Win Me in a Mentor Auction for Thirst Relief!

<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320791210992" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675048190032276834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCIgZ0-ULq3f1qltGRr6FjGqkDdl1whUbxG39XPJ51wVK-zh6__xmp-HqbCMuRKdJvKAiGaCUAHGCAPqncutRnAb06XGiSPexSUJp6fNk3KWwuTBHhjiDqBptyt8guFMSC_MvLmNZmqk/s400/MentorAuctionwebsitebanner_LIVE.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 104px;" /></a><br /><br />Hey everybody!<br /><br />Last year, the sponsors and 90 (my auction raised one of the highest! Yay!) mentors who participated in the Mentor Auction raised more than $40,700 which directly provided 8,147 people with clean water! 100% of the proceeds directly benefit Thirst Relief International, who provides at least 25 years of clean drinking water to the more that 1 billion people who don't have it!<br /><br />And here it is again! With my auction, you get not only the 90 minute-ish mentorship, but you also get the following super rad stuff for your photo bizzzz!!!<br /><br />**LIFETIME <a href="http://showitfast.com">Showit</a> Website!! This is a $2000 value! Just think... you NEVER have to pay for your website again! Dang!!<br /><br />**100 dollars worth of Signature Letterpress from <a href="http://millerslab.com">Miller's</a> lab! Yes - Miller's has LETTERPRESS!! And you get to be one of the first photogs to get your hands on the fabulous product!<br /><br />**Template collection from <a href="http://thebobbishop.com">The Bobbi Shop</a>!! This will seriously save you HOURS, nay DAYS, of time! These easy to use templates make throwing albums together a breeze! This is a $200 value!<br /><br />**A copy of my Blogging for Photographers manual! Cool right? :) I cover all sorts of benefits of blogging, idea generators, etc in this easy read!<br /><br />Oh, not to mention YOU GET TO SAVE LIVES!!!!<br /><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320791210992" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675056172528482130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSz86u08EVkp6C0HtMI1FXx5C-0uHRW5ZNMsKpXJVlCM2u240wOqlsK2bfGBIjemf_XPeNg_e4zl-Rok6KN5ho-YjVpWHAXMrVQT6bz2PWFF18eQzrO-lny_oG3URYqdajmmLw0swPPs/s400/tr.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 151px;" /></a><br /><br />Have I inspired you to bid?<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

Charity giving back Photographers Win Me in a Mentor Auction for Thirst Relief!

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The Benfield Blog: Sharing My Passion

Hey everybody!<br /><br />My 2nd reason for making such a commitment to my followers is that this blog helps share my passion. I realized that once I gained a substantial following that I had the opportunity and responsibility to do some good.<br /><br />And I'm happy to say that we HAVE done some good! We've changed lives for the better! In addition to the 10s of thousands of dollars we've raised through auctions, donations, etc, and through our own straight up giving and donating, we've made this blog a community of like-minded people who want to raise each other up!<br /><br />Over the course of the last 1000 days, I've been fortunate to help a lot, and even travel the world to help. The images today are my favorite charitable images...<br /><br />Of course, topping the list is my trip to Ghana to help <a href="http://artfeeds.org/welcome/">Art Feeds</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0309_ghana/art_feeds_ghana_18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0309_ghana/art_feeds_ghana_18.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0309_ghana/art_feeds_ghana_13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/0309_ghana/art_feeds_ghana_13.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><br />And of course, after the Joplin tornado, we all really stepped up to help out families in need...<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/tomshouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/tomshouse.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></a><br />Chloe was able to get all sorts of clothes, supplies, and money donated!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/09Blog/121109_chloe/001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/09Blog/121109_chloe/001.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><br />Even Ellie got in on the helping, raising more than 700 dollars at her lemonade stand...<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25161256?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br />And one of my favorite Ellie images of all-time, snuggling with breast-cancer survivor (and one of the strongest and sweetest people I know), her grandma Denise...<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/09Blog/042509_nana/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/09Blog/042509_nana/1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><br />And countless others. I love helping, because I know first-hand the benefits that helping accomplishes. My thankfulness to this blog, and to you the readers are overflowing.<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><div id="fb-root"></div><br /><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br /> var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br /> if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br /> js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br /> js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1";<br /> fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br />}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><br /><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/09/benfield-blog-sharing-my-passion.html" data-send="true" data-width="820" data-show-faces="true"></div><br /><div id="fb-root"></div><br /><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br /> var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br /> if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br /> js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br /> js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1";<br /> fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br />}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><br /><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/09/benfield-blog-sharing-my-passion.html" data-num-posts="5" data-width="820"></div>

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Art Feeds Dreams! Help us give back!

Hey everybody! Today is my 799th straight day of blogging!<br /><br />HELP ME GIVE BACK!! <br /><br />Benfield Photography has had the opportunity to work with the girls at Art Feeds and now they need your help! Art Feeds is wanting to hold summer photography camps for community kids but don't have the means to do so. In order to help them we are trying to get anyone and everyone to donate to their wonderful cause! We need 10 point-and-shoot cameras and 2 photo printers, as well as ink cartridges and photo paper. Please help! Below are some links to order cameras or printers right now. They don't cost much and could help Art Feeds help kids! <br /><br />If you have cameras that you don't use or last year's printer model, that'll work too! We just want to get this equipment in young children's hands so they can start using them and developing these artistic skills early on.<br /><br />You can mail your new or old camera to me!<br />Dale Benfield<br />6375 W. Greens Chapel Rd<br />Fayetteville, AR 72704<br /><br />You don't know what Art Feeds is? In a nutshell, Art Feeds helps children develop their creativity by generously giving them their time and the supplies to express themselves through art. They started in one classroom of kids and now have expanded to many classrooms and even internationally in Ghana. Check out their website at artfeeds.org !!<br /><br />Here are the links to order! Our goal is 10 cameras and 2 printers but the kids at Art Feeds need even more so please help! (These below are only $59! We can do it!!!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kodak-C143-Camera-hard-Bundle-Blue-Green-3-trailing-credit/15268906">http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kodak-C143-Camera-hard-Bundle-Blue-Green-3-trailing-credit/15268906</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kodak-ESP-3250-All-in-One-Printer-Value-Bundle/15084440">http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kodak-ESP-3250-All-in-One-Printer-Value-Bundle/15084440<br /></a><br />The collection starts today and lasts until April 8th; we'd really LOVE your support in this!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><br />And just because you've been so good, here's a shot I got in Ghana recently when I went to document the great work Art Feeds does:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/ghana_teaser1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="600" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/ghana_teaser1.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>

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Hey everybody! Today is my 799th straight day of blogging! HELP ME GIVE BACK!! Benfield Photography has had the opportunity to work with th...

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Thirst Relief 2011: win mentorship and lifetime website!

**edited to add this direct link to the auction:<br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/2011-ThirstRelief-Mentor-Auction-Dale-Benfield-/320641522892?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa7b95ccc">http://cgi.ebay.com/2011-ThirstRelief-Mentor-Auction-Dale-Benfield-/320641522892?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa7b95ccc</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thirstrelief.shootq.com/" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="225" src="http://thirstrelief.shootq.com/img/banner_thirst_2011.png" width="755" /></a></div><br />Hey friends!<br /><br />I'm excited to announce that I have a mentorship up for auction for a really GREAT cause: Thirst Relief. In addition to me buying you lunch and answering all your questions, there are a few extra goodies that come with this auction:<br /><br />1) a free, LIFETIME <a href="http://showitfast.com/">Showit</a> site (amazing tool for photographers who don't want a template website anymore) - $2000 value - A big thanks to my buddy David Jay for hooking this up!<br /><br />2) a free metal mural from the best photo lab in all the land, <a href="http://mpixpro.com">MpixPro</a> - $375 - thanks to my friends at MpixPro!<br /><br />3) if you can get to Arkansas, and bid by Tuesday at midnight (leave a comment here if you do), the session can be a SHOOT-ALONG session! That means you can 2nd shoot for an engagement, bridal, or portrait session - yaya!!<br /><br /><b>For #3, you MUST BID BY TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT!!</b><br /><br />Best of luck to all the bidders. Here's to a great cause!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thirstrelief.shootq.com/" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" src="https://secure.thirstrelief.org/static/img/slide.1.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>

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Speaking of Mocha Club...

After the post below, I decided to check out what Mocha Club was in detail. Meredith told me the night of the concert that she was thinking about joining. Anyway, I just now did it! I've signed up under Benfield Photography - Dale Benfield. The way it works is you start a team and try to build your team. So... if you've been searching for something to be involved in and help, join <a href="https://www.africanleadership.org/mochaclub/profile/7656">my team</a>!

Charity Speaking of Mocha Club...

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Dave Barnes rocks the Greek Theatre

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01SbSFV-LI3H8X_gHdpAs9SHKQLoQ4zhMWs469E1ZtxJ3TZK4ypfJB0HRl7wLCTUm-znCZF_gujKHQyiBCd2x2HoLodlKi2YKrj63-D4IWMMuhYnSSnAm695ZN1N4Lj5HO2Z_JppEHHVt/s1600-h/db1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107184280481420962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01SbSFV-LI3H8X_gHdpAs9SHKQLoQ4zhMWs469E1ZtxJ3TZK4ypfJB0HRl7wLCTUm-znCZF_gujKHQyiBCd2x2HoLodlKi2YKrj63-D4IWMMuhYnSSnAm695ZN1N4Lj5HO2Z_JppEHHVt/s400/db1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Last week, Dave Barnes came to Fayetteville for a show at the Greek Theatre to benefit the <a href="https://www.africanleadership.org/mochaclub/welcome">Mocha Club</a>. He built up the evening well and then ended with his "wedding medley." I saw Dave Barnes 5 or so years ago with Matt Wertz at a small church in Joplin. It was nice to see how far DB has come. I sent this photo to him and he responded:<br />"Dale-what a great pic! Do you have any more?" - Of course I do. It's what I do.

Charity personal Dave Barnes rocks the Greek Theatre

Last week, Dave Barnes came to Fayetteville for a show at the Greek Theatre to benefit the Mocha Club . He built up the evening well and th...

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