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Okay folks, this is it. With the support of some generous vendors (all of whom I'll be spotlighting in coming days), we put together prize packages worth over $1,000 each. It was a spirited competition, with side challenges and counter challenges, dares, double-dog dares, bribery and shameless begging by all participants… … and we've raised $22,475.55 in just 30 days. ...

Okay, you EMT's and firefighters, I put up a sweet offer for discounts and the chance to win some quality EMS and fire study software, and I get exactly zero offers? C'mon guys, I know we're all broke, but we're not that broke. Okay, let me 'splain it to you. No, ees too much. Let me sum up: Hit either ...

One week to go in Kilted to Kick Cancer 2012, and the fundraising total stands at $11,608.55 as of 12:30 CST today. The running for the three prize packages has heated up with offers to shave mustaches, half-shave mustaches, junk waxing, motorcycle waxing, beautiful women in black vinyl catsuits, nerds offering to sing "Call Me Maybe" or "Born This Way," ...

Okay folks, we're at the halfway point, and as of 1630 today, September 16, total funds raised stands at $6,805. Looks like we're not going to meet our lofty goal of $50,000, but if we hustle, we can certainly still beat last year's total! Standings in the fundraising challenge are as follows Totals are those donations raised between 00:01 CST ...

Today's prize package highlight for the Kilted to Kick Cancer fundraising challenge is this beauty from Ka Bar Knives:   Since 1942, the name "Ka Bar" has been synonymous with survival knives, and many of our servicemen who carried one can attest to their quality. The Ka Bar Black Tanto carries on that tradition of excellence. We've got one of ...

The folks over at 5.11 Gear are holding an Outdoor Adventure Contest. Simply write a blog post detailing an outdoor adventure, and if you win, you get some cool outdoor schwag. Rules and requirements are here. I entered my post Winter Wings in the contest. I'd sure appreciate it if y'all would click on the link, read it if you ...

… the prize packages for the Kilted to Kick Cancer fundraising challenge just got a lot sweeter. Dennis of Dragon Leatherworks has graciously offered a prize of his own to be added to the pot. Our 2nd Place kilted fundraiser will get a custom Dragon Leatherworks Talon holster for their semiauto handgun, inlaid with their family tartan or the fabric ...

There are unique download links left, just waiting for me to assign them to a participating blogger. Take up the challenge, please, and spread the word to other EMS and gun bloggers. The fundraising challenge rules are on my blog. If you'd like to participate, but don't own a kilt, that's fine. Take the money you'd use to buy a kilt, and donate a chunk of it in your own name. Post the Kilted to Kick Cancer logo in lieu of a pic of you in a kilt. Spread the word to your friends, and urge them to donate.

For those of you participating in the Kilted to Kick Cancer fundraising challenge, the prizes just got a little sweeter: Top Fundraiser: A Ruger .22/45 pistol from Virginia Arms Company. A custom gun belt/holster combo from Michael's Custom Holsters. A $250 gift certificate from Brownell's. A $150 voucher off of a new kilt ($300) from Kilt This, choice of one ...

The Kilted to Kick Cancer Fundraising Challenge kicks off September 1, so get ready, and spread the word to your fellow EMS and gun bloggers! And in the meantime, get yourself checked!