We have seven days left to reach our goal of $10,000 to be donated to the Charity Water campaign.
If you don’t know what I am talking about, you can read this.
If you are entirely sick of hearing about this, just give me one more week.
In just one more week, you and me will have given them ………..
photo copyright Becky Straw.
A few months ago, my entire family was moved by this video to join the cause and give up our birthdays in exchange for clean water.
We asked everyone we knew to donate what they would have spent on gifts for us, on our campaign instead. With the kindness and generosity of so many of you, we have raised just over $4600. I truly thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Seeing my friends names pop in, seeing complete strangers names, seeing those anonymous $1…every time a donation came in, my eyes would well up with tears. I was completely moved from head to toe. Thank you. THANK YOU.
Well, guess what?
In order to say thank you, and to reach our goal of $10,000, I am sweetening the pot. I am giving back. I am SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!
I am offering one complimentary photo shoot ALONG WITH the digital files from your session to one person who has donated.
That could be you! (Don’t you want it to be you?) I do!
Rules and Eligibility:
1. The shoot must take place in the Southern California area in March 2010. Any location, up to an hour away from Orange County is an option.*
*This means that even if you live out of state, if you can get your family here, you are eligible to win.
2. The shoot is for one family/couple/individual – no large family groups or events.
3. Proof of your donation to Charity: Water necessary
4. Donation of $10.00 or more
5. You can enter more than once, and you can also enter for other people!
So, whether you live here in SoCal or not, if you can get your family here in March 2010, and have donated at least $10, you are eligible to win.
To enter:
1. Make sure you can be in SoCal in March 2010 for the shoot.
2. Donate $10 or more here, preferably using the same name/email that you use to comment here.(If you have already donated, that counts too!)
3. Leave a comment on this blog post.
Winner will be drawn the first week of December.
If your name is drawn, I will contact you to obtain the proof of your donation, and once I have that you will be announced the winner!
Thank you so much – happy donating – and good luck!
xo
Tara
i donated back when you first announced this amazing charity!!!! :) :) :) fingers crossed!!! and hope you guys reach your goal of 10k. :)
I donated! What a wonderful thing for your family to do!!!
I donated tonight…always meant to, never got around to it…the sweetened pot finally got me to donate!
Please let it be me!!….
Thanks for the reminder about such a great cause! I wish we could make it to CA this year but we cant, so you dont need to enter my name in the drawing. Someday we’ll make it there and I can hire you to do my family movie!
a session with you isn’t the only reason i donated, but it did help me get on the ball with it! thanks for the opportunity! ~jayne
Put one in for my kiddos!
very generous of you to do this. a good excuse to come down to san diego and an even better excuse to do some good in the world.
I just donated. Thank you for this opportunity to make a difference.
I missed the original post about “Whitney Wells” but had noticed the banner at the bottom of each post recently. Great cause, and great giveaway!
How exciting! Both the project and the prize. What a great business philosophy you have, I hope it spreads.
you’re a hero tara whitney!! this is outstanding. i hope you exceed your goal abundantly! {hugs} to you and your sweet family.
Done! You know just how to bring in the donations! Who wouldn’t want to support a great cause AND have the possibility of a shoot with you!
I donated!!! Great cause!
Great way to get the word out!
I donated a few months ago :). I hope you reach your goal. I’m certain this will motivate people.
I donated too. Not only am I really impressed with your photos, I am also humbled by your families generousity.
what a wonderful way to give! I donated this afternoon – good luck on the road to $10k!
i love people who do good things for others.
who do invest in others. in a big way.
Hey Tara, what a fun idea! I donated a while back when you first posted, and would love to be in the running! Thanks :-) p.s. your images are awesome!
I’m in! and making arrangements in my head to get my 3 little ones on a plane to have you photograph my family… you’re going to make some mommy very happy.
Eeeeeeeeeek! It would be a dream come true to win a photo session with you. In fact, I was just fantasizing about having a session with you this morning. Sigh. I’ve already donated to your Charity: Water campaign so I really pretty please with a cherry on top hope I win. Consider all my fingers and toes crossed!!!
Just donated. I’ve been to some of these places in Africa and I know what a blessing this is for these people. Would love to also get in front of the camera for a change and document my family. Thanks for the opportunity!
pretty sure that we won’t be able to e @ SoCal in March but I’m donating anyway :)
I just donated. I have such a heart for Africa, and this is such a WORTHY cause. I’m excited to see you make your goal!
I NEVER win anything, but this is a lovely cause, so I donated…
my brother served a mission in africa.. what a great cause this is! thanks.. and i would absolutely die if my donation was picked. i seriously love your work. so inspiring. thanks again.
OH PICK ME!! PICK ME!!!! :-) And guess what? I’ll be there in March because guess what??? We’re moving back! We sold our house and will be back (Valencia again), in January! Adam’s getting transferred back! Anyway, wwheher I win or not (I hope I win :-), we need to get together when we get back! Good luck reaching your goal!
Oh, I think you just made your goal!! Thank you for such a generous offer, and thank you for making such a huge difference in the lives of so many so far away. God Bless. Off to donate I go…
What a great giveaway to inspire donations for a GREAT cause! You and your family are wonderful! Thank you for this opportunity!
thanks for your generous offer. i donated back a couple of weeks ago. i myself cannot come to so.cal., but i would give the session to friends of mine. thank you!
sweet….sweet….sweet! you know how awesome this is and how much i want a session in california!! love ya girl and i’m seriously hoping that i win!!!! it would make my year!!!
what a wonderful gift you and your family are giving through this charity. just donated – thanks for the reminder! wishing you the best in reaching your goal!
I have been meaning to donate since you first launched it. Such an awesome cause! I hope you reach your goal…how amazing would that be? !
oh pooh :o( would you like to come to barbados for that shoot?
Awesomeness. I donated in September and LOVE what you’re doing for charity water. I would be a blubbering and excited, crazy fool if I were drawn for a photo shoot with you. I would PEE MY PANTS in excitement. Someone is going to be SO THRILLED. I live in TX, but would get to CA in March if I won. No doubt about it!
I think what you are doing with your family is awesome…we can make a difference!! :) I have been a lurker for years now and enjoy your photography so much but even more so, the words and feeling behind it. So happy to donate to help you reach your goal! :)
Great idea! I had been meaning to donate but hadn’t done it yet. This reminded me:) Would love a shoot with you again!
Tara, thank you so much for doing this. What a wonderful cause. I kept meaning to donate, of course when I saw this I couldn’t procrastinate any longer! I was just telling my husband the other day- (we always day dream about what we would do if we won the lottery)… one of the first things I would do would be schedule a family session with you! I will walk to Cali if I have to :)
Thank you for doing this!
i my sweet “idol” i hope i win this and get to fly to Cal. to meet you and get gorgeous images of me and my tribe.
(i donated $20 back when you started collecting money for this cause)
lots of hugs
aris
Hope you reach your goal – I donated! I’m super local to you so I’d love the honor you shooting my family!! Best wishes!
Megan from sc, ca
Ya know what . . . I’d donated before when you first started this(hence my first comment) but I made a 2nd donation today – hope you make your goal, Whitney Family!! :)
Megan from sc, ca
I donated to Cathy Z’s charity water, but I just donated to yours as well. One way or another, I’d get my family to SoCal, that’s for sure. :)
I donated and I think it’s a great thing you’re doing! Good luck reaching your goal! Crossing my fingers for a photoshoot with you! I’ll be about 6 months pregnant and I’m praying for some unique maternity shots!
What a wonderful charity and awesome thoughtful incentive for you to offer. I donated and will let all my friends know!
Thanks for the reminder, Tara! I really want this holiday to be one of giving, so I’m happy to help. Happy Thanksgiving!
I haven’t donated but I will by the end of the month…I would love to have my family photographed by you…I think I’ve told you many times.
awesome cause, awesome prize. thanks for raising awareness. good luck on reaching your goal.
I was so touched when I first read the post about your family wanting to give to this charity! I have been meaning to donate since then. (Just took care of it now.) You are so wonderful to do this! We all have so much and take so many things for granted. I will try to help spread the word. Hope you reach your goal!!