Blogathon Vancouver 2009 is on the horizon. Since the official site that started it all, Blogathon.org, is up and running again we’ll be combining our efforts. Be sure to register on July 1st, 2009 at Blogathon.org. I will still be hosting an event July 25th for participating Vancouver bloggers. Stay tuned for more updates.

Thank you for making Blogathon Vancouver 2008 a success! You can now read all of my posts here.

Stay Up Late – Make a Difference

Blogathon is 24 hours of blogging every 30 minutes for a cause. Since the official system and administrators will be taking a year off, that leaves 2008 in our hands.

The Day of Blogs will mostly be picking up where Blogathon left off, however under their guidance I organized a Vancouver chapter where any local blogger could use the Sign Up Page on the wiki to participate.

How to Participate

For bloggers: Sign up then write a blog post every 30 minutes for 24 hours straight. This is a ‘thon so it comes with personal sacrifice (of sleep, mostly) but the idea is to give 24 hours of your time so that your readers can pledge/donate to your cause of choice to keep that steady stream of content going.

If you don’t have a blog then you can participate by spreading the word and checking in on Blogathon’ers during the event. Leave comments and keep us going. The most important thing you can do is pledge a blogger. Please leave your name, the name of the blogger you are supporting and your pledge amount below.

At the end of the weekend you will receive an email asking you to follow through on your pledge and donate to the cause.

Pledging is now closed, thank you for your support!

If you would like to skip pledging and donate directly, please still fill out this form so that we can enter you in a prize draw and keep a running total of our pledges.

From the 24Hours Newspaper in Vancouver