I Crawled Out Of My Sick Bed To Write This

by Micah on April 7th

Because thats how important it is.

I started this blog about a year ago. It say dormant for many a month, and then about six months ago, I started to get serious about blogging. What I found as I began to write and got more involved in the social communities created through writing and sharing (such as Twitter), that the people in those communities are pretty amazing.

I watched Fred Wilson, a Venture Capitalist in New York dominate a Donor’s Choose Challenge, where he was able to get a large number of his community to donate to schools all over the country, and provide one person a seat at lunch with Jerry Yang.

And now my friend Erin, who is a big part of the BlogHer community, has brought another effort to the table. The BlogHer community is asking a simple question: How many women’s lives can we save with donations from the BlogHer community, between now and Mother’s Day?

That post tells you how you can get involved. And here is what they are raising money for: BlogHer on GlobalGiving.

Now there are lots of other cool things you can do. You can add a widget to your blog, you can spread the word, and of course, you can give.

Just do something. It certainly doesnt have to be this, but if you dont get involved with some community, you arent really a blogger. A year of doing this has at least taught me that.

Now, I am going to sleep, and I hope the sickness gods decide to leave me be by the time I wake up or I might have to club a baby seal.