Blog for Rare, a success and follow-up!
February 27, 2010 by Catherine Calhoun
Filed under Featured, Global Community
Feedback so far from Blog for Rare (I can’t resist a kind word):
Thanks for the wonderful opportunity – Love this! (Tanya Lachance)
Looks great, thanks Catherine! (Yolaine Dupont)
Thanks! This has been on my To Do list for 4 days. ‘Glad I got it DONE! (Hug Your Kids Today)
(Elizabeth Joshi commented on your link): “Enjoyed reading this!”
(Gina Gareau-Clark commented on your link): “that came out great, Catherine! Proud to be a part of it!”
Recap:
This week has been amazing with more bloggers joining the campaign, a blog for rare post featured on Huffington Post, kids wearing jeans at schools across the USA, a World Rare Disease Day Tweetup (thank you @specteams), Dr. Geeta Nayyar on ABC News in Washington, DC talking with Dave Lucas about World Rare Disease Day (and reminding everyone to wear jeans on Sunday!), and we even have Patrick Guelfo running the Rock N’ Roll Marathon tomorrow in New Orleans wearing a jeans ribbon!
Get clicking – here are several more great links just in time for February 28, 2010.
Emil’s Blog (Kakkis Everylife)
Harvesting Hope from Heartache
ePatients (ePatient Dave)
Common Kindness & Huffington Post
Johan (Living with Rare Disease)
An Excellent Article (Touches on Rare Disease)
A Twitter Conversation (Funny, Science Broadly)
Bloggers, please stay tuned for future campaigns
– and my gift to you:
Please post this badge proudly – couldn’t have done a thing without all of your help!
Catherine Calhoun
P.S. Please post pictures of jeans and jeans ribbons to the Global Genes Project Facebook Page.
Lots of adds but this is really awesome!
http://www.npc.org.ar/GenesprojectBSAS.html
catherineandbb´s last blog ..Rare Disease. Every Day. March 1 to 12. The vote is on, way on.
And another:
http://larrykinglive.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/26/30-million-americans-7000-rare-diseases/
catherineandbb´s last blog ..Rare Disease. Every Day. March 1 to 12. The vote is on, way on.
and . . .
http://care-aware.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DBE452D9D129BF48!472.entry
catherineandbb´s last blog ..Rare Disease. Every Day. March 1 to 12. The vote is on, way on.
Adding . . .
http://www.nutrapharma.com/blog/2010/02/28/recognizing-rare-disease-day-2010/
catherineandbb´s last blog ..Rare Disease. Every Day. March 1 to 12. The vote is on, way on.
Please welcome!
http://www.gavinowens.com/2010/02/national-rare-disease-day-2010.html
catherineandbb´s last blog ..Rare Disease. Every Day. March 1 to 12. The vote is on, way on.