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The Great Blog Off: You Can Help!

by Jane Boursaw on June 16th, 2008

Film Gecko is part of the larger b5media network of blogs, which is teaming up for a 24-hour blog-a-thon to support Accion International and The Actor’s Fund.

The Great b5media Blog Off will begin on June 20th at 12:01 am (in each writer’s respective time zone), in celebration of the Summer Solstice. For the first time since 1975, this intergalactic event occurs on June 20th rather than June 21st. What a great opportunity to throw a cyber-party and help out some great charities!

More after the jump, including a contest…

Writers from the b5media Business and Entertainment channels will be posting fresh news at least once per hour for a full 24 hours.

The Entertainment channel will be supporting The Actor’s Fund, a charity that helps in-need professionals in performing arts and entertainment. Check out the Business Channel Blog Off here.

How to Help:

You can support this fabulous charity writing marathon in two ways: donate a post, or donate money.

1. Donate a Post - Be a guest writer on any of the participating Entertainment sites. You can contribute an article to help meet the once-per-hour 24 article goal for the day.* A list of participating sites is below, as well as contact information.
2. Donate Money - Make a difference by supporting The Actor’s Fund. One-time donations in any amount are encouraged, but we’re also suggesting a pledge of $1 per post written on the Entertainment Channel or $10 to sponsor a participating blog. You can securely donate money here.

A Contest!

As an added incentive, you’ll be entered to win $30 with each article you submit to a blog participating in the Blog Off.* There are two $30 prizes up for grabs!

Participating Entertainment Sites:

The following sites are participating in the Great Blog Off. You can sponsor their efforts by donating to The Actor’s Fund at any time, and/or by emailing them to submit a guest post for the blog-a-thon.

• Gilmore Girls News - Arieanna Schweber ([email protected])
• Daytime Talk- Jeanne Dupuis ([email protected])
• Ugly Betty News- Tom Landers([email protected])
• 24 Headquarters- Diana Earle ([email protected])
• New to TV- Cheril Vernon ([email protected])
• Gossip Girl Report- Kelly Phillips Erb ([email protected])
• Medium Dreams- Katelyn Thomas ([email protected])
• Screamstress- Alexandra Dyer ([email protected])
• Disney Society- Julie Bonner ([email protected])
• Desperate Blog- Julie Bonner ([email protected])
• Fame or Famine- Gray Miller ([email protected])
• Dance Watcher- Lynn DeVries ([email protected])
• CSI Fanatic- Lynn DeVries ([email protected])
• Reality Exploits- Lynn DeVries ([email protected])
• VH1 Reality World- Lynn DeVries ([email protected])
• House is Right- Lynn DeVries ([email protected])
• Searching Bones- Lynn DeVries ([email protected])
• Film Gecko- Jane Boursaw ([email protected])
• Comedy Centric - Chandra Williams ([email protected])
• Grrl TV - Chandra Williams ([email protected])
• Superhero Profiles - Grace Ibay ([email protected])
• Supernatural Scoop - Jonathan Ramsey ([email protected])
• Reaper News - Jonathan Ramsey ([email protected])

Ok, Gecko-ites, let’s get busy! Feel free to email me at the address above or [email protected] with any blog post ideas swimming around in your head. We can do this!

*Your article must meet minimum quality standards of 2 paragraphs to be posted. The article should be relevant news (not already covered), an opinion piece, a fan column, a trivia question, or other on-topic article related to the show(s) or in Film Gecko’s case, the film industry. 

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