Friends of Bolivia

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Call to Action: A unique time-sensitive Opportunity (December 16, 2007 to January 31st, 2008 3pm EST) Dear Friends and Supporters of Friends of Bolivia, Inc, "Parade magazine and the Case Foundation are partnering with Network for Good and Six Degrees to launch America ’s Giving Challenge; an initiative to inspire and reward greater giving through online technology. To learn more, visit Parade.com."-- from the "About" tab of the Charity badge. The Giving Challenge may benefit only non-profit 501c(3) organizations. The goal is to use online and digital media technologies to reach as many donors as possible through the charity badge on http://www.friendsofbolivia.com home page. A minimum of US $10 donation by credit card or PayPal will count you as a donor, and the greater the number of donors signing up through this badge, the better. The 8 (4 for U.S. and 4 for Global) charities with the largest number of sign-ups will each get a challenge award of $50,000 !! The campaign began on December 16, 2007 and goes through January 31, 2008 3pm EST (12 noon Pacific Time). Donations and support are most welcome at any time, but if made within this period, it will have the biggest impact at the shot of winning one of these $50,000 awards. How can you help this effort? By engaging in one or more of the following 3 ways. 1) Make a personal donation. Click on the orange "Donate" button on the charity badge or go to Network for Good where you can make a donation to Friends of Bolivia, Incorporated You may provide as much or as little personal information, or remain anonymous if you wish, but the moment you make a donation, the total donation and number of donors will reflect in the charity badge the next time you refresh it. Donating multiple times for the same name will count as only one donation when they tally up the final numbers. Remember that your donation is generally Tax deductible on US Federal and State Income Tax if you itemize deductions on Schedule A. If you want to go to the donation site immediately you can click on this url, which will display the badge: .http://www.networkforgood.org/pca/Badge.aspx?badgeId=108371 Network for Good has also helped us to accept donations in the past and will do so in the future. However, in order to take advantage of this unique opportunity to have your donation counted for this particular challenge, your donation MUST be through the charity badge. 2) Spread the message to those you know. Use word of mouth, person-to-person interaction, telephone interaction, e-mail, instant messenger or other means. Send the word to your friends, relatives, and other supporters of Friends of Bolivia, Incorporated You can forward a copy of this message or the relevant URL to members in your phone book and contact list. Please identify yourselves as the sender so that the recipient knows that it is from someone they know, rather than ignore it as spam email. While it is possible to send the message to a large number of people, please be aware that putting too many people on the list could cause spam filters to mark your message as spam, and that a mass mailing to unknown people usually irritates and annoys recipients.

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