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More Super-Hot Models…Doing Super-Good Deeds

Rachel Sklar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:15:34 +0000

Yesterday we brought you Vogue Italia‘s “MeiselPic,” or what we called “What Your Facebook Friends Might Look Like If They Were Super-Hot Models.” Today we bring you equally compelling images: That of Ford models Chrissy Haldis and Gelila Bekekle delivering holiday meals to families in need this holiday season for Robin Hood’s “Food For Good” campaign.

I’ve written about the campaign in this space before (see here and here and here) — I am part of the committee helping to fundraise and publicize Food For Good and the “iFed” hub online — but it continues to be a worthy cause. As Chrissy says in the video, 1 in 6 families rely on emergency food in New York. That is a pretty staggering number.

Robin Hood’s goal: Full holiday meals for 120,000 New Yorkers. Fed so far: 109,344. That is amazing — and means the goal is truly within reach as we head into the home stretch of the holiday season. So please consider making a donation here. You should also follow the Ford Models on Twitter, which I have done for long before I got involved in Robin Hood. They are actually not too sexy for your retweets (and that is how I found out about their “Supermodel of the World” coverage. Since I lured you in here with that headline, after all). In any case, it’s a worthy cause and Chrissy, Gelila and the Ford Models crew are rock stars for so supportive of it. Video below.

Robin Hood’s “Food For Good” campaign was also featured on NBC Nightly News’ “Making a Difference” segment last Friday night. For more information (and to donate!) please visit the iFed page here.

How Did You Last Waste #50bucks? (VIDEO) (HOT MODELS)

Rachel Sklar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:32 +0000

Remember that Robin Hood Food For Good campaign? Using social media to help raise money and awarness via the handy iFed page? Of course you do, and I bet you’re pleased at this timely reminder to donate. Well anyway, part of any self-respecting social media campaign is a viral video guaranteed to be passed along between friends like an awkward cold sore — and that’s exactly what we have!

Not an awkward cold sore, a viral video: Comedy group The Tenderloins made a video to show how $50 really isn’t that much to donate — especially to feed a family of 8! — because let’s face it, we’ve all blown $50 in idiotic, regrettable ways. That’s the hook for the next iFed Robin Hood Food For Good (aka “The Charitable Campaign Name With The Most “OO”s Ever”) Twitter campaign: How did you last blow #50bucks? Some examples:

How did you last waste #50bucks? // Trip to Duane Reade! Everything you need…and lots you don’t. http://bit.ly/SsBRd

Most embarrassing way to waste #50bucks? // Caviar on a first date. A lot to pay for no play. http://bit.ly/SsBRd

Most embarrassing waste of #$50? // Late-night Craigslist prowling resulting in 1 ticket to the Journey reunion. http://bit.ly/SsBRd

How did I waste #50bucks? // Two words: Bikini wax. It’s winter, bite me. http://bit.ly/SsBRd

See how easy that is? About as easy as finding an excuse not to get that bikini wax. Ladies, you’re welcome; gentlemen, oh relax, the 70s are coming back. Anyhow! The point is, you won’t miss $50. So do some good with it and donate to the Robin Hood Food For Good campaign to feed a family of 8 this Thanksgiving. But don’t take it from me, take it from these hot Ford models:

(Yes, they are Ford Models and yes, they do think philanthropy is hot. So do bloggers but whatever, I know my place in the pecking order.)

Tweets On A Plane! The Very Best From My Tweetdeck, Perused from 30,000 Feet

Rachel Sklar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:38:42 +0000

Here’s a trick, for those of you flying on those quaint old-fashioned airlines that still don’t have wifi: Make sure your Tweetdeck is locked and loaded with all sorts of juice before you get on a plane, and then spend the next hour or so catching up with the 140-character brilliance of those you follow. That’s what I did this morning as I flew back home from Toronto (and boy are my arms tired! Wa-wa) – and as I found myself making mental notes to retweet a few when on the ground, I thought, why not a group retweet? Otherwise known as randomly collected and curated series of tweets that’ll do nicely for a blog post, thanks. You’ll never get at all the good stuff in your (or my!) Twitter feed, but at least I can give these gems a second chance. What is John Carney‘s brilliant idea to save journalism? Where can you ogle a young Johnny Depp? What TV does Jenny 8. Lee recommend? Why do Ford Models think Bill Clinton is Bubba-licious? How can you learn more about the NASA’s new ION space engine? The answer to those questions and many you didn’t know you had lie below, in this first installment of The Best Of My Tweetdeck, which just became a recurring feature. You’re welcome.

@NPRpolitics: Can Former Comedian Be Senate’s Straight Man? http://bit.ly/424ZoV

@NYT_JenPreston: Fascinating look at Harvard’s efforts to map news and info on the Web http://bit.ly/KVuZm

@Tlrd (Towleroad): New York City Gay Men’s Chorus in Financial Trouble /-Towleroad News- [#gay]/ – The New York City Gay Men’s … http://tinyurl.com/l34tkx

@Romenesko: LAT’s James Rainey: “NYT has a bad habit of letting a few well-connected journalists run amok.” http://is.gd/23DiL

@Carney: My newest idea on how to save print: publish on edible paper, so you can buy lunch and the newspaper at the same time. “News You Can Chew.”

@MarkEvans: Strange, I’ve noticed several people within my Twitter stream recently who I definitely know I haven’t followed. How’d they sneak in?

@Jenny8Lee: if you missed the frost nixon interviews on nyc’s PBS last night, they are on again 8/10 at 8 pm: http://bit.ly/1hsLp1

@Yelvington: The Clinton picture w/ Kim is fascinating in its omission of any other Koreans. Avoids analysis of pecking order.

@niche: Season 1 of ’21 Jump Street’ is now on Hulu.com Gotta watch it to see a very young Johnny Depp.

@Weblens: Rehab staff ‘killed web addict’ (BBC News): A Chinese teenager sent to an internet addiction rehabilitation camp.. http://bit.ly/yashq

@SarahW: Prepare for Agatha Christie Week, running from September 13-20: http://is.gd/23BWP

@IanShapira: Awful story out of Congo in today’s NYT. Male rape victims. http://bit.ly/10vMDT

@BorowitzReport: Clinton to Travel World, Filling Plane With Women

@FordModels: I like it when a man takes matters into his own hands: Clinton gets the girls http://bit.ly/9SRMl GG

@TodayShow: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks out about the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Video: http://tr.im/vyI3

@TheStalwart: Actual dream last night: I wrote a Tweet with the word ‘webinar’ in it, and instantly got 5 new marketing people following me.

@Jason_Pontin: NASA’s new ION space engine, which might be ready for launch by 2013: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23120/