Shotgun Reviews announces charity blogging project
This July, Shotgun Reviews will be taking part in a 24-hour charity blogging event known as the Blog-a-thon. The site, which specializes in coverage relating to all aspects of culture – music, film, comic books, anime and manga, and wrestling (to name a few) – will be blogging to raise funds for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Each blog collects pledges from sponsors – much like the (insert verb here)-a-thon format used by charity groups everywhere – to raise funds for an organization of their choosing. Sponsors, at the conclusion of the event, donate directly to the organization, which means that their bloggers never handle a single penny of the money.
The event takes place on Saturday, July 28, beginning at 9 AM EST (6 AM PST), and lasts through the next 24 hours. The Shotgun team, who have dubbed their blog “For Great Justice!” will post once each half-hour for the duration.
Shotgun Reviews’ junior Webmistress Barbara Hallock first came up with the idea in early 2007, when she began working on Shotgun’s recent site update. “I’ve been a Blog-a-thon participant and event volunteer for several years,” Hallock says. “It’s really a great event and it gives bloggers an opportunity to be such a force for positive change.”
Shotgun Reviews has a wide readership, and Hallock feels that the site’s readership could really be organized to do some good for the CBLDF. “Since the update, [the site’s] numbers have shot up drastically, and I think we have a social obligation to do what we can to further [the CBLDF’s] cause,” Hallock stated.
For more info, visit this link. The site has several relevant links, including information on how to sponsor the blog, and more information about the event as well. Those wishing to sign up for their own Blog-a-thon site can also find a link to the Blog-a-thon main page, where registration is open now.
