Library-Loving Blog Challenge

This is a library-loving blog challenge!

For every commenter on this post between now and March 27, I will donate $1 (one dollar) to my local library, which is Pleasant Grove Library.

How easy could it be? You comment, I cough up the money, the library gets a gift! If you don’t know what to say in your comment, “I love libraries” will do.

Note that my pledge is “per commenter”—so if a single person leaves 50 comments, that still only counts once! But you can do more by spreading the word ... please link to this post, tweet about it, and send your friends here so they can comment and raise more money.

If you’re moved to make a flat-fee donation to your library, or to start your own challenge, you are quite welcome, and please leave that information in the comments.

For a complete list of participating bloggers (and to visit other sites where you can help libraries just by leaving a comment!) visit the writerjenn blog at http://writerjenn.livejournal.com/

PSSTTTT-- I did the library-loving blog challenge on my writer's blog too. Click here to see how much $$ I'll be coughing up!

Boy Scouts of America and My Son

Our scoutmaster has practically been begging our scout for six months to go to the 2010 Jamboree with him.

The Boy Scouts of America are celebrating 100 years of scouting so the Jamboree is going to be pretty cool.

Also, my scout is now an Eagle and a young one at that so he will get some recognition at the Jamboree.

But above all that stuff, the scoutmaster knows my scout and knows he would have an amazing experience and LOVE it.

My scout's reason for not going?

He's worried.

Five years ago when the Jamboree was in the U.S. some scouts got struck by lightening and quite a few got sunstroke.

Also, it's not a cheap trip.

So, my scout worries.

And said no.

Well, one of the boys has just dropped out and the scoutmaster sent an email asking again.

Before my scout could answer I pulled up the Jamboree website.

I laughed when I read the headline:

“The best, most exciting, fun-filled, safest jamboree ever!”

When I finally stopped laughing and read it out loud, my scout said," Just great! Now I HAVE to go!"

We looked at the website together. There are TOO many activites to imagine let alone do in 10 days.

I trust our scoutmaster.

I know my son will be taken care and protected while he's gone 18 days.

I know he will have a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'm excited for him (and mommy-nervous)!

Now he needs to raise $$ to go. The money will go to a plane ticket, Ja

mboree and field trips, hotels and food after the Jamboree to places like Gettysburg. How cool!

He only has $2770 to raise...

Please pass on any ideas for fund raisers or clubs that donate, it would be greatly appreciated!

We have thought of a bake sale, talking to Kiwanis, maybe chocolates for Mother's Day?

Any other suggestions??