Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Bacon and queer-parented families
admin on Mar 19th 2007
Today, we received an exciting call from our friends at sixdegrees.org. Sixdegrees.org is a fundraising tool based on the concept of “six degrees of Kevin Bacon”; people become “celebrities” for an organization and use their social network to raise funds and build community power. Kevin Bacon will personally match $10,000 to the six organizations with the highest number of donations. Last month, Family Pride co-chair Ken Manford enlisted Family Pride in this contest, and currently we’re ranked number three.
So, here’s the big news: Kevin Bacon is taping an episode of the Ellen Show which will air tomorrow - and he’s going to be talking about the top organizations! Since we’re number three, we’re optimistic that Kevin Bacon will talk about family equality.
We want to thank everyone who has donated, told friends and spread the word to get us into this top position. With just 12 days to go, it’s the final stretch! Thank you for everything that you have done.
And, if you still haven’t donated, take a stand for family pride and help us win this challenge. Click the orange donate button on the sixdegrees.org “badge” on the side of this page, or just click here. If you’ve already donated, or are unable to donate at this time, tell ten friends about the contest and encourage them to contribute to Family Pride.
There is no doubt that in this connected age of social networks, emails, blogs and message boards we can harness the power of grassroots momentum to reach our goal of 1,138 donations by March 31st!
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