By Zoe Fox For Mashable
Explore.org’s social media community Dog Bless You is running a Facebook campaign that converts “Likes” into donated seeing eye dogs.
For every 5,000 new Likes Dog Bless You receives during the month of March, it will donate the funding required to train and gift a guide dog for the blind, as part of the Angel Eyes campaign. Dog Bless You, a 1-year-old network, hopes to hit 300,000 Likes as quickly as possible, which it’s very close to accomplishing.
“The hope is that the campaign will shine a light on the incredible bond between guide dogs and their owners, as well as create better awareness to help streamline the dog donation process and better serve the blind,” an Explore.org representative wrote Mashable.
Previous Dog Bless You campaigns have paired service dogs with military veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, brought search and rescue dogs to Japan after the earthquake and supported dogs belonging to people who are homeless.
“[Dogs] improve the human experience in amazing ways,” Charlie Weingarten, founder and community curator of Dog Bless You says. “Seeing eye dogs are among the most dramatic examples of that.”
The Dog Bless You campaign hopes it can both connect more visually impaired Americans with seeing eye dogs and build a stronger network of supporters through this campaign, as centers that train guide dogs are sparse.
Do you think building a Facebook community is a worthy investment for Explore.org? Do you engage with animal loving communities on the social web? Let us know what you think in the comments.
BONUS: Cats as Fonts
This fine gentle-cat prefers the standard Times New Roman font created in 1931 for the Times of London. Photo from I Can Has Cheezburger?
This piano-playin' saloon cat, wearing a bowler or derby hat, likes Mesquite STD which is reminiscent of "wanted" posters from the wild west days. Photo from I Can Has Cheezburger?
So noble and brave, this valiant knight-cat would probably type using this heavenly script. Photo from I Can Has Cheezburger?
To show your lighter-side, take a cue from this cat and get a little goofy with Comic Sans. Photo from I Can Has Cheezburger?
This cat chooses the ubiquitous Helvetica font for its blog about funny cat memes. Photo from I Can Has Cheezburger?
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, johnnyscriv
