Though some folks may look down their noses at loco bloggers
as nothing more than nattering nabobs, at least one of us backs his words with a call for direct action.
For the third time in less than two years, Tom Coale, the author of HoCo
Rising, has harnessed his blog energy to rally support for the HoCo loco
homeless. Last year, thanks to a fundraising campaign he spearheaded on his
blog, over $3,000 was raised for Grassroots enabling the loco charity to
establish a sober house in the county.
Now he’s at it again. Yesterday Tom began a new campaign to
raise $2,300 for Living in Recovery in order that they may open a second sober
house.
I have often said that it is the readers who make loco
blogging so rewarding and Tom’s efforts shown just how rewarding that can be.
The loco blog readers have shown that they are not just interested in reading
and commenting on loco stuff, they are also committed to fixing stuff. As he wrote in this post, the loco blog reader is “not satisfied
to watch public need and chat about it with removed fascination. We do
things.”
Indeed.
If you haven’t done so already, you can learn more and help
make a difference here.