/Energy Drinks." The person who comes closest to the actual number of energy drinks or Jolts I drink during the Blogathon will win a $50.00 donation in their name to their charity or a charity of their choice.
Second, all sponsors will be entered in a random drawing. The winner will have a domain registered for them (private or public) and will recieve a year of free top of the line hosting. All sponsors are in this, amount of pledge doesn't matter.
So come on by WebKittyn the Warbler during the blogathon and get in on the good juju!
Caryn is blogging for ProLiteracy Worldwide and will be performing Poetry on Demand for those pledging $10 and up. Printed mini-chapbooks, bookmarks and books will also be given as premiums at varying levels, for more details please visit: http://lit-fuse.net/blog/?p=379
Caryn (a different one!) is blogging for the American Cancer Society and will be giving away cancer awareness goodies (pins, keychains, wristbands, car magnets) for pledges of $10 or more. For more details please visit: http://noumena.org/blogathon/rewards.html
Mallory is blogging for Compassion International and will be giving away handmade items such as bracelets and miniature quilts to her first 10 sponsors. She will also be holding a raffle for everyone who pledges $5 and up. The winner will receive their choice of a copy of one of the books she reviews during the blogathon.
Buffra is blogging for Adoption Advocates International's GRACE Fund, which helps make adoption affordable for families. There will be a beautiful handmade quilt (pictures to come...) raffled off to one lucky sponsor (all sponsors are equally eligible) at the end of the 'thon.
Additionally, during the blogathon, random sponsor names (at least 12, more if I need filler!) will be drawn to win the book of their choice (TBR or Available set by me!) from my BookCrossing Bookshelf.
Phelan is blogging for Farm Aid, who "works to keep family farmers on their land, Farm Aid brings together family farmers and citizens to guarantee fresh local food is available to you."
For every $5 donated, the sponsors name will be placed into a straw hat. One winner will recieve a photography book called "Extraordinary Chickens" It is a BookCrossing.com book, but the winner is under no obligations to bookcross it.
Pandora, Diz, and DivineGeek will be blogging at Pandora's Box for the The Armed Forces Foundation.
The Geeks - because all three of them are - have some amazing prizes to give away for both sponsors and readers! Anyone who donates at least five dollars will be entered into a drawing to win a fantastically cute Beetle Bear. Anyone who donates at least five dollars during the Blogathon itself, will be entered to win a fabulous template from Rachel. Of course, multiples of five will get you multiple chances!
There will be a huge trivia game, which will have its own prizes. So be sure to come by the Box on July 29th to get in on the fun and the prizes! Not only are there prizes for answering trivia, there is a fabulous MYSTERY prize which will be given away at some point to a sponsor or a reader. How fun!
So, sponsor the Geeks today or during the Blogathon to get in on these fabulous prizes! And come by the Box for fun!
Debi Collinsworth is blogging for The American Cancer Society, is giving away fun thank you gifts to anyone who donates $10.00 or more.
Anyone who donates $5.00 will go into a raffle for a chance to win free goodies.
Anyone who donates $50.00 or more will go into a raffle for a chance to win $20.00 for the charity of their choice.
There will be all kinds of games during blogathon that will have their own set of prizes, so come and join the fun!
JL and Adrianne of Imagine This, blogging for The Association for International Cancer Research are giving away thank you gifts to sponsors of $5 or more, including buttons, friendship bracelets, handmade soaps, and original artwork. Random prizes and sponsorships will also be given out during the event for various trivia games and contests.
A list of sponsor gifts may be found here.
Top Flash developers from around the world are blogging for GalaxyGoo, on the GalaxyGoo blogs. GalaxyGoo is dedicated to increasing science literacy among students and the general public.
GalaxyGoo will send a special "thank you" gift to each sponsor who donates $40 or more: a Glow-in-the-dark Astro-Logix construction toy (64 pieces).
As per usual fembat will be attempting to create as many blog templates as she can in 24 hours. This year all sponsors will go into a free draw hat - she will pull 4 names out of hat and they will be offered a choice between a custom blog template, or free hosting with wordpress installed for a year [subdomains available for those who cant get there own domain].
Plumbum at Woolgathering is blogging to raise awareness of animal rescue and rehome issues. Along the way, she hopes to raise some funds for the RSPCA (Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Plumbum has a friend, Suzie, who was rescued from cruelty and starvation by the RSPCA and the two of them would like to say thank you for the society's rescue efforts - through Blogathon 2006.
Visitors to Woolgathering are invited to comment throughout the blogathon; to leave stories about their own animal friends; add photos; and to take part in competitons throughout the 24 hours.
Competitions are all free to enter and include:
"Name that Pup" - name the cuddly toy, best name wins the toy for themselves.
"Cat Tales" - poster of the best cat story during Blogathon will receive a set of three books about The Cats of Moon Cottage, signed by the author.
"Bath Time" - a gift basket of hand made soap is on offer for the best per bath time photograph left on the blog during Blogathon.
"Caption Comp" - a year's sponsorship of a rescued donkey will be made in the winner's name, for the best caption of a photograph posted in the competition thread.
Small original art works will also be available, for free, to the first verified sponsor to request each (one per sponsor only, please).
Binary Blonde is blogging for Best Friends Animal Society and is hosting a fun guess-the-outfit contest. The winner receives their choice of a 1-year gift sponsorship of your animal of choice from Best Friends Animal Society ($25 value and warm fuzzies, to boot), a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate or a donation of $25 to your charity of choice. There will also be interactive photos, so drop on by during Blogathon and make your request known!
velmalikevelvet, blogging for DonorsChoose, is putting the name of every donor in a drawing for prizes, including handknit beanies, handspun yarn, and golf discs (frisbees) for every sponsorship of $5 or more!
katie of Shattering.org will be blogging this year for Pit Bull Rescue Central, an organization dedicated to finding homes for and educating the public about the American Pit Bull Terrier, one of the world's most misunderstood breeds. She will be raffling off a doggy bag full of dog toys (or cat toys, or pet rock toys) to one lucky sponsor who donates $10 or more.
Jamie of Pensieve of My Own is blogging for The Sunshine Foundation. The Sunshine Foundation answers the dreams of seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children. All sponsors who donate $10 or more are entered into a raffle to win an adorable beanie baby (one of those bigger ones, that are actually the size of normal... stuffed animals.. you know?).
Second, whoever answers the most trivia questions receives a beanie baby (one of the normal sized ones... 0.o). Points are only given to the first person who answers the question.
Finally, all sponsors are put into a raffle to win hand made bracelets. You're allowed to select the colors. ^^'
Support a great charity and help others, while being entered into the raffles to win great stuff here.
From Blogging for FFUR: Everyone who donates will receive a handknit catnip mousie (similar to these).
Everyone who donates over $50 will receive a handknit kitty cat hat in their choice of color (similar to this, this, and this).
Everyone who donates over $100 will receive a handknit kitty pi in their choice of color (similar to this, this, this, and this).
How awesome is that? You give AND you receive!!!
Renegade Kosher will be holding a drawing amongst all his sponsors during blogathon for cook book prizes. In addition, all sponsors in Southern California are entered in a SECOND drawing where they will win an entire day's meals (Or all their sabbath meals, if they are Jewish) prepared for them & their family by the student chef. RK is blogging for the Aleph Institute, and will be blogging during the shabbat schedule.
Wooly, from the Mersey Ranters is blogging for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, and is willing to use up all available credits he has left at 1837online, a family history research website, for those who pledge at least £5, see the blog for more information.
Every one who donates to the Becks & Posh effort to help Food Runners will also be entered into a draw to win a box of some of my favourite San Francisco food goodies, mailed to your door, anywhere in the world
Joni and Trisha are blogging at Baby Got Blog to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. They would like to offer their top sponsor the following: Free blog redesign (A $400 value - both are web designers) and a year's premium membership in Blogrolling.com (a $20 value).
From Zazzafooky: This is my second year doing the blogathon and this year I'll be giving away a free weblog template design (150.00) from Weblog Design Studios. It'll be given out by drawing a name from the list of contributors.
Second we have raffles for a $60 Starbucks or Borders gift certificate and another drawing for a $30 Starbucks or Borders gift certificate.
From Serge at Dustyhawk :: Broken Mirror: And here's a little contest. Donate $20 and I'll put you into a lucky draw, the lucky draw winner will win a 3 month subscription to Deviant Art. It'll begin when i have a minimum of 6 participants. 3 for $20 and 3 for $100. For those who donate $100, the lucky draw winner will win a 1 year subscription instead. The chosen winner will be announced 1 week after Blogathon 2006.
Newlyweds Sheana and Colleen will be blogging for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network at Seeworthy.org. Anyone who sponsors them will be entered into a raffle to win two fluffy white bride bears from Build-A-Bear, complete with satin gowns and bouquets!
Kelly is blogging for The Cleft Palate Foundation and will be raffling 2007 calenders and notepads throughout the night. Sponsors will also get a chance to win an adorable Cleft Bear and a North Carolina charm bracelet.