Tag: Crayons2Computers

  • Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2016

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2016

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    Yes it is that time of year once again.  The Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2016 from May 9 – June 15, where you do stuff and I donate money to worthy charities.   This is the 8th Year I have done this so far donating over $7500.

    I do this challenge each year to raise awareness of my blog while giving money to charities who need it.  Some people have asked why I don’t just shut up and donate the money without all the fuss.  Three  reasons.  First, what I spend on this is my advertising budget for the year so if you enjoy Bearman Cartoons, please help by spreading the word on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, etc and/or thumbing up on StumbleUpon or Reddit.  Second, I have heard from many people who want to donate but their current financials don’t allow for it.  This is a great way for them to get involved.  And finally, no one would probably know about all these great charities without the challenge so it is my way to strum up some publicity for them.

    Again this year I will divide evenly the amount of money donated between three charities up to $1500.   The first charity I will support is the Red Cross in their continued efforts.     The second charity is the Brandon C Gromada Head and Neck Cancer Foundation.   This charity is named after my friend Brandon Gromada who was stricken with this terrible disease and passed away in 2012.  His family set up this foundation to direct funds to research for better treatments.  This is a rare type of cancer that research funds are needed to combat it. And the third is of course one of my favorite charities,  Crayons to Computers.  It is a free store for teachers allowing them to stock up on school and art supplies for their students/classrooms. But that is not all.      I will donate the indicated amount for each thing that you do in the month of May:

    • $10 – For any cartoonists who uses ME in a cartoon in their strip.  Use “BEARMAN” somewhere in the toon.  Maybe it’s a character’s name, a name on a bar sign in the background, integrating my green haired gravatar into a background character or even loosely as “Check out that Bear, man!”  Be sure to link back to this post so I know to include you in my tally.   I know some of you work with a buffer so if you plan to post after May just contact me and let me know and I will add it to the list.
    • $5 – Blog about my challenge to your readers and link back to this entry in your post – http://beartoons.com/2016/05/09/bearman-cartoons-charity-challenge-2016
    • $1 – Circle/Follow me on Social Media -Payout limited to the first 1200 new followers in May so I have money for the other parts of the challenge.

    PLUS Donation Match.  You make any donation to any of the three charities listed above in honor of Bearman Cartoons or Beartoons.com and I will match that donation up to the maximum payout for the challenge.  Just send me something or post something showing your donation so I can count it.

  • Attachment Parenting Editorial Cartoon

    Editorial Cartoon: Attachment Parenting

    Today’s editorial cartoon is inspired by Time Magazines cover story on what is known as Attachment Parenting and the controversial cover photo.  Here it is in case you missed it (Click image for a Time Q&A with the mom)

    I guess this image has caused some controversy both from the side who think letting your almost 4 year old still breastfeed and the attachment parenting advocates who think that this does not show the nurturing aspects of the practice.  Forbes Magazine has a great round up of different articles on the subject.

    So what are your thoughts??  Good idea, bad?  How long should a kid sleep in the same bed as their parents and/or breastfeed in your opinion?

    Happy Mothers Day…in that honor I’ll share with you this ditty I posted on G+

     

    Charity Challenge Update

    Week 2 Breakdown:

    $10 for Using ME in their Cartoon –

    $10 Blog about the Challenge

    $5 Adding me to Blog Roll or Adding Banner

    $1 for ever new follower on Google Plus at http://googleplus.beartoons.com

    359 NEW FOLLOWERS in a week.

    Which gives us a week 2 total of ………$444 and a grand total of $926…Holy Crap I almost hit the goal.

    PLUS:

    I had 2 people donate money to Crayons2Computers in honor of Bearman Cartoons

    Liz Krane – $25

    Red – $25

    So I will be matching those and last week’s donations with $105 of my own at the end of the month

    Please let me know if I missed anyone and if you want to get involved click on the image below.

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2012

  • So you want to get “MUGGED”

    As you can see I have been busy in my free time between posting here and commenting on your sites by doing some random caricatures of followers.  The incredible gif animation is courtesy of Dunken K. Bliths (find him on his webpage and his Google Plus profile) 

    Since I put the following offer out to my Google Plus followers, I wanted to do the same for my loyal commenters here.

    Typically after I post a random caricature I get questions as to how much it costs to get caricature/mugging from a picture done

    NOTHING Just ask to get on the list….however,

    1. How often I do them is work/free time dependent, so there are no guarantees as to when/if I will ever get to you.
    2. The more you engage with me and share my posts on G+ and my blog, the more I tend to favor you for a mugging (whether or not you ever asked)
    3. If you get mugged and want to give me something in return (completely NOT necessary though several have been very gracious) you can either:

    a. Donate to one of my favorite charities Crayons 2 Computers which helps makes sure teachers and students have the necessary supplies for school. You can donate any amount at http://www.crayons2computers.org/ in honor of Bearman Cartoons.
    b. Buy something at my cafepress site http://wacksack.com

    If you want to guarantee a spot in line, you can commission a caricature by sending me a request. Price will vary depending on complexity needed.