In 2008 I was pleased to create Blogathon Vancouver (in the spirit of Blogathon.org) and am even more thrilled to organize the on-location event for 2009. Over the last four years I have been involved with Blogathon in various capacities and I’m so excited to see how it’s caught on across the province. You can read all about the history of Blogathon in Vancouver in my recent blog post and view a list of past participants in the sidebar of this page.

2009 Event – Should you wish to join us on July 25th at Workspace for the on-location event, please RSVP so we can organize the refreshments for the group. We’ll also have Rachael Chatoor and Mojave stopping by to entertain us with their musical talents in the evening. Big huge thanks to our sponsors, listed on the sidebar of this page, which include Kontent Creative (for the logo work), Workspace (venue), Dairy Queen (lunch), and Developmental Disabilities Association (dinner sponsor).

2009 Participants – The official Blogathon site is going strong and registration is now open. My personal donation page (supporting the UGM) is also live.

Other 2009 participants from the Metro Vancouver area are listed on the sidebar. If you will be attending the on-site Blogathon Vancouver event (for 24 hours or just to stop by) please register on the Eventbrite page so that we can arrange some refreshments and comforts for the long haul.

Promotion – I enlisted Kontent Creative to make some badges for Blogathon Vancouver 2009 so feel free to add them to your site. Right click and save/copy source for the file.

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Update June 2009: 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.

From the 24Hours Newspaper in Vancouver

Stay Up Late – Make a Difference / Blogathon Vancouver 2008

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.

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.

2008 pledging is now closed, thank you for your support!

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