Learning Through Play

I am an absolute believer in learning through play. So while it's a bit of a stretch for this blog, I need to post this request to have anyone who is interested help Children's Hospital of Seattle get a new playroom. I have a friend whose son is going through chemo right now and is at the hospital more than any child should ever have to be. While he's there, I'd love to help him, his brother, and all the other kids at the hospital and their siblings have more play opportunities.

Microsoft is holding a competition that will grant 3 new playrooms to children's hospitals around the country. And the only thing needed to win is lots of votes. Yet Seattle Children's Hospital, which serves a huge number of children and is well-loved, is currently in 47th place. 47th place...really. With the hundreds of thousands of adults in this region who sit at a computer for more hours than is healthy, don't you think we could do better than that?!?! All it takes is voting (up to 10 times --- takes less than a minute) each day between now and the contest end.

For details, go to Children's Miracle Network.

Comments

Teachermom said…
Dang, you can't vote if you are married to a Microsoft employee...
9/27/09, 8:59 PM
Anonymous said…
OK, I've logged in & voted. And shared your post on seattle.momslikeme.com. I see you can easily share through Facebook and Twitter, too.
9/27/09, 11:00 PM
dave said…
It let me vote 9 times...hopefully that's ok
9/28/09, 11:21 AM
Beth Bakeman said…
Thanks, everyone.

Yes, you can vote 10 times a day.
9/29/09, 7:59 PM
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