Welcome to the SuperHero Project Headquarters
Helping you making lenses for charity
We've invited some of our top lensmasters and favorite bloggers to join us in this challenge for charity.Here's the challenge: Make 5 lenses, in 2 weeks, about 5 of your everyday superheroes. People who have inspired you, mentored you, changed the way you see the world, or just made you smile. People you want to profile and dedicate a page to, as a big loud public THANKS. Could be about anyone from your mom to Bono or Alice Waters or your Art History professor or Zig Ziglar or David Wright or your little brother.
Think of it like an Acknowledgments project. Who do you owe a long overdue thanks?
And, of course, along the way, you're making pages that automatically donate royalties to charity. For free.
Turn your best 5 Superhero lenses in by July 1st 2008 by emailing them to superheroes at squidoo.com.
The 5 most sincere, creative, well-written lenses will be selected by a panel of lensmasters to win $500 each to the charity of your choice. And a spot as Lens of the Day.
That's it. Thems the rules. Have fun.
A few great Superhero examples
Who would you profile?-
Dr. Margarita Pereyda - inspiring achievement and giving
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Dr. Pereyda is originally from Arizona, where she grew up within an impoverished community that did not expect students to succeed. However, a few exceptional teachers encouraged Margarita. The tenth of eleven children, she was the only one to gradua...
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Alice Waters - Chef, Entrepreneur, Teacher
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Alice Waters is the Executive Chef and Owner of the restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. Waters is known as a Food Revolutionary. In creating Chez Panisse in 1971 she emphasized eating what is in season because food at it's freshest peak...
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Dr. Randy Pausch - A Superhero
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Dr. Randy Pausch is a living inspiration. Diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in 2006, he has gone on to show people how to continue *living* even after getting the diagnosis of a terminal illness. For his head-on, straight-forward, entertai...
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Jacqueline Novogratz
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As part of her Squidoo Superheroes project for charity, Anne Reidy asked me to profile someone who inspires, who leads, who makes a difference. This was a surprisingly easy choice. The Acumen Fund is patient capital. They invest money in companies r...
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Julia Nagy -- My Grandmother, Namesake and Superhero
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Thinking about the 'superheroes' in my life, the very first person that comes to mind is my grandmother! First of all, my grandmother was my namesake -- I was named in honor of my grandmother! And, I can't think of a day that goes by that I do NOT th...
Shhh, it's a secret
Well, kind ofHere's a little blog we're running for this Superheroes project, where we'll post a tip every day to help you get through your 5 lenses in 2 weeks. If you want the insider track to greatness, you want this blog.
When you get there, do me (and yourself) a favor and click the "Subscribe by email" link at the bottom of the blog page. That way you can get a tip delivered straight to you every morning during the challenge.
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(Superhero Project deadline is July 1, 2008)
Who should I make a Superhero page about?
Just look around at the amazing people in your lifeThis is a special chance to tell a story about your own personal Superheroes. Not the mythical ones (sorry, Batman) but the real people who are making a real difference--in your life, in a small corner of the world, or on a grander scale.
Do you know a teacher or professor who goes above and beyond for his students?
Do Bill Gates and Bono inspire you to do more for Africa?
Is there a blogger you love to read everyday, someone who inspires you to get back to your own blog and get writing?
Does Bon Jovi make you think about the best options for rebuilding New Orleans?
Does your whole family participate in the Susan G. Komen Walk for Breast Cancer because your cousin beat it?
Does your boss actually make you love your job?
Does your pet brighten some else's dreary day?
Surely it's time they got their moment of fame, no?
Just for fun...
If your superhero has a book, list it here!
A few FAQ
2. All Superhero lenses will donate money to the Squidoo Charity Fund, then we'll let everyone who participated vote on how we pay that out. It's usually about $10,000. Help us give it out!
3. The top 5 winners get $500 each donated to their favorite charities and causes. Yes, we'd prefer that the charities be registered 501c3s. But if, say, you'd like to send the contribution to your school or your kid's basketball team or your local farmer's market, just make sure they have a website and submit that URL with your 5 best lenses by the deadline so we can check it out.
4. Sorry, if we see that you've set your Superhero lenses to cash, you'll be ineligible to win. But of course, you're welcome to make lenses for the project!
5. Who will be selecting the top 5 lenses? Anne Reidy, our Squidoo Nonprofit Organizer, Megan Casey, Seth Godin, and our panel of Giant Squid Organizers.
How do you start?
