Comfortdoc on Squidoo

The Favorite SuperHero Lenses have been chosen and are ready for viewing on the Favorite Squidoo SuperHero Project Lenses page.

The Favorite SuperHero Lenses are the lenses created for the SuperHero Project, submitted to the SuperHero group and voted for by visitors and lensmasters to the Squidoo SuperHero Project lens.

There were so many great Superhero lenses submitted to the Superhero group, that the top three lenses in each category are featured on this page.

Today the Superhero lens Amy Jaffe Barzach was named Lens of the Day. I am very honored to have the first winning lens from the Superhero Challenge.

The lens focuses on her efforts in creating Boundless Playgrounds. It was my 11th Superhero lens, submitted at the 11th hour for the Superhero Challenge.

Boundless Playgrounds is the first national nonprofit dedicated to helping communities create extraordinary barrier-free playgrounds where children, with and without disabilities, can develop essential skills for life as they learn together through play.

With this honor comes the added recognition of being the first of five winners of the Superheroes challenge for charity.

Even better, as one of the winners of the Superhero challenge $500 will be donated from Squidoo to help the next playground be built.

Now that all of the SuperHero lenses have been submitted for the challenge, you have a change to vote for your favorite SuperHero Lenses.

Winning Lensmasters will get to display a cool SuperHero “Favorite” Badge to display on their Superhero lenses. It is a way to recognize all of the hard work that the lensmasters put into the SuperHero Challenge.

Voting for your favorite SuperHero will be kept open for one week after the SuperHero Challenge ends on July 1, 2008.

You have until July 8, 2008 to Vote for your favorite SuperHero lens.

Here is my final list of SuperHero Lenses, along with the Charity of my choice. The lenses are listed in alphabetical order.

Bono
Benefiting - One - http://www.one.org/

The Elders
Benefiting The Global Elders - http://www.theelders.org or the Nelson Mandela Foundation http://www.nelsonmandela.org/).

Al Gore
Benefiting We Can Solve It! - http://www.wecansolveit.org/

Yoko Ono
Benefiting Instant Karma: Amnesty Internationals Campaign to Save Darfur - http://www.instantkarma.org/InstantKarma.html

Dr. Randy Pausch
Benefiting - Professor Randy Pausch Honorary Fund at Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu/giving/pausch.shtml

Patricia Quigley and Susan Retik 9/11 Widows Live Beyond the 11th
Benefiting - Beyond the 11th - http://www.beyondthe11th.org/

Christopher Reeve - Superman, SuperHero & Super Human Being
Benefiting the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation - http://www.christopherreeve.org/

Sadako Sasaki
Benefiting - Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - http://www.wagingpeace.org/

Mattie Stepanek
Benefiting - Muscular Dystrophy Association - http://www.mda.org/

Marianne Williamson
Benefiting - The Peace Alliance - Campaign for a Department of Peace - http://www.thepeacealliance.org/

It’s been a lot of fun creating the various lenses to highlight even more of the people and/or organizations that I admire.

I just discovered that the Squidoo SuperHero Project Lens has been named the Lens of the Day for June 30, 2008. (So far it’s hit the dashboard, but not the LOTD Blog.)

Needless to say I am rather excited that my efforts to promote and help the SuperHero Project have been recognized.

I hope that the LOTD status will help bring some recognition to the project.

Who knows, maybe someone will be inspired to make 5 lenses before the July 1, 2008 deadline for submitting charity lenses.

The countdown is on for the Squidoo Superhero Project.

You have until July 1st to make and submit your SuperHero lenses.

The Challenge: Make 5 lenses about 5 of your everyday superheroes.

The Prize: $500 for Your Favorite Charity

The 5 most sincere, creative, well-written lenses will be selected by a panel of lensmasters to win $500 each to the charity of your choice.

Deadline: July 1, 2008.

Eligibility: Make 5 lenses using the SuperHero Template for the Squidoo Charity Fund. Proceeds for the lens need to be set at 100% for the Squidoo Charity Fund.

To Enter: Submit your best 5 Superhero lenses in by July 1st 2008 by emailing them to superheroes-at-squidoo.com.

The Perks:

Winners will also get a spot as Lens of the Day.

Winners will also be judged by the Community on the Squidoo SuperHero Project Lens and awarded a Squidoo SuperHero Favorite Badge.

I decided to have a bit more fun with the SuperHero Project so more lenses and lensmasters could be recognized for their SuperHero Lenses.

At the Squidoo SuperHero Project Lens I’ve set up set up several voting link Plexo’s in different categories. Visitors and Lensmasters can vote for your favorite SuperHero Lenses.

Winning lensmasters in each category will get this cool SuperHero Badge to display on their lenses. In the event of a tie, both lenses will be dubbed Winners.

Voting for your favorite SuperHero will be kept open for one week after the SuperHero Challenge, so until July 8, 2008.

Note: Only lenses created under the SuperHero Template or listed under the official SuperHero lenses will be added to the Plexo lists on the Squidoo SuperHero Project Page.

I’ve also set up the of the Squidoo SuperHero Group as a way to feature all of the great SuperHeroes lenses that have been submitted to the SuperHero Project.

Squidoo SuperHero Group was created to highlight lenses made as part of the Superhero Project.

In Squidoo Superhero Project lensmasters are challenged to create 5 lenses for charity about heroes who have inspired you, mentored you, changed the way you see the world, or just made you smile.

All Lensmasters who have created lenses for the SuperHero Project are encouraged to submit their lenses to the Squidoo SuperHero Group.

Note: Only lenses created under the SuperHero Template or listed under the official SuperHero lenses will be added to the Squidoo SuperHero Group and the Plexo lists on the Squidoo SuperHero Project Page.

What is the SuperHero Project?

The SuperHero Project is the brainchild of Anne Reidy, Non-Profit Organizer at Squidoo as a way of raising money for the Squidoo Charity Fund.

The goal of the Squidoo SuperHero Project is to create 5 lenses for charity about heroes who have inspired you, mentored you, changed the way you see the world, or just made you smile.

For more information see The Squidoo Superhero Project Headquarters.

Comfortdoc’s Collection of SuperHero Lenses

Here is my collection of SuperHeroes:

Bono
The Elders
Al Gore
Dr. Randy Pausch
Patricia Quigley and Susan Retik 9/11 Widows Live Beyond the 11th
Marianne Williamson

Squidoo SuperHero Group

Be sure to stop by, submit your SuperHero Lens.

Then take a few minutes to check out all of the great SuperHeroes lenses that have been submitted to the Squidoo SuperHero Group.