Note: This post has been written by Bearman from Bearman Cartoons.

The great people of the Webcomic Alliance have gratuitously allowed me to hijack this post and share with you my Charity Challenge that I am doing to raise money.  This is the third year I have done it and so far I have raised close to $1000.

The best part is to participate in the challenge, it doesn’t cost you a thing.  When I started this project, I came across many people who wanted to help out others but didn’t have the means to do it.  So I came up with a project that I called the Charity Challenge and came up with different things that people could do and in exchange, I would donate the money.

As in previous years, the first $500 raised will once again go to the Cincinnati FreeStore Foodbank. This charity does great things not only to feed those in need but also to help families get back on their feet in other ways.   Anything donated above $500 to the max $1000 will go to support the Red Cross to continue relief efforts in Japan.    I will donate the indicated amount for each thing that you do in the month of May.

There are many different ways to cost me money including blogging about the challenge, following me on facebook/twitter or adding a link to beartoons.com (all details can be found at http://beartoons.com/2011/05/01/bearman-cartoons-charity-challenge-2011)  But for cartoonists specifically:

  • $10 – For any cartoonists who uses ME in a cartoon in their strip.  Use “BEARMAN” somewhere in the toon.  Maybe it’s a character’s name, a name on a bar sign in the background, integrating my green haired gravatar into a background character or even loosely as “Check out that Bear, man!”  Be sure to let me know that it was done so I can add it to my tally.   I know some of you work with a buffer so if you plan to post after May just contact me and let me know and I will add it to the list.

Finally I know fighting hunger is a cause close to Byron’s heart and if you have the means you should purchase one of the Webcomics: What’s Cooking Books.   I am going to ask Byron how many were sold in May and add another $5 for every book sold this month.