The Christmas Challenge

To coin what our sister blog has called it, The Christmas Challenge is here! I'm almost overcome with what has already started happening in our LaVergne and Smyrna communities. Immediately after I posted about Christmas for the Children possibly being cancelled, I received a phone call from Mark of Drama Llama. He talked to the Smyrna Skate Center and Pete generously offered to let us hold a "Skate Night". The cost of admission is $4, of which $2 will be donated to the Christmas for the Children Fund. Skate rentals will be an additional $2.50.

The "Skate for the Children" night is planned for Tuesday, October 10th from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Mark is working to gather items for a silent auction, so please contact him by commenting on his blog about what you can bring... even if you can provide copying this week for a flyer we'd like to send home to schools.

Meanwhile, ThisIsSmyrnaTN has offered the following:

I want to go one step farther and let the businesses of Middle Tennessee know that if they donate money or toys to this initiative we will give you mention on our November Middle Tennessee Blogger and Podcaster's Group Meeting Podcast and will post a special Thank You Middle Tennessee page for all the businesses that participated right here on the Smyrna Blog.

This year this blog has received more than 24,000 visits. Now, ask yourself how much is it worth? Donate to the cause and you'll get:

• Mention on one of the best Middle Tennessee Podcasts
• Year long link to your website (if you have one) on this blog
• Phone Number, Address and contact information listed on this website all year long

I will extend the same invitation to LaVergne businesses. I started the "Stat Counter" in July(ish) for the LaVergne blog, and in these few months we've had 5,009 visitors. I think we're on track for between 24,000 to 35,000 visitors p/year on this page. Like our sister blog, how much is that kind of web traffic worth to you?

I really hope that the businesses in our community will donate because all of this really is about the children. I try to donate time and money throughout the year for a number of causes (American Cancer Society, United Way, Alzheimer's Foundation, American Heart Association, etc.). These are all wonderful organizations, but Christmas for the Children is where you can directly impact a specific child in our own community. Thank you for any support you can give.

AND COME TO THE SKATING PARTY ON OCTOBER 10TH!