Here is a great opportunity for some truly unique family portraits and make a tax deductible donation at the same time. I’ve joined with Jennifer Wilson along with some wonderful photographers for a day of shooting to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Jennifer has been tirelessly fundraising for this organization and is putting herself through a TRIATHALON!! on behalf of a young boy named Tyler who attends her sons school.  She tells his story here.

So you can get the full story here but here is the short of it.  Participating families will have their portraits taken by four fabulously unique photographers and receive a total of 20 digital negatives from the sessions.  Imagine getting 4 different prospectives or “takes” on your family and receiving something truly unique for your family AND benefiting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the process.

Please visit her blog to get the full story. I’m honored to be participating in this unique fundraiser and to help out a friend.  Jen you’re the BEST!

It’s time to start placing your votes for the cutest family in the International Charity Model Search.  Here’s the link to get started:

Click Here To Vote

Click on the Gallery menu on the right to view the entries:

You will see in the lower left the link to browse for your family of choice:

 You will need to select Los Angeles to browse for your family: (wait a few minutes for the thumbnails to appear and then just click to vote)

Remember votes are $1 per vote.  100% of the proceeds benefits Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.  More families to come! And there is still time to get your family in on this.  Remember sessions are only $45 so it’s a great opportunity to take advantage of this special event!

It’s almost time to start voting for America’s cutest family!  When? you’ll have to keep reading to find out! The link to start voting will be reveled very soon. 

 Do you want a chance to win a car for your family and support a worthy cause? There’s still time to get your family portraits done and participate in the event.  I’m here to set out a challenge.  The first 5 people to comment on this post and answer this trivia question receive a $100 print credit on their session! Are you ready? Here we go:

Because I’m such a huge  JJ Abrams fan (and LOST is just around the corner!) here’s the question, and it should be easy (Google people!)

Name just one of the DHARMA stations found on the Island.   Easy right?

For more information regarding the charity Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep please visit http://NILMDTS.org .

Last year the charity raised over $164,000 by online votes alone.  Let’s make it bigger this year!

Once again I am very happy to be taking part in the (Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep) NILMDTS now “International” Model Search. I had a great time doing this last year. I had the privilege of one of my boys be the top model for my city. Here’s a little about last years contest.

This year we are looking the the cutest FAMILY to represent for Los Angeles and North America.

Are your loved ones North America’s Cutest Family? We’ll give you the opportunity to prove it! Many exciting prizes will be awarded, and the grand prize winner receives a new car!

Model Search Special:

$45 entrance fee includes a 90-minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Each vote is $1 (no limit on the amount of votes you can cast), and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS.org).

Grand prize international winner will be determined from the 52 city finalists. The winners will be selected from the finalist gallery by photography and modeling industry experts.  The winning family also receives a session with the renowned portrait artist Sandy Puc’ and international recognition.

Call 818-585-1621 now to enter your family in this exciting contest.

*Contest open to residents of the US and Canada. For more information, visit http://sandypucmodels.com/.

So all you families out there thinking it’s about time to update your family portrait it’s time to Seize the Day and take advantage of this perfect opportunity.

If you’ve been keeping up with my newsletter then you know about the National Charity Model Search benefiting Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.  Click [ here ] for more information about this fun opportunity.

Well now it’s your turn to take part.  Come vote who you think is America’s cutest kid. Each vote is only a dollar and goes to this very unique charity organization.  Here’s how:

Go to the site http://sandypucvotes.com

Look for Los Angeles, California and select View Gallery or just click [ here ]

Slect F-H to access the thumbnails.  or just click [ here ]

Who should you vote for? May I suggest Akane Gonzalez, 2 years old from Van Nuys Ca?

Or Ashton Hallock, 4 years old from West Hills, CA?

There’s still time to enter your child into the modeling contest.  And if you’ve been thinking about getting portraits of your kids this a great opportunity to get prints at a special rate just for this event.  Don’t wait! Contest ends in March!