Squidoo Fire Aid - Using the Internet to Aid California Fire Survivors

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Create a Lens (or Two or Three) to Benefit California Fire Survivors

All Squidoo lensmasters are encouraged to create a lens or two or even three as part of the SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge to benefit California Fire Survivors.

We're asking all Squidoo lensmasters to make a lens or two or three with funds designated to the Squidoo Charity Fund or Save the Children or the Human Society.

This lens has information on making a lens, becoming a SquidAid Responder and joining the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge to benefit California Fire Survivors.

Make Lenses * Aid Survivors * Squidoo Fire Aid

Squidoo Headquarters has earmarked 50% of the funds generated from the Squidoo Charity Fund lens royalties from both the months of October and November 2007 to be donated to aid the fire victims.

The more lenses that are made during November, the more revenue there will be to donate for California Fire Survivors.

Megan has already donated of $1,000 from the Squidoo Charity Fund from previous months directly to the Relief Efforts for the fire victims.

More about the California Fires of October 2007

The Southern California Fires are the first natural disaster since 2005 to occur on the destructive scale of Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

The California Wildfires were declared a Federal Disaster Area on October 24, 2007 by FEMA, The Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The Series of fires that burned at the end of October damaged nearly 500,000 acres and destroyed roughly 1,800 homes, mostly in San Diego County. The property damage in San Diego County alone has surpassed $2 billion.

As with the aftermath of Katrina, relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts will take years. Lensmasters can help by creating a lens or two and show the support of the Squidoo Community for the Southern California Fire Survivors.

A Squidoo Lens on the California Fire

The lens that I created for the Southern California Fire that 'sparked the flame' to develop the Squidoo Fire Aid idea.

The lens benefits the Squidoo Charity Fund and Save the Children.

Southern California Fires - 2007

California Fires of October 2007 have already caused untold damage, displacing more than a million people and causing over a billion in losses. You can help the survivors of the fires by donating cash to help in funding relief efforts. FEMA (The Fede...

Join the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge

Squidoo Fire Aid is a fundraiser specifically for the Survivors of the recent California Fire.

It is very easy for the Squidoo Community to aid California Fire Survivors by using your lensmaster skills and the Internet to create a lens, or two or three.

Pick a charity recipient - the Squidoo Charity Fund, Save the Children, the Humane Society or a combination.
Make your lens on something related to the charity, the fire, organizations involved or something else you care about.
Please be sure that you submit a quality lens and no R or X rated lenses. We are trying to generate funds for a good cause.
Include the Squidoo Fire Aid or SquidAid graphic for your chosen charity in a text/write module.
One version of the Squidoo Fire Aid Graphics--the badges--are on this page. Other larger versions of the Squidoo Fire Aid Graphics (the ovals) as well as the SquidAid graphic can be found on the More Squidoodles lens.
Add a link back (in a Link Module or Featured Lens) to the SquidAid lens and/or this Squidoo Fire Aid lens.
Join the SquidAid Group so we can keep track of all of the new lenses being made as a part of SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid.
Finally, let us know about your lens(es). Post your lenses in the lens plexo for your chosen charity on this page.
Be sure to grab a copy of your SquidAid Responder Badge.

Four Ways to Aid California Fire Survivors

Participate in the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge

You can make a lens to benefit different Fire Survivors...the adults, the families, the children or the animals.

You might want to make a lens to thank all of the Firefighters and the Volunteers who helped in the California WildFires.

Make a Lens to Benefit the Squidoo Charity Fund.
Make a Lens to Benefit Save the Children.
Make a Lens to Benefit the Humane Society of the United States.
Change the settings on an already existing lens or lenses to benefit one of the three charities listed above.

Make a Lens to Benefit the Squidoo Charity Fund

Use the Internet and your lensmaster skills to show your support for the California Fire Survivors.

Create a lens that benefits the Squidoo Charity Fund. Megan has already made a donation of $1,000 from the Charity Fund directly to the Relief Efforts for the fire victims.

With matching funds from the California Community Foundation, the SquidAid donation will be doubled to $2,000.

In addition, half of all proceeds generated from lenses made that benefit the Squidoo Charity Fund will be donated directly to the Red Cross California Wildfire Relief Fund for the Months of October and November.

Find the Squidoo Fire Aid Graphics on the More Squidoodles lens.

Make a SquidAid Lens - Become a SquidAid Responder

Making a contribution to SquidAid and becoming a SquidAid Responder and is simple. It just takes a little time.

All you have to do is:

1. Make a lens on something related to the charity, the fire or something else you care about. You can start by clicking the "Make a Lens" button on this page.

2. Be sure that you select the Squidoo Charity Fund for the lens Payment Options.

3. Publish your lens.

Please be sure that you submit a quality lens and no "adult" rated lenses. We are trying to generate funds for a good cause.

More Squidoodles

You can find the Squidoo Fire Aid Graphics needed for your lenses on the More Squidoodles lens.

More Squidoodles

A collection of more Squidoodles* created for other causes, most importantly for SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge. Also included are Squidoodles that I have created for the two groups that I manage, the Imagine Peace Group and the Grief &a...

Lenses that Benefit the Squidoo Charity Fund

Once you have made your lens benefiting the Squidoo Charity Fund, be sure to add it to the list so we can acknowledge all of the work being done by the Squidoo Community.

Squidoo Fire Aid - Using the Internet to Aid California Fire Survivors

Create a Lens (or Two or Three) to Benefit California Fire Survivors

Make Lenses * Aid Survivors * Squidoo Fire Aid

More about the California Fires of October 2007

A Squidoo Lens on the California Fire

Join the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge

Four Ways to Aid California Fire Survivors

Participate in the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge

Make a Lens to Benefit the Squidoo Charity Fund

Make a SquidAid Lens - Become a SquidAid Responder

More Squidoodles

Lenses that Benefit the Squidoo Charity Fund

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Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Voila: Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

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SquidAid Results So Far

Future Efforts of SquidAid

More about SquidAid

Make a Lens to Benefits Save the Children

Save the Children Headquarters

Squidoo Fire Aid Lenses to Benefit Save the Children

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Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Voila: Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

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Children in the California Fire on Flickr

Fire Safety & Firefighter Books for Children from Amazon

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Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Voila: Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

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Make a Lens to Benefit the Humane Society of the United States

Humane Society of the United States Headquarters

Squidoo Fire Aid Lenses to Benefit the Humane Society

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Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Voila: Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

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Squidoo Fire Aid Lenses that Benefit More that One Charity

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