Post authored by: Crystal Duncan
Everyone knows how much we love our bloggers here at IZEA, and Tuesday that sentiment was validated yet again!
When the mail came Tuesday afternoon our Office Manager handed me a package (just so you know, I never get mail here at work) and needless to say, I was pumped! I opened up the package and it was full of awesome treats from one of our IZEA Insiders, Laurie!
Here’s a little back-story as to why she sent us this great surprise (stay with me here):
A few months ago we ran a blog marketing Opportunity with a few of our Insiders – the bloggers were a given a check from the Advertiser and were asked to put on an event to help raise money and awareness for a cause close to their heart. Drew, Corrin, Steven and Laurie all accepted this task wholeheartedly and, to be honest with you, it was awesome to see what they did.
We saw 2 bloggers raise money for Breast Cancer walk teams, one raise for the Northwest Indiana Humane Society and one for the Hope Unlimited Pregnancy Crisis Center (a group that helps expecting mothers facing tough decisions). We saw the bloggers put on Tweet-Ups, dinners, raffles, comedy events, (awesome) give-aways and they also took generous donations in the name of their charity. It was incredible how 4 people, pursuing 4 very different ventures, could make such an impact – it was very inspirational to say the least.
In addition to the events the bloggers put on, we ran a side contest and the blogger that generated the most buzz around their event would win an additional donation to their charity, as well as win a prize for themselves. The race was a tight one and went down to the wire, but Laurie was the one that came out victorious in the end by the slimmest of margins. We were able to donate additional funds to her team that is participating in the 2009 Race for the Cure that benefits Susan G. Komen this month.
As a thank-you Laurie sent us a bunch of goodies from her event – they include pencils, stickers, mints, pins, a keychain, a scarf (which I have already put on and modeled for everyone on this side of the office) all Breast Cancer awareness themed. Ashley has already claimed some of the stickers because he loves the slogan – “Save the Ta-Tas”.
This campaign was an awesome one to be a part of and I have to thank all the bloggers involved for their hard work, kinda hearts and overall awesomeness in everything they did. Special shout-out to Laurie for sending us souvenirs! To everyone at IZEA, if you’re nice to me, maybe I’ll share with you! 🙂
