Okay gang, this is short and sweet and I’m hoping, after you read this, you’ll click and vote immediately.

cameras_for_kids_logoI’ve talked a lot about various charities in our industry over the last few years. One of them, near and dear to my heart, is Cameras for Kids Foundation, started by fine art photographer, Betsey Chesler.  Betsey, starting off with funding mostly out of her own pocket and launched this non-profit in 2009, working with abandoned teens and using photography to help rebuild their self-esteem.

Cameras For Kids Foundation  is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of  abandoned children by exposing the teens to the process of creating art through a camera’s lens. CFKF uses photography to capture participants imaginations, to empower them, build confidence, self-esteem and open a whole new world for them to visualize and create.

Like any non-profit, especially in this economic climate, CFKF never has enough money to do the things they really need to do and here’s where all of you come in:

CFKF has been selected as one of seven charities to be the possible grand prize winner of a $100,000 grant from Cars.com.  There’s a rumor that they’ll even be talking about it in their commercial during Super Bowl! But here’s what CFKF has to do to win! They’ve got to have the most votes through the Cars.com facebook page which just went live today!

Please, we need your help and all it takes is a click, your vote and you can vote once a day for the next three weeks. All of the charities selected are excellent organizations, but CFKF is the only one in photography. (Many of you met Betsy at last year’s Summer School and I know Roberto Valenzuela helped teach with Betsy at an orphanage in Los Angeles last year.)

Here’s an opportunity for all of us to play a role in expanding photography’s reach into more communities and all it takes is a trip with your mouse!  Please vote now and help us spread the word!

Go to Cars.com’s facebook page and vote for Cameras for Kids Foundation!  Here’s the link one more time:

https://www.facebook.com/CarsDotCom?sk=app_111475642307764

CFKF really needs our help, so spread the word to everybody you know on line and let’s get this great little organization the horsepower they need to help more kids!