Galactic Writer » Twitter http://galacticwriter.com A blog about creative writing Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 © thom.allen@gmail.com () thom.allen@gmail.com() My journey through writing thom.allen@gmail.com No no http://galacticwriter.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Galactic Writer http://galacticwriter.com 144 144 Props To My Peeps: Several People To Thank This Week http://galacticwriter.com/props-to-my-peeps-several-people-to-thank-this-week/ http://galacticwriter.com/props-to-my-peeps-several-people-to-thank-this-week/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:00:52 +0000 thom http://galacticwriter.com/?p=122

Today I wanted to give props to two people who need to be recognized as outstanding individuals.

The first is Tamera Tanner. I met Tamara through Twitter, mainly because we have a common interest, horses. Tamara runs an outstanding foundation, The Straighter Way Foundation, that uses horses in therapeutic settings. Basically, the foundation gives people who wouldn’t normally get the chance to have an opportunity to experience what its like to ride a horse.

I’m proud become part of this foundation, and they could really use your help. To learn more please visit the web site at http://www.tswf.org/.

The next person I want to give a shout out too is David N Wilson. It wasn’t a big thing, but it was much appreciated. David re-tweeted my request to talk to someone about conventions. I appreciate the effort David. And, did you know that David is a rock star author? Well then, hurry on over to his web site and learn more about his writing. And more importantly, buy some of his books.

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Props To My PeepsLast week, Cary Snowden of SocialHat, and Kelly King Anderson of Startup Princess, put together a Tweetup at the Park City Ski Resort. While tweetups aren’t new, this one had a twist; give a donation at the door for a charity voted on at the end of the night. Now that is cool.

The event was also streamed live on Ustream. This allowed those who couldn’t attend in person to watch the event and also donate online. According to the SocialHat website, the event collected nearly $600, and had over two hundred participants both in person and on the Ustream feed. That is just amazing.

This is a great example of social network connections getting together offline for a good cause. At the end of the night the votes were counted and the selected charity was Lifting Up Serenity, a charity in the name of Serenity Burns, a two year old who lives in Utah and was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. I know Phil burns personally, and I think his foundation will benefit from the donation.

I don’t want to leave out the other charities that didn’t get this donation, but should be considered, because they can always use help. Please check out the list on the SocialHat web site. You can also find a list of attendees, those who volunteered, and those who were sponsors.

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