This blog officially marks the start of 2008 “doodlemania” for the upcoming National Doodle Day fundraiser for Neurofibromatosis, Inc.

The Doodle committee is busy soliciting “doodles” from celebrities from all over the U.S., from different fields – entertainment, sports, publishing, art, and popular culture.  Then we auction the doodles on eBay in May, during National NF Awareness month.

 So, what’s a doodle?  I’m sure everyone remembers sitting in school, idling drawing pictures while bored in class (my least favorite was math, so there were lots of doodles in the margins of my spiral notebook!)  Or, perhaps you’re someone who doodles while talking on the phone.  Doodles can be abstract or simple smiley faces. 

Last year, we were fortunate to receive doodles from celebrities such as Donald Trump, Jay Leno, Gillian Anderson, Kate Capshaw Spielberg, John Grogan (author of Marley & Me), Henry Winkler, John Feinstein, and Senator Barack Obama.

 We have already received some doodles and will post them to our web site (www.doodledayusa.org) as they are scanned.  Mark your calendars for the eBay auction – May 8-18, 2008.

 Are there celebrities that you would like to see contribute a doodle?  Let us know!