Blog Readers--

I am on the Board of Nourish International. They are currently competing in the Facebook Giving Challenge and are in 3rd place internationally. If they win, they will win $50,000.

Would you please donate $10 to Nourish International before January 31st? The link is http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/48229?recruiter_id=2095031. Your ten buck donation will help Nourish International win $50,000 in the Facebook Giving Challenge.

They currently are in 3rd prize and have 643 donors. The 3rd place group wins $25,000. They need just 126 more individual donors to get to first place and win the $50,000 prize. The scoring system is based on how many unique donors they get. Your ten buck donation can push them over the top.

You will be entered in a raffle to win UNC vs. Duke tickets on February 6th when you donate.

Please do spread the word to all of your friends that care about changing the world and reducing poverty! Nourish is a great organization that I am on the Board of. Their web site is http://www.nourishinternational.org.

Thank you very much for your assistance!

-Ryan Allis

P.S. -- Here's a message from one of their board members Josh Lee:

Hello friends,

Thank You. Thank you for joining our cause. Thank you for spreading the word. And Thank you for your donations so far that currently have us at 5th place in this facebook competition to win $50,000. It seems everyday in the media, greed, pride, and hatred are all we see. Lately, however, my facebook tells a different story. That, my friends, gives me hope.
For everyone who has already donated, please know that your donation will affect the lives of people you will never meet, who may never get the chance to thank you, so on behalf of everyone you're helping, Thank You. If you are planning on donating and just haven't gotten around to it, now is the time we most need your help.
We are launching our big push to the top this weekend and need your help to get there. Even though we are one of the smallest organizations in the competition, we are closing in on the top spot and need your help to keep this momentum going. We’ve done some quick math and if each of you who have not gotten a chance to donate yet does so this weekend, it will launch us into the top spot. Also, if everyone who has already donated recruits just one friend to donate, that will do the trick. You can donate at http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/48229?recruiter_id=2095031. We just need $10.

From the poor college student who donated yesterday to the corporate executive who donated last week, every single donation makes a huge difference in someone’s life. You have the chance of a lifetime to help someone in need, and everyone here at Nourish International thanks you from the bottom of our hearts.

Sincerely,
Josh Lee