{"id":1287,"date":"2008-12-23T08:21:36","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2008-12-23T09:11:18","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T16:11:18","slug":"passports-with-purpose-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/23\/passports-with-purpose-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Passports with Purpose Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I get up in the morning, the first thing I check is the First Giving page for Passports with Purpose. As of a few days ago, we&#8217;ve met &#8211; and surpassed &#8211; our fundraising goal. Because of your generosity &#8211; on all sides, from those that donated prizes to those that bought tickets, we&#8217;ve now got <strong>over 5000<\/strong> dollars to give to Heifer International.<\/p>\n<p>But check it out. In spite of the fact that we&#8217;ve raised 5k, there are still a bunch of prizes that are not quite up for grabs. I ain&#8217;t saying you&#8217;ll automatically win one of these if you select them. I am saying that odds are very, very much in your favor. Click the links to learn more about the prize.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>C03 Merino Wool Long Underwear from Jones Wear ($120) from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/01\/the-passports-with-purpose-raffle-is-open-go-shopping\/\">Nerds Eye View<\/a><\/li>\n<li>C06 Clothing items (one outfit) by Earth Creations from <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlustandlipstick.com\/blogs\/travelpurpose\/2008\/12\/04\/earth-creations-clothing-with-conscience-and-highlighted-passports-with-purpose-prize\/\">Travel With Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li>C07 His and Her Shirts by ExOfficio from <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlustandlipstick.com\/additional-items-for-passports-with-purpose\/\">Wanderlust and Lipstick<\/a><\/li>\n<li>K05 $100 Gift Certificate with Babies Travel Lite (sponsored by Babies Travel Lite), signed copy of Travels With Baby($122) from <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithbaby.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/travels-with-babys-prizes-for-passports.html\">Travels With Baby<\/a><\/li>\n<li>E04 Tour Pack from Mountainsmith ($70) from <a href=\"http:\/\/gogreentravelgreen.com\/green-travel-news\/passports-with-purpose-win-prizes-donate-to-charity\/\">GoGreenTravel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B03 Five Books from Lonely Planet ($94) from <a href=\"http:\/\/everthenomad.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/give-back-to-world.html\">Ever The Nomad<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B04 A set of photocollage postcards from <a href=\"http:\/\/yumyumcafe.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/httpwwwbloggercomimgblankgif.html#links\">Lia Hadley<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B07 2 items: Travel with Kids: The Definitive Guide to Family Holidays Worldwide AND A Magnetic Travel Art Kit for Children ($40) from <a href=\"http:\/\/lizandtobi.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/passports-with-purpose.html\">LizAndTobi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B08 Where to Go When: The Americas, DK Brazil, DK Peru, DK Argentina ($120) from <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlustandlipstick.com\/blogs\/wandermom\/\">Wandermom<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B09 Signed copy of Sacred Places of a Lifetime ($40 plus signature value from <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nationalgeographic.com\/blogs\/intelligenttravel\/2008\/12\/passports-with-purpose-fundrai.html\">National Geographic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B12 Travel Guide Bonanza from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanderingeducators.com\/global-citizenship\/social-and-political-action\/passports-purpose.html\">Wandering Educators<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B14 A Set of CDs ($102) from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigblendmagazine.com\/Travel-Destinations\/Passports_With_Purpose.htm\">The Blend Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What do you need to do to score one (or more) of these fabulous prizes? Make note of the code and head over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstgiving.com\/passportswithpurpose\">First Giving<\/a> page and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve already made your raffle donation, you can still help out. It&#8217;s not too late to get a Passports with Purpose badge for your site, to write a blog post about the raffle, or to help with publicity in any way you can.<\/p>\n<p>Got questions? We&#8217;re still snowed in at NEV HQ, so odds are good I&#8217;m sitting right here at the computer when you hit send. I&#8217;ll get back to you, pronto.<\/p>\n<p>And as always, thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I get up in the morning, the first thing I check is the First Giving page for Passports with Purpose. As of a few days ago, we&#8217;ve met &#8211; and surpassed &#8211; our fundraising goal. 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