Help The Girls Rock, People

Austin's Girls Rock Camp, which-- let me explain the obvious-- teaches young female musicians how to rock out so they don't grow up to be groupies, is part of a contest. If they win, they get matching $5000 funds. They only have til tomorrow to win. Even if you can only donate $5, it'll help. And if you have deep pockets, please note Dolly Parton just signed a guitar that will go to the first person to donate $5k or more. Immediately below is info on the DP guitar. Then, below that, is the press release about the contest. Come on, people, help the girls rock.

Dolly Parton autographed guitar to be awarded to donor by Girls Rock Camp Austin

Dolly Parton signed a guitar for Girls Rock Camp Austin, a nonprofit
organization in Austin, Texas. The organization is currently
embroiled in a celebrity challenge called the "Social Media Smackdown
for Charity." Brea Grant, best know for her roles on Friday Night
Lights, Heroes, and the upcoming Halloween 2, is blogging, along with
a team of web-savvy ladies, to raise money for them.

The camp has decided to award the first donor of at least $5000 their
Dolly Parton autographed guitar. The Social Media Charity Smackdown
ends on March 26, 2009. Donations can be made through Paypal on Team
Brea's site at this address:
http://charitysmackdown.com/team_brea.html.

“Do you know what $5,000 would do for GRCA? It would send FOURTEEN
girls to camp who might not otherwise be able to afford it,” says
Emily Marks, Director of Girls Rock Camp Austin. “We have an
extensive scholarship program and we believe strongly that girls
should have equal opportunities regardless of background, ability or
what’s in their parent’s bank account.”

Girls Rock Camp Austin (GRCA) provides a positive, all-female
environment that offers musical instruction as well as a variety of
workshops and performances. GRCA fosters leadership, community,
social change, and life skills for girls of all means and abilities.

HERE'S THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

Riot Grrls vs. High School Music Thespians
in Celebrity Charity Smackdown
Austin Celeb Brea Grant Champions Girls Rock Camp Austin
Paypal Will Donate an Extra $5,000 to Winner 
(Austin, TX) A local organization, Girls Rock Camp Austin, could be the lucky winner of the first Social Media Smackdown for Charity. Launched at SXSW, the Smackdown challenges nine celebrity teams to raise the most money for their chosen charities via social media sites and blogs.
Former Austinite Brea Grant (Heroes, Friday Night Lights) is teaming up with Girls Rock Camp Austin to support young women artists—but the competition ends Thursday, and the ATX home team is currently in fourth place, with High School Musical’s Corbin Bleu in the lead.
Today, Paypal announced that it will donate an additional $5,000 to the winning team.  “
“Do you know what $5,000 would do for GRCA?  It would send FOURTEEN girls to camp who might not otherwise be able to afford it. We have an extensive scholarship program and we believe strongly that girls should have equal opportunities regardless of background, ability or what’s in their parent’s bank account,” says Emily Marks, Director of Girls Rock Camp Austin.
Girls Rock Camp Austin (GRCA) provides a positive, all-female environment that offers musical instruction as well as a variety of workshops and performances. GRCA fosters leadership, community, social change, and life skills for girls of all means and abilities. 
Fans of Brea Grant and supporters of Girls Rock Camp Austin can go to http://www.charitysmackdown.com/team_brea.html to donate by Thursday, March 26. They can also help spread the word by copying their favorite celebrity’s PayPal fundraising widget to their MySpace pages or personal Web sites and encouraging friends to donate.
For more information about Girls Rock Camp, go to girlsrockcampaustin.org.  Registration for summer 2009 is now open!