Help Passports with Purpose build a school in Cambodia - and you may even win a great prize, too

We all know that social networking is powerful, and that travel has the power to change lives. Well, here's a way to combine all those things in support of a great cause. It's the second annual Passports with Purpose (PwP), a collaborative online fundraiser dreamed up by four Seattle-based travel bloggers: Beth Whitman of Wanderlust and Lipstick, Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby, Pam Mandel of Nerd's Eye View, and Michelle Duffy of Wandermom. Last year PwP raised $7,500 for Heifer International. This year the organizers have an even more ambitious goal: they aim to raise $13,000 to help build a school in Cambodia.

This year's PwP will benefit American Assistance for Cambodia (AAfC), an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving opportunities for the youth and rural poor of Cambodia. AAfC Chairman Bernard Krisher notes that the project will benefit the many Cambodians who live close to the poverty line. “Passports with Purpose and AAfC projects give them the chance to better their lives through education and gives them the message that opportunities are limitless,” Krisher says.

PwP co-founder Dubrow adds, “Like last year, we hope that this effort will not only raise money for a very worthy charity, but also help develop a stronger sense of community among travel bloggers, and demonstrate the effect we can have when we work together.”

Here's how it works: Bloggers secure raffle prizes and/or post information about PwP on their site. The prizes include getaways, travel gear, experiences and more. Readers make donations through the PwP site, in increments of $10. Each $10 donation earns one prize drawing entry. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit AAfC’s rural schools project.

The raffle begins today, November 30, and ends on December 21. Prize winners will be announced on January 5, 2010.

To make a donation and enter the drawing, click on the logo below.