Would you like to win an iPod nano and help a great charity?
I am giving away a brand new, 5th Generation, 8 GB Apple iPod nano (a $149 value) to one lucky person that reads this article. I’ll even let you pick the color!
How do you enter to win? I have made it incredibly simple and easy to win, but I’ll ask you to read this article first and then I’ll tell you how. Deal? Okay, let’s get down to business for a moment.
Why I’m Giving Away a Free iPod nano
I’m giving away a free iPod nano so I can have the chance to ask you to make a $2.50 donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
One of the key characteristics of Super-Charged Living is being committed to a cause. So, I am stepping out here where the rubber meets the road and practicing what I preach.
Together, we can make a big difference in the life of a child! I hope you’ll join me in supporting this great cause!
Help the Make-A-Wish Foundation Grant Wishes to Children
The Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted the wishes of more than 185,000 children with life-threatening medical conditions nationwide.
These wishes give hope, strength and joy to children that are fighting for their lives.
Typically children’s wishes fall into four categories:
- To Be – a zookeeper, a firefighter, a baker, etc.
- To Meet – a favorite celebrity or athlete
- To Have – a computer, a playhouse, a puppy, etc.
- To Go – to a theme park, Hawaii, a major sporting event, etc.
The most common wish granted is to go to a theme park such as DisneyWorld.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes! In fiscal year 2009, they granted 13,465 wishes!
Here is a great video from YouTube that documents the incredible impact that Make-A-Wish has in the lives of children. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to listen to these stories.
Will You Give Just $2.50 to Help Make-A-Wish for a Child?
It is less than the cost of a tall latte at Starbucks! However, if everyone of my 3,000 subscribers will make this tiny donation, then we can pay for one child’s wish! Isn’t that incredible! Together we can make a difference.
According to Make-A-Wish, the average cost of a wish is $7,362. It is an audacious goal, but I believe we can raise enough for one wish. Will you help?
I personally guarantee and will prove that 100% of all the money I collect will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I will post a copy of my receipt to this blog as proof.
Click Donate to Contribute Your $2.50 to This Fantastic Cause!
Here is where you can help make a difference in the life of a child with a life-threatening medical condition. This is a completely safe and secure way to give via PayPal!
By the way, you can increase the amount of your donation, if you would like, simply by changing it in the box above before you click the donate button.
How to Win the Free iPod nano and Thank You for Your Support!
Okay, I’ve made this ridiculously easy so I hope you will tell everyone. All you have to do to enter to win the free iPod nano is leave a comment on this post. Comments on other posts do not count. Here are the rest of the rules:
- You must be a U.S. resident and 18 years old to enter.
- You must provide a valid e-mail address so I can contact you.
- Only one entry per person.
- No donation is necessary to win, but greatly appreciated!
- You must share this post with everyone you know (just kidding!)
- Entry into the giveaway will be closed on November 25, 2009.
I will randomly select one winner from all the entries and notify the winner immediately upon closing the giveaway. I will then ship the winner their brand new 8GB iPod nano in the color of their choice.
Be Sure to Follow Our Progress Over the Next Few Weeks
You can check back here on this page anytime to see how much money has been raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Also, please be sure to subscribe to receive my articles absolutely free. I will be posting at least one update per week until this giveaway and fundraiser is complete.
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Thanks again for your support!
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What a great cause!
Thanks for the contest
Great idea and great cause. I look forward to hearing how much you raise.
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Nice contest, what a good idea.
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Great Idea!
This is great
Wow, that sure is easy. Good luck with your cause.
Just donated…happy to support a great cause.
Great cause, great idea, great passion!
GREAT effort Jeff – thank you for putting this out there. I am sharing it forward to all of my friends and family, retweeting etc. Wouldn’t it be nice to make a child’s wish come true.
this is a great idea. I love reading your articles
Great cause; hope you receive many contributions. God Bless.
So do you have an update for how much you have raised so far? I love what you are doing.
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Thank you for doing this and to everyone who has opened their hearts to this worthy organization. We are so blessed – it is great to share the blessings.
just donated – i think what you’re doing is great. thank you for supporting this cause!
I just donated $25.00.
Make a Wish is always a good cause an I will forward this to my friends.
What a great idea!!!
I donated! Good luck to everyone!
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Everything dynamic and very positively!
Hi Jeff,
What a lovely idea. One of my life goals is to make 5 people’s lives 200% better — the Make-A-Wish foundation might be a good place for me to start. Thanks for the idea and for making your beautiful wish come true on behalf of other people’s wishes.
Sincerely,
Yuko
I wish you a very good luck in this great cause! Children in every part of the world suffer great pain and if we all work together we can try to ease some of it!
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Great idea Jeff!! Holiday season is the perfect time to think about the needy and help them in anyway possible. Thanks for taking this initiative.
A great idea and cause… just put in my donation as well.
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Great cause and excellent way to promote donating to this great organziation. Hope you raise lots of money.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Patricia
Awesome idea…I have three charities I give to each and every year and Make-a-Wish is one of them. They do such amazing work! Kudos to you and to Make-a-wish!!
Great giveaway idea. Way to give back!
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GREAT idea! I hope we make some kid’s dream come true.
I just stumbled across your blog this morning. Donating wasn’t what I planned to do online today but what a great idea & a great cause. Thanks for making my online experience this morning a little less useless!
Come On
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Donation complete, Great use of your peeps (us) to make a young Boy or Girl happy. Very good idea, keep up the great work Jeff.
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As the mother of a child who fulfilled her Wish this year, a HUGE thank you for your donations. For many of the kids, they simply cant wait for the economy to ‘get better’….all they have is NOW. Blessings to you all.
Make a Wish got 3 stars from CharityNavigator.org, so I’m up for it!
PS: Before considering a gift to *any* nonprofit, check its ratings via the BBB and/or CharityNavigator.org. It can be a real eye-opener.
Thank you for taking up such a great cause. I know I can go without something small to help make a childs day brighter and you have helped empower me to do that through your effort.