A few of us Twitter folks got together and decided to do something different to help the community in these tough times. Once a month for 3 days we will work to increase awareness for a specific non profit / charity. This month I have the distinct pleasure of helping Prevent Child Abuse. If you so choose, just for helping spread the word, you automatically enter to win a free Bard Camera Bag from F-Stop gear.

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Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) undertakes its mission by affecting change at the governmental and community level on the systems that support the full range of services needed to promote the child development process and provide parents with better conditions to be the kind of parents they want to be. Check out the PCA America Website and Blog.

So how do you win? This is the exciting part.

To win, all you have to do is send the following Tweet on Twitter:

Help Prevent Child Abuse and Enter to win a Camera bag from @FStopGear http://bit.ly/Myo0 PCA-America

The best part is you can enter as many as 10 times and then an extra 5x for every 1,000 followers you have (we added the limitation to try to prevent this from being abused – our main goal IS to raise awareness and Prevent Child Abuse). Just make sure that you send the Tweet exactly like it is written. Otherwise we won’t be able to track your entries.

Up for Grabs

1 Bard Courier Style Camera Bag from F-Stop

Rules

  • To enter, Tweet this message!
  • You can enter multiple times! (10 entry maximum with an extra 5 entries for every 1,000 followers you have)
  • The more you Tweet the message, the better your odds of winning!
  • Entries will be accepted until 11:59 PM, EST on Friday, March 27, 2009.

But Wait there’s More!!!

In addition to the free Bag / Belt, everyone that donates at least $10 directly to Prevent Child Abuse America will be entered to win one of FIVE $50 gift certificates from F-Stop. On Saturday the folks at PCA America will randomly pick 5 winners from everyone that donated and send them a $50 gift certificate from Jumeau.

Last but not least F-Stop has pledged to donate 25% of all sales between now and 11:59 PM, EST on Friday, March 27, 2009 to PCA. All you need to do is go to the F-Stop online store and use coupon code – “TwitterPCA” during the checkout.

The 2008 Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States report by PCA America, documents the pervasive and long-lasting effects of child abuse on children, their families, and society as a whole. Direct costs associated with child abuse and neglect including foster care services, hospitalization, mental health treatment, and law enforcement total more than $33 billion. Indirect costs of over $70 billion include loss of productivity as well as expenditures related to chronic health problems, special education, and the criminal justice system. To learn more about the PCA America report, visit www.preventchildabuse.org.

Check out Calvin Lee @MayhemStudios who is also helping prevent child abuse by giving away a free @Jumeau Belt or Bag. If you aren’t a member of Twitter, don’t worry; all you have to do is set up an account. It only takes a moment and it’s free! Good luck everyone!