October 13, 2009
John Chow sharing his success story with others. Photo Credit: John Bollwitt onFlickr
Over 1,600 people received a complete meal this Thanksgiving thanks to the fundraising efforts of John Chow and his network of bloggers.
John Chow is one of Vancouver's most notable bloggers, who writes about everything from making money online to what he ate for dinner last night. It has become somewhat of a tradition for John Chow to use his blog as a platform for supporting Union Gospel Mission: John asks his readers to donate to UGM, then forward their email confirmation receipts to him. He then matches their donations, up to $1,000 per donation. This Thanksgiving, John Chow matched over $2,300 in donations for a grand total of $5,600. Simply put, John is a generous man.
But there's more to the story than that of a web entrepreneur sharing his time, talent and treasure to UGM's cause; John grew up in this very neighbourhood. "I did not come from money," writes John on his blog. "I am where I am today because I know that in order to receive any blessings in life, you must first give. The more you give, the more you receive." John's story is a story of hope, as it is for many of the people his efforts helped feed this Thanksgiving.
Click here to see John Chow's original post and follow-up article.
A thank-you to all of the donors who contributed to John's Thanksgiving matching campaign:
Quinton Pullen, Vincent Woo, Michael Kwan, Tyler Cruz, SEO Arbiter, David Wong, Michael Yurechko, Duane Storey, iPhone In Canada, ChrisD.ca, Miss 604, Franco Frenette, Stephen Fung, Personal PPC Coach, Victoria Revay, Pinky Arcade, Blueverse.com, Qwik Media, Weight Loss Diet Plans, Props Blog dot Com, Omar Yesid Mariño, Mike Walker, McElroy Flavelle, Basketball Drills, Louise Kozier, Rachel Kaufman, Keep Blogging, Terry Carter, FitJerks’ Fitness Blog, Kevin Wu, Celebrity Seats, Karilee Orchard, My Blog 2 Day, Social Couch, Web Traffic ROI, Sport Gab Network, Tia Singh, My Boxing Fans, My Brute Game Guide
A final thank-you to TechVibes and Miss604 for featuring his campaign on their blogs.
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