Utah Bloggers Rally to Keep Marine Corps in Spotlight
by craig41bl, Mon Dec 10, 2007 at 04:35:41 PM EST
Utah media entrepreneur and popular progressive blogger JM Bell has turned to Utah bloggers to draw more attention and support for short-handed Utah Marines in their Toys for Tots program this holiday season.
The Marines have taken ownership of Toys for Tots for 60 years nationally, and 30 years in Utah. Each year the Marine Corps, local media, business, and many volunteers work together on this program. From grocery stores to radio stations, many help to create excitement and offer locations for donation drops, but traditionally the bulk of the work collecting and distributing for the program has fallen on the Marine Corps.
And as Bell has written, local media has not given credit where credit is due. [...]
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