Lenovo have been running a competition with a title of "10-Second Hero" - which has taken entries from around the world. Those entries have been judged and there are only 18 finalists.
One of those 18 finalists will win the
grand prize of $50,000 for their nominated cause.
The MARYSVILLE COOKBOOK is one of those finalists!! As you may remember, Marysville was one of many towns devastated in the infamous Black Saturday bushfires in 2009. The Marysville Cookbook was one persons effort to bring the Community together - and to raise funds to support Community groups. It is this very effort that is the subject of the successful entry to the competition - but it needs just one more push to get it over the line ... which, if successful, will give the Marysville community $50,000 to help rebuild the town.
As an Aussie, I don't think there are any of us who do not share some of the pain inflicted at the hands of bushfire - even those of us insulated in 'the big smoke' (an ironic phrase, isn't it?) who might find it difficult to do anything concrete. Even more, as the spirit of mateship reaches out we can sometimes feel lost as to what we
can do ... but right here, right now we have an opportunity where you
can do something - without moving from where you are and without costing you a cent..........
The winner of the $50,000 will be chosen by voting - from anyone and everyone anywhere in the world. Here is the link to the competition's voting page:
Lenovo 10-Second Hero competitionSo - that's what you can do ....
VOTE !When you get to the site, click on the Australian flag and you will be asked for an email address. (On your first time through, you will be asked to 'register'. This only requires a couple of other details - your name and an age 'range'.)
When you get to the entries, simply scroll across until you find the MARYSVILLE COOKBOOK entry and click on the '
View Story'. A window will pop up and a 10 second video clip will play. In that window, there is a button that says "
Vote for this entry" (see pic below). Just click on that and you have voted!
Voting is limited to once per day, but you can vote every day, so don't forget to come back every day whilst the voting is on!
And tell everyone you know to pass the word and to vote as well!!Edit:
NOTE - Voting ends at 03:59:59 on 5th October, 2011 (around 2:00pm AEST) ![attachment deleted by admin]