We’re turning Black Friday…Blue. It’s BIG.

Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 by in Deep Stuff

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Last week I announced something BIG was in the works.  The tweets and emails started pouring in. Were the Whittakers moving? Was I going to be opening for Justin Bieber in his upcoming world tour?

Um…no. But since you asked…

I learned a truth a long time ago that I’ve pretty much built my life on.  That is, If you want to do something great, you better find someone to partner with.  And I want to do something great with my life.

With this year.

With this blog.

You. Me. Us, living big.

So when Watermissions.org reached out to me with their plan of bringing clean water (Giftsofwater.com) to the most desperate communities and countries of the world,

I was curious.

When they told me how simple, easy and affordable it would be to change a community,

I was hooked.

When I found out that a child dies every 20 seconds because they don’t have clean water,

I was in.

All in.

I’m excited to announce that RagamuffinSoul Community…we are the first team on Giftsofwater.com. Their plan is genius and they have completely set us up for a win.

All it will take is a text to have $10 charged to your cell phone bill, then forward it on to your friends. Details on how to join my team and donate here.

Starting this Friday, BLACK FRIDAY, we will be bringing the gift of life to as many communities as we can. For the next few weeks we’ll be hitting it hard. I’ll give you an update on how far we’ve come on Water Wednesday posts. What’s really rad about this? We get to watch direct video footage of the communities receiving their gift of water.

Gifts of Water

You guys are rockstars. You are connected. You have friends. You have churches.

You have $10.

Ragamuffin Community, more than iTunes success, Youtube sensations, we can leave our mark on 2010.

And to my fellow bloggers…I’m challenging you to a throwdown.

You can start your own team.

So whether you’re gearing up to hit the stores Black Friday or Buy It Now on Cyber Monday, let’s get ready to save some lives.

28 Responses to “We’re turning Black Friday…Blue. It’s BIG.”

  1. Sara 24 November 2010 at 5:17 pm #

    I don’t have enough of a following to create my own team but I just posted links to your team. Hopefully my peeps will join!! :)

    • Los 24 November 2010 at 6:24 pm #

      THANKS!!!

  2. Jamie the Very Worst Missionary 24 November 2010 at 6:00 pm #

    I’m in.

    • Los 24 November 2010 at 6:24 pm #

      hero

  3. Shelley 24 November 2010 at 6:03 pm #

    Sweet! I just donated!! Great cause! Love it. Excited to be on “team Carlos” :)

  4. Jessica 24 November 2010 at 6:05 pm #

    AH-MAY-ZING!

    • Los 24 November 2010 at 6:26 pm #

      you are

  5. Jay 24 November 2010 at 6:32 pm #

    I’m in bro.

    It’s on like Donkey Kong.

  6. annie 24 November 2010 at 6:33 pm #

    any chance we can give in a non-cell phone way? this would help those that can’t give via there cell accounts. :0) thanks, Los!

    • metromom 24 November 2010 at 6:36 pm #

      YES. Click the link you can give several ways! It’s simple! :)

  7. Modern Reject 24 November 2010 at 6:37 pm #

    I’m down…um, I mean I’m blue.

  8. tam 24 November 2010 at 7:27 pm #

    I am neither a Community Leader, Pastor, Celebrity, Musician, Business Owner or CEO, but I am capable of making a difference. Even a small one. So, I’m creating a team too and will hit it from my little side of the web.

    Here’s to Blue!

    • Jessica 24 November 2010 at 7:51 pm #

      go Tam!

      • tam 25 November 2010 at 12:24 am #

        =) thanks!

  9. Jerry Miner 24 November 2010 at 8:14 pm #

    Hey Tam – This is @jerryminer @watermissions – great to have you along!

    • tam 25 November 2010 at 12:23 am #

      excited to be a part of the team!

  10. Todd Burkhalter 24 November 2010 at 8:28 pm #

    Great idea! I love it. Glad to be on the team! I am looking forward to the videos.

  11. emmir 25 November 2010 at 4:49 am #

    I love this! No better way to spend holidays than helping others. And for those who doubt the difference they can make, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=kvCkW4BDVtw

  12. Amanda 25 November 2010 at 10:19 am #

    Done and done.

  13. mandy roberts 25 November 2010 at 11:01 pm #

    did it! So easy!

  14. Jenny 26 November 2010 at 9:27 am #

    Just posted out a link to this on my blog. Thank you for doing this! Excited to be a part of this :)

    • Jenny 26 November 2010 at 9:34 am #

      p.s. Is there a badge we can advertise/post on our blogs from Giftsofwater for Team Ragamuffin to generate more donations?

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