Bloggers for Good

I'm excited to write about a new, grass-roots group I'm working with called Bloggers for Good (BFG).

The blog community can be an incredibly supportive and powerful force. The idea behind BFG is to harness to power of the blogosphere to benefit our local community.

We call ourselves Bloggers for Good because we are blog powered! We organize events and use our blogs to spread the word. At the meetups we’ll socialize with each other and the bloggers we admire, network a little, and do some good along the way.

The first BFG event will take place on February 19, 2009 at O’Faolain’s Irish Restaurant in Sterling, VA (near Regal Theaters). Proceeds will benefit the Loudoun Interfaith Relief food pantry. There is no cover charge; we’ll raise money as a percentage of restaurant sales, a raffle, and direct donations.

February’s meetup will feature well-known local bloggers, including Erica Garman of the Washington Post’s Loudoun Extra blog Living in LoCo, author/blogger Tammi Marcoullier of the blog InsideOut, and Dan Sousa of LoudounPrepSports.com and his blog Ramblin’ Man.

Here’s how to get involved:

Publicize the event

• Create buzz: inform your readers by writing posts to promote the O’Faolain’s event on February 19.
• Post the BFG graphic/badge on your site (email me, or pull it from SuburbanFizz.com or BloggersforGood.org.)
• Send me a mail at Erin@BloggersforGood.org to get on the BFG blogroll and planned attendee list.
• Spread the word via email, Facebook, MySpace, actually speaking to someone, etc.

Attend the event

• Come to the event, and bring your friends, fans, coworkers, and family. The more, the merrier: we’ll have more fun and we’ll raise more for money for Loudoun Interfaith Relief.
• Meet the bloggers you’ve enjoyed reading online.
• If you like, bring a can of food.

I'll write more about the event in the coming weeks, but I hope to see you there!

Thanks in advance for using your powers for good!