Today, the annual travel blogger fundraiser, Passports with Purpose (#PwP), reached the halfway mark toward its $80,000 fundraising goal. The money will be used to build two libraries in Zambia through nonprofit Room To Read. Halfway is great, and $40K is no small piece of change, but…it’s still only halfway.
You still have time to support the cause. Donations must be made by THIS FRIDAY, December 16th. Besides doing a good thing for the world, each $10 you contribute gets you an entry for one of many FANTASTIC prizes.
How fantastic, you ask?
This fantastic:
- a $1,000 voucher for a HomeAway vacation rental, sponsored by Nerd’s Eye View
- an 8-night Thailand bike tour with Beyond Boundaries Travel, sponsored by blogger Lola Akinmade
and
- a 15-day, first class Eurail pass, sponsored by BootsnAll
There are dozens more prizes–everything from a $100 Amazon gift card, Kindle Fire, Tahitian pearl travel necklace to luxury spa and resort stays (Grand Hyatt Kauai, anyone?).
….AND to sweeten the deal, Traveler Writes will donate $10 for each reader of this blog who makes a contribution between now and Friday.
Here’s what to do:
1. Go the Passports with Purpose site and check out the catalog of prizes.
2. Select the prizes you want a shot at, and the number of entries for each prize. Donate $10 for each entry.
3. Click “donate” at the bottom and check out through PayPal.
4. Feel good that all funds raised, less PayPal processing fees, go to Room to Read for two new libraries in Zambia.
5. In addition to the donation I’ve already made, Traveler Writes will match each reader’s contribution with another $10 (up to five readers, or $50). Just tweet about #PwP, let your followers know you donated and encourage them to donate also. Be sure to use the Passports with Purpose hashtag (that’s #PwP or #pwp) and mention @travelerwrites somewhere in your tweet so I know you’re taking me up on the offer. Before midnight on Friday, when the fundraiser ends, I’ll donate another $10 for each of you who contributed and tweeted this way.
Thank you, and thanks to Ben of www.AdventureswithBen.com for inspiring this post.
