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Social Media for Social Good Sportsball Edition v. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

Honestly the title there is pretty indicative of my life and how everything is going. If you noticed there haven’t been many posts going live lately. That’s on me. The best of intentions and all – my computer actually can’t handle … like … anything >.< [I REALLY need a new one >.< …] internet issues,Β power outagesΒ – omg. And I even know on the last I’ve been incredibly lucky and spoiled because I absolutely haven’t had to deal with days without power like literally millions of others have had to do.

So. Anyway. SPORTSBALL IS BACK YES IT IS.

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[I actually think this might be the fifth or sixth iteration of SMSG specifically tied to football but … ?]

I have no details or anything again … other than I’m absolutely certain I’m donating to World Central Kitchen. [I still need to decide if I’m donating per game, per score, etc.]

You can check this page periodically to see how things are going.

I will say this though – if the Buckeyes win the national championship I’ll do something extra. And more tangible extra and interactive extra … if the Buckeyes ever win and score more than 70 points that game – come comment and tell me what non-profit charitable organization you’d like me to donate to. I’ll kick in a minimum of $10 to that place to someone who comments for that week.

September 2, 2020 => OSU at Minn

 

*And look. I understand sportsball is and can beΒ deeply problematic. And dangerous. (And possibly/probably I and others still don’t even know many issues.) There is some good that stems from it though – the sense of community, the people who do care and use their platform for good, And *gestures at the above* I have no spoons. This is an easy tangible way to keep myself accountable and donate to charity. It also takes away and and all guesswork as games and scores are set once the clock hits 0:00.

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I’m doing this on my phone for the first time ever and hoping it works so this’ll be bare bones and hopefully updated once I can get to my computer (providing it cooperates).

If you’ve been around ALBTALBS you know I also make charitable donations specially based on how the Buckeyes do, so now that the season is here, I wanted to get this post done before the game is over.

I’ll donate to charity each time the Buckeyes win. (This year I don’t have a set number yet – I need to look at my finances as I was again on unpaid medical leave for a period.) Anyway, if the Buckeyes win and break 70 points I’ll probably make a larger donation.

Last year I believe I gave to the ACLU and SPLC. In the past I’ve donated to any non-profit charity the first commenter suggested.

No decisions yet but I’m always looking for worthy causes, so what charities do you think need more love?

Keep this post in mind for updates and interaction, especially if I decide to do game donations by comment. ❀️

On Sportsball/Social Media for Social Good, and Latinx Heritage Month

Hi friends! If you’re a longtime reader you might maybe have thought “hey I wonder what’s up with SMSG this year?” Well … it’s like this – if The Ohio State University Buckeyes break 70 points and win their game, I’ll donate $10 to a non-profit charity. (This seemed like something that might happen a few times at the beginning of the season … but so far it’s only happened once. Fingers crossed they do more.)

ANYWAY. I kept meaning to throw this post up, but life and such and ALBTALBS is clearly on a bit of a hiatus, and the only “good kid” of the crowd is Babs – who is the hero of the site. (I’m definitely in the “bad child” camp myself :X) Continue reading