Bloggers Make a Difference

Thanks to the efforts of many bloggers, we were able to raise $822.47 to help ease the financial strain caused by medical bills incurred by Gavin's father-in-law after a terrible cycling accident.

None of this would have been probable but for Gavin's tireless efforts to advance the conversation about marketing as well as promote others on his own blog. Gavin, we still owe you a great debt of gratitude for your contribution to this community. We're more than happy to give a little something back.

Thankfully, Noel's recovery has accelerated after his most recent operation, but it will still be a long while before he's able to get back on a bike. Please drop by the blog Gavin created for him from time to time and leave a note of good wishes.

http://www.noeldavies.com

Thanks are deserved to all those who helped. Below is a list of blogs whose efforts on behalf of this project were invaluable:

FOGROLL
The Viral Garden
Resonance Partnership
Mindblob
Masi Guy
Marketing Profs: Daily Fix
Marketing Nirvana
Logic + Emotion
It Could Get Worse 2.0
HolyCow
Hee-Haw Marketing
Greg Verdino 2.0
eSoup
Drew's Marketing Minute
CrapHammer
ConverStations
Conversation Agent
CK's Blog
ChaosScenario
BlogHer
bizsolutionsplus
Biz and Buzz

There may have been others, and if I've inadvertently neglected to mention your blog here, please point me to your blog post about this subject and I'll gladly add you to the list.

Noel - Get well soon... Hopefully, in the coming months of difficult recovery, you will be able to take some comfort while contemplating the character of the person your precious daughter married. :)

- Cam Beck

Comments

[Lewis Green]

Cam,
Thank you for taking the lead. This is a great example of the power of community, even one of the virtual kind.

[Drew]

Cam,

One of the things I love most about the internet and the intimacy of blogging is that strangers become friends.

Thanks to you for building the tool that allowed all of us to extend our friendship to Gavin and his family.

Drew

[mindblob]

Hi Cam,

Come a bit late on this post, sorry. I also wanted to thank your initiative. I think we all learnt a lot out of it. Not to mention, I didn't miss your post thanks to... Gavin (Gav, you are one of a kind! Thanks also for all you've done, and still do).

Most of all... Noel is getting better now. : )