YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You raised $500 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This was our goal, and you did it!
I’ll be back with a new post as soon as I calculate who’s responsible for the most comments. This is so awesome. Every one of you has touched my heart this week. You have so much to be proud of. Thank you for all your efforts!
***UPDATE 3: I woke up this morning to 206 comments!!! You’ve been busy! We still have TODAY AND TOMORROW to comment. I hope to have reached our goal of $500 by Saturday night. We’re gaining steam, folks!!
**UPDATE 2: We’re at 110 comments so far and the links are rolling in as well. You guys inspire me with your commitment to this. And if anyone has a question about why St. Jude’s is an excellent charity, read comments number 13, 20, 21, 108, 109, 122, 225, 238, 327, 375….
*UPDATE: $57 so far (as of Thursday morning)! Keep it coming! Remember - each blogger can comment once per day and earn the $1 per comment for St. Jude. How high do you think we’ll go? Only a couple days left!
My corporate sponsor is raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. And you can help. Just leave a comment here, and Empowering Youth, Inc. will donate one dollar per comment.
Better yet? Send your readers here to leave a comment telling me that you sent them. The contest winner this week will be the blogger who is responsible for the most comments. The winner will choose from the remaining prizes,one of which is the Hidden Treasure of Assets boardgame.
For now, only one comment per blogger per day. I’ve been authorized to raise up to $500 for St. Jude Hospital.
Let the comments begin!
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11:05 am
I’ll be sending my friends to comment, the $1 donation is prize enough! What a wonderful way to continue the Christmas spirit!
Thank you Michelle! I appreciate your spreading the word!
11:06 am
Hey! Isn’t that Danny Thomas’s (the late) big charity?
I loved Danny Thomas.
I assume it’s one comment per blogger - otherwise it would be to easy to spam you.
Hello Pamela - I’m not sure. I’ve just always thought it’s such a great charity. And my kids have been blessed with excellent health thus far, so I think it’s a fitting charity for us.
As far as the one comment per blogger? I haven’t decided yet. Let’s see how this goes. For sure a Blogger could comment once per day and each would count. I don’t even know how long to let it go.
Just playing it by ear for now. Thanks for your comment!
12:31 pm
What a wonderful way to continue in the spirit of giving.
Count me in.
12:45 pm
Thanks for letting me know. What a great thing to do. I’ll sent people over. Good luck!
12:45 pm
All linked up and ready to go. Good luck!
12:55 pm
This is way cool! This is the easiest thing I’ve ever had to do for a $1. I’ll be back for sure!
EXCELLENT!
12:57 pm
[…] Kelly at Pass The Torch is raising money for St. Jude Medical Research Hospital. Please stop by her site and help her out. It won’t cost you a penny, just a comment. […]
1:02 pm
Best of luck to you!
1:15 pm
Hello! Local Girl over at An Island Life referred me to your site for this great cause. I hope you raise your maximum! I’ll post a referral on my site as well to help you out. Good luck!
Thank you!!
1:17 pm
Great cause — Pamela sent me
1:21 pm
Wow!!! Excellent! We just donated to St. Jude’s. What a worthy cause!
1:35 pm
[…] Kelly over at Pass the Torch is raising funds for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The really great thing is, you can help her out with this, and it won’t cost you a thing! Her corporate sponsor, Empowering Youth, will donate $1 per comment she receives to St. Jude’s (up to $500). You can leave 1 comment per day. […]
1:51 pm
Christine from Are We There Yet? directed me over here. What a great thing you and your company are doing! There are few better recipients than St. Jude — Memphis is my home, so I see all the time what wonderful, life-saving work they do.
I’ll be sure to put a link on my blog.
I love to hear the stories from people who witness the good done at St. Jude’s. Thank you so much for stopping by and spreading the word.
1:53 pm
Hi! Christine from “Are We There Yet” sent me. This is a great cause and I hope you raise the $500.00!
1:54 pm
Good luck and what a great idea. I’m here as requested by “The Dust Will Wait.”
2:30 pm
tiggerprr sent me over — great thing you’re doing here!
2:30 pm
More than happy to hear that by doing something so simple, as commenting, we are helping so many precious young children. St. Judes is a very deserving and wonderful hospital!
2:52 pm
Hello, I’m coming here after reading about you on Local Girl’s Island Life blog. Good for you for doing such a fun fund raiser for the children!
3:29 pm
I’m here from Kaffe-Klatch. Good luck
3:31 pm
I follow the “caring bridge” pages of many children who have been treated and are still receiving treatment at St Jude. Thanks for taking this cause!
Go visit these families…
http://www.caringbridge.org/ms/brentnason/
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/evanthomason
Thanks~
3:41 pm
Southern Girl @ http://southern-born-and-bred.blogspot.com/ sent me over here….I spent several years in Memphis as a child and we met several children through teaching english who were patients at St. Jude’s. They work so hard there–let’s keep on commenting to help them out!
3:49 pm
Great fundraiser! Here from Island Girl! Though I do come here on my own. I just happened to stop by her place first so I will give her the credit!
4:13 pm
Michelle Pendergrass sent me here. I love what St Jude’s does for kids. I cry my eyes out everytime they have a special on tv. God bless those children and the doctors and staff.
4:35 pm
Here from chupieandjsmama over at our story. Good luck making lots of money for the kiddos!
4:50 pm
What a great idea! I’m here from Kaffe Klatsch, and hopefully others will come over from my place.
4:57 pm
[…] So go comment over here now. And do it once a day until the $500 limit is reached. […]
4:59 pm
That is a very good deed. I admire people who have great hearts.
I hope others will do come and visit you so you can help those who are in need. I came over from tigerprr.
5:21 pm
Southern Girl @ http://southern-born-and-bred.blogspot.com/ sent me - keep up the good work.
5:48 pm
The first time my daughter saw a St. Jude’s commercial we heard about it for months. It really impacted her that so many children were suffering from medical illness. I hope you get a gazillion comments!! ;o)
Hugs,
Holly
Holly’s Corner
5:49 pm
What a wonderful idea! We’ve been seeing Marlo Thomas on TV lately in commercial for St. Jude’s. We know she is carrying on her Dad’s (Danny Thomas) crusade!
Stephanie from the 100 Acre Woods sent me over!
Good luck in raising all $500!
5:57 pm
Hi! Christine of ‘Are We There yet?’ sent me over…what a great idea!!!!! Best of luck!
6:55 pm
Pamela (Dust will Wait) sent me. Fabulous work you’re doing here!
7:35 pm
This way cool
- great sponsor you have. I have seen a link on Janeen’s blog “Our Story” today…
8:37 pm
I was sent by THEDUSTWILLWAIT BLOG–Thank you for your effort for all those who lives are affected by the multiple problems that beset kiddies–May the New year be one of great blessing for you and your love ones and may your goal be reached quickly–MWW
8:42 pm
Here’s my comment.
8:53 pm
Hey Kelly….I’m not exactly in the “blogging saddle” again, but when I saw what you’re up to, I had to come over and say “hey” and is there any better reason to blog? Not today sweets ;).
9:19 pm
Great Idea! I happy you can do this!
Stephsent me here
10:06 pm
Great idea!
10:14 pm
what a splendid idea, especially since its a way to stick it to the man. Ok, Empowering Youth is not really the man is it?
Local girl sent me BTW
Hehehe - nope, not really “the man”, but too funny anyway!! thanks for stopping!
11:17 pm
This is for a great cause and I wanted to help out.
11:19 pm
Good cause … I hope you raise s ton!
11:34 pm
What a truly worthwhile charity. Pamela sent me!
11:34 pm
what a great cause! I followed the link over here from ChupieandJ’s Mama at Our Story!
11:53 pm
Island girl sent me, what a great idea! Thanks.
12:36 am
Local Girl pointed me in this direction and I just wanted to thank you for doing this! Best of luck with your fund-raising efforts.
12:40 am
[…] Kelly over at Pass the Torch, through her blogging, is raising money for St. Jude Medical Research Hospital and she needs your help! Empowering Youth, Inc., her corporate sponsor, is donating $1 to St. Jude for every comment she gets, up to $500. […]
12:41 am
I came over first thing because I read about this at Kailani’s! What a wonderful thing for you to do!!!! I’ll send my readers over
1:01 am
I was just visiting at Tiggerprr’s place and saw this referral. St Jude’s is one of my annual charity contributions. I’m pleased to participate here.
Thank you!!
1:09 am
Wow! Looks like you are doing pretty well already. I will post about this later. Good luck!!
1:17 am
This is such a great project! Thank you!
2:56 am
What a wonderful idea. It feels so great to support important causes!!!
5:27 am
[…] Here is a fundraiser that can help raise money for the St. Jude Medical Research Hospital. Visit the Pass the Torch blog and leave a comment and $1.00 will be donated by Empowering Youth, Inc. Readers may leave one comment a day and blogger Kelly has been authorized to raise $500.00. […]
5:33 am
[…] Here is a fundraiser that can help raise money for the St. Jude Medical Research Hospital. Visit the Pass the Torch blog and leave a comment and $1.00 will be donated by Empowering Youth, Inc. Readers may leave one comment a day and blogger Kelly has been authorized to raise $500.00. […]
8:19 am
Christina from Christina’s Shoebox sent me here. I think this is great what you are doing. I hope you are able to raise lots of money for the hospital! :o)
ME TOO!!
8:44 am
What a great idea! I’m here from Samantha’s “Mommy Needs a Mai Tai.”
8:53 am
Christina from Christina’s Shoebox (aka the Patent Princess) also sent me over this way. I think this is great!
8:59 am
I saw this link from Christina’s blog and just had to do my little part to help you raise some money!
9:08 am
I also saw this on the Patent Princess blog and decided to add a comment. This is such a great idea!
9:09 am
I am also here from Christina’s blog.
Sure hope that lots of people to comment.
Good Luck!
9:21 am
Good luck! I hope you reach 500. Local Girl sent me here, Im more than hppy to help you out.
9:33 am
Neat.
9:40 am
Does this mean that this comment earns another dollar? I hope so!
It sure does!!! Every day eah blogger can come back to comment for another dollar! I hope we reach the $500 by Saturday!
9:44 am
Another Day, Another Dollar! Remember, Local Girl sent me first!
Hahaha! This is going to be very interesting accounting - I can tell;)) Thanks for coming back!>
9:51 am
Count me in! I’m all for doing whatever I can to help out children who need it.
I wasn’t sent by anyone… you’re on my list of blogs to check every day!
Thanks for coming back again!!
9:58 am
I’m going to update so my blogline lights up.
I sure want to see you make your goal.
10:03 am
I was just cruisin the internet and found a link to here. Anything to help children! Thanks!
10:16 am
Yay for St. Judes!
10:18 am
Great idea!!
Comment comment comment comment comment. =)
11:25 am
This is an awesome idea!!! I came over from Janeen’s website! Good Luck!
11:26 am
I’m coming here today from Pamela at The Dust Will Wait.
Good luck with your fundraiser!
11:28 am
This is a great site and a great cause. I’m glad to comment and help out any way I can. Good luck raising $500.00!
12:00 pm
I read about what you and your sponsor are doing from Christina K’s website and wanted to come over and comment. What a great idea, and what a worthy cause! I’ll make sure to stop by again. And good luck reaching your goal
12:01 pm
Robin, from Pensieve sent me. Cheers!
12:09 pm
Back around again, and I put up a sticky post for ya
12:45 pm
Great idea! I hope you raise all you can.
12:47 pm
This is such a wonderful idea! Stephanie at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood sent me! Good luck!
1:04 pm
I sent myself over . . . heehee! Here’s another dollar for you! Way to go!
1:37 pm
Great cause! I’m glad to have stopped by today, I’ve been out of the loop for way too long.
1:40 pm
Resist the opportunity to help earn donations for a worthy cause? Perish the thought! So glad Christina passed on your info!
2:04 pm
Best of luck raising money! (And happy holidays, everyone!)
2:08 pm
Happy Holidays! This is such a wonderful idea! Good luck!
I’m here thanks to Robin
2:17 pm
Back again today for another dollar!!! This is awesome!
2:39 pm
This is WONDERFUL! I have posted a link here on my blog too and I hope to help bring in some more comments for you!
I’ll be back again tomorrow!
2:44 pm
day two comment two!
3:02 pm
Tears n Tantrums sent me!
This is such a good idea. Good luck!
3:05 pm
Good Luck! Tears-n-Tantrums sent me
3:10 pm
Came over from Pensieve to make a comment for ya! This is cool!
3:11 pm
Cool deal, Kelly! I will go blog about it to get you some more traffic!
3:38 pm
I’m coming over from Living to Tell the Story(http://susannesspace.blogspot.com/).
3:39 pm
I came here from Patent Princess’ blog. This is a wonderful fundraisers, and I wish you the best of luck with it!
3:42 pm
What a great cause…blogging about you right now.
3:50 pm
What a great idea! Good luck
Kristi
3:51 pm
I linked from tiggerprr. What a great idea!
3:59 pm
What a great idea. I will be linking to you from my Blog too.
4:00 pm
Getting close to the 100 mark. Yay!!!!
5:10 pm
St. Jude’s is a wonderful organization. I’m happy to support them in any way I can. I’ll be sending people over your way to help with this worthy cause. (Susanne at Living to Tell The Story led me here.)
Thank you! I really appreciate you sending your readers as well. This is so exciting!
5:27 pm
What a great effort! Here from Local Girl via Sparky…here’s my contribution!!!
5:41 pm
Oh goodie, I see that I’m 98. Island Girl sent me… I hope we can get the whole amount.
5:56 pm
Great idea! Local girl sent me here.
6:00 pm
What a fantastic idea. I hope you get all the funds that you need and desire to raise. I came here by way of Barb at A Chelsea Morning. :0)
6:20 pm
Coming over from Living to Tell the Story. Good luck on your noble endeavor!
6:26 pm
I am here from Local Girl, http://islandlife808.com/
Great idea Kelly, good luck!
6:27 pm
Good luck- glad to help!!!
6:44 pm
back again from Island girl. If I can comments once a day, I will. Let’s keep raising those dollars. Great cause.
6:51 pm
What a wonderful idea. Good Luck!
God Bless!
6:55 pm
What a great idea, here’s another dollar.
7:00 pm
I love St. Judes - this is such a great idea. I will try to come back again tomorrow and saturday!
Thanks for coming back each day! I think we’re going to make it to 500!
7:12 pm
Wow what a great cause, I have a little friend with Spina Bifida and goes there monthly. It has been a Godsend to that family. I Thank God for St. Jude. What a great endeavor. I will pass it along to all my bloggy buds as well.
Thank you so much for passing on the message! It seems that so many people have a story about someone they know. It’s such a fantastic cause…
7:20 pm
My son is a 15 year childhood cancer survivor. He was diagnosed at age 4 with rhabdomyosarcoma. Research done at St. Judes helped save his life. He will celebrate his 20th birthday next week.
I’m in tears now….
Thank you so much for sharing your story…
7:23 pm
I think this is really cool. I hope you reach your goal. Came here from One Chelsea Morning.
7:39 pm
Here is my comment to help.
This is such a wonderful thing
7:41 pm
I came over from Patent Princess. What a great idea! St. Jude is one charity I will always support.
7:47 pm
Great idea!
I love St Jude’s - I support them too. It is an incredible hospital.
7:50 pm
Cooooooool.
7:57 pm
Great idea!
I’m here from two sources - Barb at A Chelsea Mornign and Susanne at Living To Tell The Tale.
8:13 pm
This is so cool! Not sure how many will come via my blog, but I’ll post a link.
8:14 pm
Such a great thing! (I’m here from Barb’s and susanne as well!)
8:18 pm
Love St. Jude and the work they do.
8:29 pm
St. Judes is such an awesome place. I think doing this is a great idea.
I was referred here by Tears-n-Tantrums.
8:47 pm
We’re so happy to leave a comment for this worthwhile post.
8:50 pm
What a wonderful idea. I do hope you reach your goal for such a worthy cause!
8:55 pm
St. Judes was there for a child name Scotty many years ago!
referred by Christina’s Shoebox, found her through Eastoforegon — networking is great.
Great idea.
Every time I hear a story like this, it makes me so happy there’s a place like St. Jude’s. Thanks for stopping by!
8:55 pm
What a special cause! Keep up the WONDERFUL work!!
9:14 pm
Suzanne sent me! This is a great idea and wonderful cause.
9:26 pm
I’m back for another dollar, and Christine is the one who sent me here:)
9:29 pm
Great job! So glad you are doing this. I came over from the dust will wait!
9:43 pm
What a great way to raise money!!
10:25 pm
This is excellent. So glad you alerted me! Let’s raise this money!
Thank you Chilihead! I was happy to see you come on over!
10:35 pm
So, Susanne sent me and this is an awesome idea! Thanks for doing it.
10:40 pm
Came over from The Quirky World of Jessi when she complimented me on a photo at my site.
Paying it forward!
10:48 pm
Hooray for you, Kelli. I’ll post about this on my blog…
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Thanks Shannon!!!
10:51 pm
Excellent idea; thanks for reaching out to the online community in this way.
10:53 pm
P.S. I learned of your $1-per-comment effort per Deannie’s blog e.g. http://deannietime.blogspot.com/ .
10:57 pm
Great! I will post it on my blog and maybe all 3 of my readers will come and comment
Hahahaha!! And they can come Thursday, Friday and Saturday, which is NINE DOLLARS!!!! Hunt ‘em down baby;))
10:59 pm
Hey, here’s another dollah!! (insert my Boston accent here)
Local girl sent me, well, sorta,…in a roundabout sorta way via Sparky Duck
lol.
I watched a special on st. jude’s hospital 2nights ago that (of course) made me bawl my eyes out. I wish I had more that a dollar, I want to go save all those children.
XOXO
SHELLI
11:02 pm
Great idea for a great cause!
11:03 pm
I have been EXTREMELY touched recently by the St. Jude’s commercials…very hard to understand the reason God allows things to happen to one family and not another…just thank Him EVERY DAY for the blessings we have…Thanks for you!!
11:04 pm
Here from Rocks in My Dryer - glad to help with this excellent cause!
11:05 pm
What an awesome sponsor…..a generous corporation!! Great idea
11:05 pm
Always up for supporting charity…..
11:20 pm
Great idea. Good luck.
11:24 pm
clicked over from Rocks In My Dryer - hope you hit your goal!
11:27 pm
Came via Rocks in My Dryer. Many thanks to you and your sponsor! I don’t have much traffic on my fledgling blog, but I’ll definitely direct traffic your way.
11:32 pm
Good for you! An innovative way to raise money.
11:34 pm
came over from Living to tell the Story….hope you make it to your goal!
11:35 pm
[…] Kelly at Pass the Torch is helping raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Go to Kelly’s website and leave a comment (one per day per person). Her sponsor, Empowering Youth, Inc., has agreed to donate to St. Jude’s $1 per comment up to $500. When I left my comment, there were only 143 comments. 357 to go! Let’s help a worthy cause. Go now and leave a comment. […]
11:36 pm
I think you’re doing a beautiful thing!
11:36 pm
Good luck getting to your goal!!
11:39 pm
Rocks in my Dryer has spread the word. What a great thing. Thanks for going through the effort.
Amanda
11:39 pm
Chilihead sent me.
Praying you make it to $500.00!
11:45 pm
I’m from mrs. dryer too (rocks in my dryer). I’ll try to link you but I don’t get many readers so I’m not promising any votes from my site.
11:48 pm
add me to the long line of comments. good luck!
11:49 pm
This is great idea. Best of luck to you! Pamela sent me…
11:50 pm
I am from Shannon and will link as well — what a great idea and a wonderful operation. I grew up 45 minutes from Memphis and saw and helped StJude’s out all the time.
Thanks for stopping, Maria! I appreciate your link as well. We’re really gaining momentum!
11:50 pm
I am very happy to help!
11:52 pm
Make that $156 - cha-ching! great job sponsering this commentathon fundraiser.
11:52 pm
Adding my comment to help out.
11:53 pm
[…] Shannon, who is so wonderful, from Rocks in my dryer had this on her site. It is for a great cause so I linked to it too. I’m so lazy I just cut and pasted her write up (hope you don’t mind, Shannon) so if the links don’t work, go here. So, two readers of mine, go do your good deed for the day. […]
11:54 pm
Awesome! I love it — I hope we get that $500 for St. Jude’s!
11:54 pm
This is awesome!!
12:04 am
What a great idea!
12:07 am
Shannon told me about this!
12:10 am
clicked here from Rocks in my dryer. Good luck with fund raising!
12:15 am
Hey, Leslie told me to come comment–to tell you I am Mr. Twenty Cents. Best wishes on your fundraising.
12:22 am
Found out about this on rocks in my dryer. What a great idea. Happy New Year!
12:24 am
Shannon sent me! Good luck with your fundraiser!
12:34 am
What a great cause and a great way to raise $- Glad to help out!
12:35 am
Robin sent me.
Sorry I didn’t come sooner, I thought that I could only comment once. Can I really comment daily?
If so, I’ll check back tomorrow.
Thx for doing a great job!
EVERY DAY!!! Thanks for coming back!!
12:49 am
Best of Luck!
12:49 am
I’m here from Chelsea Morning…so glad to help a great cause!
Laura
12:50 am
Fantastic! I’ll send people over!
1:07 am
Awesome! Will be back tomorrow!
1:07 am
I found your site via Rocks in My Dryer!
1:08 am
I came here via Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer. I am impressed that you have embarked on this venture and sure hope you make the $500 mark for St. Jude, an awesome place.
1:15 am
Here via Shannon at Rocks also. Here’s one more comment towards 500. It’ll happen.
1:33 am
Found you through Shannon @ Rocks also. What a generous sponsor do to this and what a great place to send the money!
1:42 am
Okay I am back - this time from “A Chelsea Morning.
1:52 am
I read about this effort at Rocks in my Dryer. Good luck.
1:54 am
What a neat way to earn money. Glad I could help!
2:17 am
Thank you to the corporate sponsor!
2:25 am
Barb at A Chelsea Morning sent me. I’m happy to support such a worthy cause. I’ll be back tomorrow.
2:26 am
Great Idea. Glad I could help. Deannie’s blog referred me here.
2:34 am
Wonderful cause! Sent by rocks in my dryer.
2:36 am
What a great fundraiser - Keep it going! I linked here from Rocks in My Dryer
2:51 am
On the wall of our school it says, “Children are 25% of the population and 100% of our future!” That kinda says it all. Thanks to your sponsor and to Rocks in my Dryer who sent me here!
3:39 am
Here via Rocks in my Dryer
3:49 am
Heard about this challenge from Barb at A Chelsea Morning. Want my comment to count! I’ve given to St. Jude’s before, an excellent charity. The St. Jude Research folks were very helpful to me during my son’s active cancer treatment and transplant phases.
4:16 am
Here because of Rocks in My Dryer!
5:14 am
I hope your fundraiser goes well for this wonderful cause. I was sent here from deannietime.blogspot.com
5:31 am
I am glad Jamie ( http://redhatmandan.wordpress.com/ ) and fam pointed me in this direction because I think St. Jude’s is an EXCELLENT cause!
6:00 am
Great Job. Keep it up! What a wonderful idea
6:36 am
Yay, charity!!!!
6:50 am
Commenting commenting via Shannon!
6:56 am
And another $1 to the tip jar… I wish I could find a corporate sponsor who would be so generous! Here’s to St. Jude’s!
7:12 am
Getting up there, Kelly!
7:15 am
I did a skate-a-thon for St. Judes when I was 16. That was a couple (cough cough) of years ago. 31 falls in the “couple of” category, doesn’t it?
HA!! Yeah, that qualifies;))) Thanks for stopping in!
7:16 am
Here’s another dollar!