Meet Shirley Williams. Her blog is called RedGloo. She is the head of information systems at the University of Reading in the UK. We met, I think, through CP Squared and Nancy White. We've participated in online collaboration experiments in Second Life and we are friends on Facebook. It's her birthday on Friday!
So, why is my top friend? She is the first to contribute to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath, an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. My family has sponsored her college costs for her freshman and sophomore years.
Our family is not wealthy, so coming up with the $1,000 donation to the Sharing Foundation which manages the program is a stretch. That's why I'm asking for my friends on Facebook to help. If 100 Facebook friends (or their friends) donate $10 (or more so I can get back to my regularly scheduled blogging) and spread the word to their friends, we can change her life forever!
But don't take my word for it. Over the summer, I had an opportunity to meet her in person. In her dorm room, she had photos of our family and my letters to her on the wall. She spoke about how much our support makes a difference in her life.
To make it more enticing, if you are among the first 30 to contribute, I'll add you as a top friend on my Facebook profile. All contributors will be graciously thanked on my blog. I'm, of course, experimenting with person-to-person fundraising on Facebook and I'll share my learnings here.
What a deal for $10! Donate now. Spread the word!
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