[Edit: Soooo, this isn't actually happening anymore. Read about why here!] Man, I was doing SO well with my blogging last week. Then this week happened and I found myself buried in work and trying to keep up with the short week so all of my BRILLIANT ideas had to take a backseat. I apologize read more
Tag Archives: War Child Challenge
Back in Action and the War Child Challenge Finale
December 29, 2010 – 12:01 am
Wow. Here it is, December 28 (and a full week and a bit into my Christmas holidays) and I’m only getting the chance to blog now. Eek. Aside from the obvious fact that Christmas is busy in general (family, last minute shopping, visiting friends, etc), the internet at our house decided to go on holiday read more
The War Child Challenge and the Social Media Effect
December 16, 2010 – 4:18 pm
So we’re down to the last few days of voting in the War Child Challenge and here I am, only getting around to writing my wrap-up post now. Our last entries went up back on the 6th and, as always, you guys have blown me away with your votes and awesome comments (Have I told read more
Spread the Word, Not the Disease: World AIDS Day 2010
December 1, 2010 – 12:04 pm
Throughout the course of the War Child Challenge, my fellow participants and I have been tasked with creating content that delves into five key global issues. One of the issues on the table was HIV/AIDS. While I didn’t choose to focus on it for any of my entries, the disease and its global impact is read more
War is Not a Game: My Video Entry for War Child Challenge #3
November 25, 2010 – 7:00 am
My 3rd entry for the War Child Challenge feels as though it has been a long time coming. In a way, it has been – as I wrote in the intro for the entry, I’ve had the idea for the video I created in my mind since I was first approached by War Child to read more
War Child Challenge #2: Arthur Fredrick Community Builders
November 18, 2010 – 7:30 am
So, I’ve been trying to get a video together to talk about my second War Child Challenge entry since last week. As you can see, it hasn’t happened. Well, that’s not entirely true – I did film something, I just haven’t had the time to edit it because I’ve been busy with filming and editing read more
War Child Challenge: Entry #1 Video Check-in
November 1, 2010 – 7:30 am
It’s Monday! Do you know what that means? It means that we’re officially half-way through voting for the first entries in the War Child Challenge! To give a bit of a fun, personalized check-in on how things are going and why I’m so pumped about this campaign, I decided to make a video! I’m kind read more
War Child Challenge #1: World Without Worms!
October 26, 2010 – 12:27 pm
At last! The first submissions for the War Child Challenge are up and voting has begun! (Here’s mine!) To say that I’m excited about this would be the understatement of a lifetime! So far the response has been overwhelming – everyone has jumped up to show their support and the word is spreading like crazy. read more
Sara and the Mystery of the Missing Month
October 14, 2010 – 11:36 am
I just looked at the calendar and it hit me that tomorrow is the 15th. So, if tomorrow is the 15th then we are petty much half way through October and, to be perfectly honest, I don’t know if I could tell you what happened in the first half. Please don’t tell me how many read more
Getting my good on with the War Child Challenge!
October 4, 2010 – 4:01 pm
EDIT: Some of the dates have changed! The new campaign kick-off is Tuesday, October 12th and my first submission is due on the 25th! Can’t wait! For the past few weeks I’ve been alluding to something cool and amazing and generally just awesome that was about to happen in my life. I’ve spent those weeks read more
