Thursday, February 15, 2007

Thats Life Magazine and the LAND

I was in this weeks thats life magazine they contacted me through my ebay and send them a couple pictures. They wanted to do a story, Iwas disappointed they didnt put more about my Uncle Bill in there as I  had told them. But this media thing is still new to me dont understand it all.
I am also in the land there right up was more accurate i will post what was written. below!
ITS said a picture is worth a thousand words.
Alice Smith, so far has sold three, worth up to$300 each, with the money raised going to assist her uncle and local farmer, Bill, who is battling the drought. While visiting her uncles 670-hectare grazing property,Ranger, west of Oberon,during the Christmas period,Mrs Smith became concerned about how the property appeared, particularly how empty the hay shed was, and started thinking of ways she could help.
While fashion parades and other more traditional fundraising events first sprang to mind, Mrs Smith wanted a better way to get the city tothe bush.Thats when the idea of selling photos came to mind. Armed with her trusty camera, Mrs Smith set about taking a range of photos of daily life on thefarm (such as the onebelow), and the impact the drought was having.
These were then posted onthe Internet shopping site, eBay, and before she knew it,Mrs Smith had several hits. So far shes sold about 24 pictures and raised about$1200. Purchasers of the photos have come from the UK, as well as West Australia and Tasmania, while people from across Australia have been contacting Mrs Smith with support for her efforts . about 523messages to date.
Mrs Smith said her target was to reach $15,000 to help buy some hay and oats for her uncle, a fifth generation farmer on the property. In the not to distant future she also hopes to establish a State-wide drought fundraising campaign involving arubber wrist band, which would be sold through banks and supermarkets. Depending if she can reach her target¡ Contact Alice Smith, alicewsmith@bigpond.com