Jamblr at Rock for Hunger Fest 3 - November 15th, 2008

In less than two weeks, the Central Florida community will be rocked. For the third year in a row, the local non-profit, Rock for Hunger, will serve up over twenty bands on three stages at the Plaza Theatre on Bumby Ave. Amazing artists such as Kardinal Offishall, Passafire, Jah Roots, and many local heroes will grace the stages and provide entertainment for the 10 hour event.

Jamblr will be there supporting the cause by volunteering our time to fill certain positions required to make the event happen. In addition, tons of sponsors, vendors and artists will be stationed throughout the venue. Mix in some innovative technological advancements, informative videos and extremely interesting individuals, and you have yourself quite a good time.

Be sure to check out www.rockforhungerfest.org for more information on the event. If you are in the Orlando area, feel free to email me at loganlenz@gmail.com to purchase tickets from me directly. Otherwise, you can pick up your tickets at the Plaza Theatre box office, Park Ave CDs locations, or Ticketmaster.

Please come out and make a difference in our community.

Giving Back Through the Internet

After a quick Google search for “charity networks,” I am left with more than thirty tabs in my delicate Flock browser right now. Quite frankly, I was astonished to see how benevolent the internet has become over the years. From Goodsearch.com, a search engine that donates pennies to the charity of your choice every time you scour the web, to Network for Good, a social hub that has recently teamed up with Yahoo to create a generous campaign that donates to users’ favorite organizations.

The list is endless. Brightlight.com connects donors to charities in a more advantageous form of fundraising for everyone. Nabuur.com allows you to help someone in your community from your computer. Just learn about them and what they need and simply provide it for them. The internet makes it that simple.

Some other noteworthy charity sites are:

Freerice.com - A vocabulary game that donates 20 grains of rice to the UN for every correct answer.

Sixdegrees.org - Connects everyone (Kevin Bacon style) in order to accomplish something good.

VolunteerMatch.org - Having trouble finding volunteers to assist in your charity? Volunteer Match makes it easier to find those caring people that want to help in your organization’s respective field.

Pledgies.com - Helps to raise money for charities that you care about.

What’s next for the generous side of the web? …….Project collaborations to change the world, perhaps? At jamblr, we won’t settle for less. If users are collaborating to make the next hit song or video, we can only hope there will be jamblrs simultaneously making the world a better place through our site.

Right now at jamblr, our team is heavily involved with the growing organization Rock for Hunger; a not-for-profit that provides weekly feedings, job trainings, and tutoring to the homeless and the poverty stricken, including children.

Giving back certainly gives the term “social collaboration” a whole new meaning.

- Logan Lenz

Co-Founder and CEO