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Reminder: The Old Time Family Baseball Charity Blogathon Is Coming!

In case you missed the initial post, here is your reminder that this weekend, January 14th and 15th, will see Old Time Family Baseball transformed into a fundraising machine to raise money for Doctors Without Borders. On the 14th, I will be posting brand spanking new content every half hour for 24 whole hours, from 8 am PST to 8 am PST the next day. When I head off to bed, guest posts from more than 20 of the best baseball writers that the internet has to offer will go up throughout the course of the day. All done in the name of charity.

For those unfamiliar with the organization, Doctors Without Borders (known to the International community as Médecins Sans Frontières), the 1999 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, provides “independent, impartial assistance in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.” 90% of their funding comes from private sources and with your help, we can help Doctors Without Borders continue their work across the globe.

Our goal is to raise $2,000 for the organization, coming out to only $10 donated by 200 people, a total I think we can easily top. I have set up a fundraising page at First Giving where I can keep track of the amount raised and with your donation going directly to the organization. Every little bit counts, so click here and donate whatever you can afford.

Even better, for anyone that donates any amount, I will be holding a raffle for a group of prizes. They include 5 unopened packs of Topps 2011 Update Series baseball cards; the films Battlefield Baseball, Rhubarb, and The Man From Left Field (which will be watched and reviewed during the blogathon); a Robin Yount Series Two Starting Lineup action figure; and a collection of the 1984-1986 Baseball Preview Guides along with the 1978 All-Star book featuring Mark Fidrych on the cover.

The donation link and corresponding raffle are open now, so please go and donate. Thanks so much and get ready for this weekend.

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