By now, many of you have received the news that thanks to your votes, Epic Change has now advanced to the final round of voting to win $10K from IdeaBlob!!!  Thank You!!!

Voting continues now through 11:59:59 CT on 5/31 – and, with alot of hustling in Tanzania and the US, we’re currently leading the pack…but only by 7 votes.  We need your vote to sustain and further our lead!

VOTE NOW!
For this round, all voting has been reset at zero so we need your votes now more than ever!!!  Even if you’ve voted before, we need you to vote again now. It takes just a few minutes and a few clicks to make a huge difference in the education of hundreds of children.  Just click here to go to our entry on IdeaBlob, click the green thumbs-up button to vote and follow the simple login/registration instructions.  (If you haven’t used the site before, I’ve included a few simple steps below that may be helpful.)

We Could Win $10K to Build a Technology Lab in Tanzania
We plan to use those funds to create a technology lab at the school in Tanzania so that children, teachers and parents in the community can learn new skills, access a whole new world of information and enter global conversations by using social media to share their stories online.

You rock. (Seriously.)
I REALLY appreciate your help.  So far, thousands have come together to help prove that many people making the contributions of time, energy and funds they’re able have the ability to make a profound difference.  Imagine, in ~20 months, donations from nearly 1000 people, most of which are under $40, have been aggregated to make loans that have enabled one visionary local woman to create an educational facility that now serves over 300 children and was recently ranked the top school in the district – ahead of 117 others – on national exams.

That’s Epic Change. And it’s only possible through the collaborative efforts of so many incredible changemakers like you.

With so much hope & gratitude my heart could burst,
Stacey

PS: If you haven’t previously registered to vote at Ideablob, these simple instructions may help:

1. Go to our entry on IdeaBlob and click on the green, thumbs-up “Vote” button.
2. Sign-in or register with your email if you haven’t done this before (you don’t need to enter any additional personal information on the second page, just select “skip this step”)
3. Click the link in the confirmation email you’ll receive.
4. Click on the green “Vote” button again (you’ll know your vote was received once the vote button becomes grayed out.)