Tag: Freestore

  • Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2013

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2013

    Empty Bearman's Pockets in the 2013 Bearman Cartoons Charity ChallengeYes it is that time of year once again.  The Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge, where you do stuff and I donate money to worthy charities.  I have been extremely fortunate that both my wife and I are gainfully employed during this tough economic times so I am upping the ante this year.

    This is the Fifth Year I have done this so far donating $2806 ($336 in 2009, $630 in 2010, $690 in 2011, $1150 in 2012) and it will run until the end of May.

    Many of you know that I do this challenge each year to raise awareness of my blog while giving money to charities who need it.  Historically, this has been the majority of 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.

    I have decided that this year I will divide evenly the amount of money donated between three charities up to $1500.  The fact that we hit the goal last year made me want to do more this year:

    The first being the  Cincinnati FreeStore Foodbank. This charity does great things not only to feed those in need but also to help families get back on their feet in other ways.

    The second charity is the Brandon C Gromada Head and Neck Cancer Foundation.   Many of you know that my friend Brandon passed away last year leaving his wife and six month old daughter.  His family set up this foundation to direct funds to research for better treatments.  This rare type of cancer also took the life of one of Brandon’s idols almost one year ago today – Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys.

    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.   Once again, I am going to match dollar for dollar anything you donate to Crayons to Computers up to a max $500.  When donating just make it in Honor of Bearman Cartoons and they will know how to notify me.   So that is $2000 of my own money I am will to put up to get the word out about these causes.

    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 – Add http://beartoons.com to your blog roll (for those who don’t already have it)
    • $5 – Add a Bearman Cartoons Banner Ad (found here) on your site or if you already have one upgrade to a larger size.  Link it to http://beartoons.com
    • $10 – Blog about my challenge to your readers and link back to this entry in your post – http://beartoons.com/2013/04/30/bearman-cartoons-charity-challenge-2013/
    • $5 – Send a picture of yourself wearing a t-shirt from our shop OR send a picture that showcases that you are a BEARMANiac. Photos will be showcased in weekly updates and also appear ongoing in the BEARMANia section.    See below for my favorite fan pic from Lynn.
    • $1 – Circle/Follow me on Google Plus – http://googleplus.beartoons.com.   Currently I have 29,130 followers.

    If you add me to your blog roll, add/upgrade your banner, include this challenge in a post, please indicate in the comments. I’ll post a weekly update of the money raised and who did what to raise the money with links back to your site if applicable.

    Thanks for your continued support.

    Ladies love BEARMAN

  • 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

  • Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2012

    Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge 2012

    Yes it is that time of year once again.  The Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge, where you do stuff and I donate money to worthy charities.  I have been extremely fortunate that both my wife and I are gainfully employed during this tough economic times so I am upping the ante this year.

    This is the Fourth Year I have done this so far donating $1656 ($336 in 2009, $630 in 2010, $690 in 2011) and it will run until the end of May.

    Many of you know that I do this challenge each year to raise awareness of my blog while giving money to charities who need it.  Historically, this has been the majority of 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.

    As in previous years, the first $500 raised will once again go to the Cincinnati FreeStore Foodbank. This charity does great things not only to feed those in need but also to help families get back on their feet in other ways.   Anything donated above $500 to the max $1000 will go to support the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati.  I have a relative with Down Syndrome and this organization does an incredible job working with the families of those afflicted.

    But that is not all.  Some of you know I donate 100% of my commissions directly to Crayons to Computers.  It is a free store for teachers allowing them to stock up on school and art supplies for their students/classrooms.  So I am going to match dollar for dollar anything you donate to Crayons to Computers up to a max $500.  When donating just make it in Honor of Bearman Cartoons and they will know how to notify me.

    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 – Add http://beartoons.com to your blog roll (for those who don’t already have it)
    • $5 – Add a Bearman Cartoons Banner Ad (found here) on your site or if you already have one upgrade to a larger size.  Link it to http://beartoons.com
    • $10 – Blog about my challenge to your readers and link back to this entry in your post – http://beartoons.com/2012/04/29/bearman-cartoons-charity-challenge-2012
    • $5 – Send a picture of yourself wearing a t-shirt from our shop OR send a picture that showcases that you are a BEARMANiac. Photos will be showcased in weekly updates and also appear ongoing in the BEARMANia section.    See below for my favorite fan pic from Lynn.
    • $1 – Circle/Follow me on Google Plus – http://googleplus.beartoons.com.   Currently I have 13,218 followers.

    If you add me to your blog roll, add/upgrade your banner, include this challenge in a post, please indicate in the comments. I’ll post a weekly update of the money raised and who did what to raise the money with links back to your site if applicable.

    Thanks for your continued support.

    Ladies love BEARMAN

  • Bearman Charity Challenge Week 1 Update

    Just starting on Monday, I am very encouraged by the progess in the charity challenge so far.

    Here is the breakdown:
    $2 each for Nurse Myra and Bo Lumpkin following me on Facebook

    $2 each for ThisFngJob, bonganisiza, Redsplanet, Toon_Characters, worcswarrior, WannabeHeroes, johnbintz, doublepumaLeo, Christofferl33t , jamesianburns, TommieKelly, WH_CPA, MrCuteEngineer, cwall8126 , Lady_Lara_Croft ,  afroditecomicS for following me on Twitter.

    $10 for Robert J of Spilled Ink submitting the first cartoon for the challenge.  Chris Howard of Dressed for Success is also got several done.  He is just figuring out which one he wan’t to submit.

    $5 to Lynn at Trippin with Rip for upgrading my link to an actual banner ad (and $15 more for letting me know how screwed up my banner ad page was)

    $10 each (I raised it from $5) to those who blogged about the challenge:

    Which gives us a grand total of ………$106

    Let me know if I missed anyone.  If you want to find out how to get involved just click the image above to go to the post that explains it all.

  • Bearman Charity Challenge 2010

     

    It’s back!!  Last year, thanks to your efforts you cost me $336 to charity.  Once again I am issuing a challenge and this year I am going for $1000.

    This year the first $500 raised will once again go to the Cincinnati FreeStore Foodbank.  This charity does great things not only to feed those in need but also to help families get back on their feet in other ways.  The need is great this time of year because people tend to donate more during the holidays.

    Anything donated above $500 to the max $1000 will go to support the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati in their fundraising efforts.

    I am issuing this challenge to help raise money.  I will donate the indicated amount for each thing that you do in the month of May:

    • $10 – For the first 20 cartoonists who send in a guest cartoon (see below for what I am looking for).
    • $5 – Add http://beartoons.com to your blog roll  (for those who don’t already have it)
    • $5 – Add a Bearman Cartoons Banner Ad (found here) on your site or if you already have one upgrade to a larger size.
    • $5 $10 – Blog about my challenge to your readers and link back to this entry in your post – http://beartoons.com/2010/05/03/bearman-charity-challenge-2010
    • $5 – Send a picture of yourself wearing a t-shirt from our shopOR send a picture that showcases that you are a BEARMANiac.  Photos will be showcased in weekly updates and also appear ongoing in the BEARMANia section.
    • $2 – Follow me via TWITTER updates. (if you aren’t already)
    • $2 – Become a fan/like Beartoons on Facebook.

    If you add me to your blog roll, add/upgrade your banner, include this challenge in a post, or start following me via twitter/facebook because of this post please indicate in the comments.  

     I’ll post a weekly update of the money raised and who did what to raise the money with links back to your site if applicable.

    Call for Cartoonists to provide Guest Cartoons

    Taking some time off in June so looking for guest cartoons to fill the void.  Obviously I don’t have recurring characters but last years call to highlight your characters in new ways was well received.  So here is the challenge.  Replace the actor(s) in your favorite movie/television show with one or more of your characters.  Submissions can take the form of fake posters, single panel or strip.  Keep submissions within 600 pixels wide.  Here is just one example from the Family Guy (obviously doesn’t need to be that in depth).   If you need inspiration, check out my recent post on recreating 35 famous movie posters.

    Thanks for your continued support.

  • Bearman Charity Drive Update 3

    ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT

    Here is another weeks tally for the Charity Challenge. The Charity Challenge, for the uninformed allows you to do things like blogroll me, follow me on twitter, tweet about the challenge or post a blog about it. Details here. Any of those activities would raise money for the local FreeStore Foodbank to help those in need.

    Here is a list of all the activity that was generated in the last week thanks to your efforts. Please let me know if I missed anyone on this list. I know there have been several people who have added me to their Twitter accounts but haven’t updated me here so please do so I can give you credit.

    $10 for Posting about the Challenge:

    $10 for Adding me to their Blog Roll:

    $2 for Following me on Twitter: (if there were any that followed b/c of the challenge let me know)

    $2 for each day You Tweet about the Challenge (up to 5x):

    For a Week Three total of $56 & a Grand Total of $268.  Spread the word so I can make it at least $300 in the last week.  Thank you all.

    If I inadvertantly missed your efforts from last week, please indicate in the comments section so I can correct.

    Follow me via TWITTER updates.

    Don’t forget your efforts cost me money… so spread the word about my charity challenge. Click the image below for details.

    Bearman,Charity

  • Bearman Charity Drive Update

    Last week I started the Charity Challenge that allows you to do things like blogroll me, follow me on twitter, tweet about the challenge or post a blog about it.  Details here.  Any of those activities would raise money for the local FreeStore Foodbank to help those in need.

    Well week one was a great success and I thank all of you for your efforts.  Keep it going because the challenge runs till the end of June.  Here is a list of all the activity that was generated thanks to your efforts.  Please let me know if I missed anyone on this list.

    $10 for Posting about the Challenge:

     $10 for Adding me to their Blog Roll:

    $2 for Following me on Twitter: (if there were more that followed b/c of the challenge let me know)

    $2 for each day You Tweet about the Challenge (up to 5x):

     For a Week One Grand Total of $156.  Thank you all.

    If I inadvertantly missed your efforts from last week, please indicate in the comments section so I can correct. 

     

     
    Follow me via TWITTER updates.

    Don’t forget your efforts cost me money… so spread the word about my charity challenge. Click the image below for details.

    Bearman,Charity

  • Bearman Cartoon: Freestore Foodbank Blogger Challenge

    Remember, the first 10 blogs to add this site to their blog roll, I will donate $20 per to the Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati.

    Bearman Cartoon Freestore Foodbank Blogger Challenge