Social Media Making the World a Better Place – One Pink Tab at a Time

Gold Star Media Heidi's HerosSocial Media is a powerful tool used by businesses to brand and promote their products and by everyday people to share life events, photos and to keep in touch with friends and family. Social media brings people closer together and it’s doing so now in a unique and wonderful way.

You may have noticed numerous distinguished social media fan pages have a wonderful pink tab that says “Prize Draw”. This is the brainchild of Clive Jones of Gold Star Media with the support of Denys Kelley of Kelley Pro Media. If you click on the tab, you are taken to Heidi’s Heroes where you can read Heidi’s story about her cancer battle. At the end, you are encouraged to make a $10 donation to the American Cancer Society – Making Strides and will be entered into a raffle for some incredible prizes.

Here’s a partial list of the prizes:

  • New Relationship Marketing
    Donated and signed by the author, Mari Smith
  • Facebook Marketing All-in-One For Dummies
    Donated and signed by the author, Andrea Vahl
  • Custom Facebook Cover Image
    Graciously donated by Robin Strohmaier of R & R Web Design LLC.
  • Social Media Review
    Kindly donated by Jen Walker of Be a Top Producer.
  • Youtility by Jay Baer
    Donated by Simona Stefanescu of Simona Media. Note: IF anyone knows Jay Baer, please ask him if he will autograph the book for us?
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts and 1 Month Membership to Studio Kicks of Los Gatos California.
  • Annual Membership to Say It With Ecards
    Kindly donated by Roz Fruchtman.
  • A 1-on-1 Mentoring Basic Program
    Kindly donated by Pepita Bos.
  • A Custom Bracelet with Pink Ribbons
    Generously donated by Louise Ann Cronian of UR Style Jewelry Exclusive To Fit UR Personality.

Heidi GarlandWhy is Guild West Agency writing about Heidi’s Heroes? Because I am the Heidi of Heidi’s Heroes. Late in 2008, I jumped on the social media bandwagon and decided it was time to master social media. Did I mention I was battling invasive breast cancer at the time?

This effort by so many incredible social media experts shows social media at its best. Jen Walker of Be A Top Producer Tweeted to countless famous people asking them to share the word and encourage people to donate to the American Cancer Society Making Strides for Heidi’s Heroes. Several people actually re-tweeted.

If you are interested in participating and adding the pink “Prize Draw” tab to your Facebook Fan Page, please contact Clive Jones of Gold Star Media or feel free to message me and I will make it happen.

To every one of you who has supported Heidi’s Heroes, I would like to personally thank you. Together, we can make the world a better place with the power of social media to find a cure for cancer.

If you are interested in making a donation and being entered into the drawing, please visit Heidi’s Heroes Facebook Prize Draw. Remember that each $10 donation enters you in the Prize Draw for some pretty amazing prizes. The drawing will be November 1, 2013.

If you are interested in making a donation, please visit Heidi’s Heroes Facebook Prize Draw. Remember that each $10 donation enters you in the Prize Draw for some pretty amazing prizes. The drawing will be November 1, 2013.

A Special Thank You

A special thank you to the following for all your support to Heidi’s Heroes (in no particular order):
Jen's tweets

  • Clive Jones
  • Denys & Ed Kelley
  • Jen Hunt Walker
  • Mari Smith
  • Andrea Vahl
  • Melonie Dodaro
  • Nancy Babcock
  • Scott, Tyler & Christopher Garland
  • Michelle Garland
  • Brooke Ballard
  • Vanessa Lewis
  • Gangandeep Randhawa
  • Diana Trujillo
  • Alice Hinkle
  • Elsa Kitts
  • Gwen & Richard Osburn
  • April Heavens-Woodcock
  • Simona Stefanescu
  • Heather Myklegard
  • Veronica Solorzano Athanasiou
  • Roz Fruchtman
  • Pepita Bos
  • Robin Strohmaier
American Cancer Society, Inc.

To donate directly to the American Cancer Society, Inc. website, please visit: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – Team: Heidi’s Heroes.

The American Cancer Society is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Social Media Making the World a Better Place – One Pink Tab at a Time was last modified: October 20th, 2017 by Heidi Garland

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12 comments

  • Robin Strohmaier October 18, 2013   Reply →

    Fantastic article, Heidi! I am absolutely amazed at your passion to help fight breast cancer. I am also completely thrilled that so many people have come together through social media to help your efforts. You go, girl!

    • Heidi Garland October 18, 2013   Reply →

      Robin, your support means a great deal to me. Your GENEROSITY know’s no bound and I can’t thank you enough for everything!

  • Denys Kelley October 18, 2013   Reply →

    It has been a pleasure to help to get this social! There are some wonderful people that are supporting YOU. It’s a warm and fuzzy feeling to know that we can all pull together to make a difference! Whoo woo!

    • Heidi Garland October 18, 2013   Reply →

      Denys your generosity with your time and talents I greatly appreciated and then you donated as well…I am blown away! Thank you for supporting #HeidisHeroes <3

      • Heidi Garland October 18, 2013   Reply →

        Hey Denys – I couldn’t have done it without you and Clive. You both inspire me. Thank you!

  • Heidi Garland October 18, 2013   Reply →

    Got it <3

  • Delia @ Blog Formatting October 20, 2013   Reply →

    Amazing story, I am so glad I hear about it through Robin! I am interested in offering a prize and contacted you and Clive. I am so happy to be able to help 🙂

    • Heidi Garland October 22, 2013   Reply →

      Thank you so much Delia! We are thrilled with your incredible donation.

  • Linda Atwell October 23, 2013   Reply →

    This is great, Heidi. Not the part about you getting cancer, but the part about helping others with cancer. I’ve had several friends in the last few years that were diagnosed with various forms of cancer. It breaks my heart. Both my husband and I already support cancer research—we just want our friends to keep fighting. We want to erase cancer from our world. Let’s hope it is someday soon.

    Social media has its good and bad points. This sure is one good reason for social media. To help others.Thanks for this post.

    • Heidi Garland October 23, 2013   Reply →

      Thank you for your support Linda. It’s an important fight that many of us are involved in. Together I’m sure we can do it! It’s time to end cancer.

  • Roz Fruchtman November 4, 2013   Reply →

    It was my pleasure Heidi. Thank You for the should out.

    I wish I had known earlier,

    Roz Fruchtman

    • Heidi Garland December 9, 2013   Reply →

      Thank you so much for your support Roz!

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