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The Fourth Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge Final Post

First, prizes! I have books for participants selected with the Random Integer Generator. Participants had to complete twelve hours of reading/blogging/networking to be eligible for prizes. In the order drawn, the winners are:
Prize winners, please write me at MotherReader AT gmail DOT com with your address, and the types of book you’d be interested in receiving. I’ll do my best to accommodate. (I have some middle-grade books that can be personalized, and signed picture books, middle grade, Young Adult, and adult books. The post of potential prizes may be helpful.)

What an amazing year for the 48 Hour Book Challenge. We had 112 people complete the challenge. These are the sixty blogs that showed totals of twenty hours or more:
Many bloggers also connected their personal readathons with a cause. Here’s a list of Blogging for The Greater Good:
Visit the blogs above for more information about their specific causes. And bloggers above, feel free to correct me if I’ve made mistakes in listing your information.

Andromeda from A Wrung Sponge volunteered to give a framed photo with original haiku to the blogger who collected the most money, and she is Karen Healey, with $1,000 given to the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Great job!

Thanks to all the authors and bloggers who contributed prizes, with a special thanks to Rasco from RIF, who is going to round up three more trophies! Thanks to all of the bloggers who mentioned, tweeted about, and otherwise promoted the 48 Hour Book Challenge. We would have never had such a fantastic turnout without your help. Thanks to the bloggers who supported a cause — and supported each other in raising money.

Of course, thanks to all of you who participated and made this such a special, amazing, fabulous event! Rock n’ Read!

18 comments:

Liyana said...

You're welcome! It is seriously a pleasure to have taken part in this challenge with all these wonderful bloggers. :D

Amber said...

You missed Jennifer from www.nerdgirltalking.wordpress.com in your over 20 hours list! There were four of us from the blog in the challenge so you probably just missed her post :-)

Jennie said...

Actually, it's $165 dollars to Bridget Zinn-- $107 for everyone who completed by $57 for those who hit 20+ hours, rounded up.

MotherReader said...

Amber, corrected. Did you sign in at the Finish Line individually? Please do, for an accurate count.

Jennie, thanks for the note. It's changed.

Mary Ann Scheuer said...

Pam, thanks for a fun weekend!

Emily said...

Sad, I got missed. :( Not sure what I did wrong...

MotherReader said...

Emily, got it now. My bad.

cindysloveofbooks said...

Just wanted to let you know that I saw on error in the causes section. You have me marked down as donating $120 the the food bank that was wrong. I made a $50 donation to my son's walk a thon and the money is going to a local organization that makes sure under privillage kids gets books.

I also completed 20 hours of reading and 30 minutes of networking. I did post my linky but it was after the noon deadline

Cindy

Charlotte said...

Thank you so much again!

MotherReader said...
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MotherReader said...

Cindy, made the change. It was another blog that had the food bank donation.

Abby said...

Pam, thank YOU so much for being our organizer extraordinaire! This challenge is so much fun! Cheers, mate.

LC said...

Well, I totally could have/should have participated in this -- had I been aware...not keeping up on my blog readings. Anyway, I kinda did this on my own and will most definitely keep this on my calendar for next year. This is my cup of tea to a tee! Leesa

Leila said...

Thanks again, MR!

Vivian Mahoney said...

Wow! Congrats to everyone! I can't imagine a more enjoyable challenge. You did good, MotherReader!

Anonymous said...

Hey there! I just wanted to let you know that I raised $66.00 for the March of Dimes, not $13. Thanks!

jone said...

Pam, Thank you for the doantion to Bridget's Fund. That is wonderful!

BookMoot said...

I love the idea of reading for a cause. I am SO doing that next year.