I want to just start off by saying, I have been humbled by the overwhelming support for the Design For The Future campaign. As of today, you have raised $865 for the Orangewood Children’s Foundation and from what I am hearing there is plenty more to come. Also, in the coming weeks, we will adding prizes for donors that have been donated by various companies. Details will follow as they become available.

Orangewood’s Support

I have been in contact with the Orangewood’s Children Foundation and they are extremely excited about the Design For The Future charity drive. The foundation has not been immune from the current economic climate and they are experiencing a downturn in individual donations. They are excited to see an effort, such as Design For The Future, to generate awareness and donations for the foundation.

One of the questions I have heard from donors is whether donations made are tax-deductible. Unfortunately, as of now, donations made though Design For The Future are not tax deductible. However, early next week, I am scheduled for a sit down meeting with the Orangewood Children’s Foundation and one of the topics that is going to be discussed is how donors will be able to claim their individual donations as a tax deductible donation. I am confident that there will be some great news coming from my meeting and I will keep everybody updated on what transpires.

Blogger’s Support

One of the most exciting aspects of the Design For The Future drive, has been the support from the blogger community. Some bloggers from the SolidWorks, CAD and lifestyle community have written some great posts advertising the drive to their readers. In appreciation for their help in spreading the word, I would like to return the favor. The following blogs have written articles about the drive and I encourage all of my readers to visit their sites and subscribe to their RSS feeds. If I have missed anybody, please let me know.

• SpaceClaiming – An online community about the latest CAD technologies.
• Novedge Pulse – A CAD blog post and news aggregator
• Novedge – The Blog – Novedge world of graphics and design
• Land of Gracious Living – A site about living in Yorba Linda, California
• The Glamorous Life Association – Marcy writes about living in Orange County California
• CADFanatic – Brian McElyea is the CAD Fanatic.
• Devon Sowell’s Blog – A fellow Southern California SolidWorks Blogger
• Jeff’s Blog – Jeff Mirisola is a SolidWorks blogger and a good friend.
• Rocksolid Perspective - Jason Raak writes about using SolidWorks
• SolidSmack – Does Josh Mings really need any introduction? The media darling of the SolidWorks community.
• SolidWorks: Heard! - Lou Gallo brings you the best damn SolidWorks podcast.
• Virtually 3D – Burhop is a technology junky, SL Avatar, 3D software developer, car tinkerer, CAD user, and upcoming Social Media extremist.

I hope I got them all, if I missed anybody please let me know and I will make the update.

Help Spread the Word

Thanks to my friend Franco Folini, of Novedge, we now have a couple of images that you are free to place on your blog or site to help spread the word about Design For The Future. If you add one of these badges to your site, let me know and I will link back to your site. Also, If you or anybody your know would like to make some more badges, please feel free and let me know so I can add them to the Design For The Future page.

Thank You

Once again, I want to thank each and every single one of you for your amazing support for Design For The Future. Stay tuned for more updates as they come.

Alex R. Ruiz

The SolidWorks Geek

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