Margaret will be conducting a Blog Tour during October 6-19, 2008 for her recently released book, My God Box.

Entrepreneur and author, Margaret Iuculano wants to help raise public awareness of America’s foster care story; there are more than a million children living in foster care today. Many foster children are in their teens and are often neglected and abused. Occasionally they are lucky to be adopted by loving families - but others are less fortunate.

Margaret should know. She spent six years in foster care and was shuffled in and out of 15 foster care homes. At the age of 17, she was handed a plastic garbage packed with her belongings and sent out into the world to make it on her own. Yet, she’s the first to admit that she is one of the lucky ones.

Today Margaret is happily married and a loving mother. She went on to serve as the president and chief executive officer of a multimillion-dollar Microsoft consulting company. She is now focused on the mission of shedding light on the secret lives of foster children and to motivate through her newly published memoir, My God Box.

Her book sales will be donated to Angels for Foster Kids, a non-profit foundation Margaret founded, “to provide educational tools, scholarships and new shelters for foster children,” says Margaret.

Every year, more than 20,000 older kids “age out” of foster care and are forced to face life’s challenges alone. Statistics show that alumni of foster care are more likely than their peers to endure homelessness, poverty, unemployment, and other adversities after they leave the system. “It’s important that we recognize they will be the next generation of leaders and they should be nurtured and provided with the same opportunities as other children,” Margaret says.

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1. What is a blog tour any way? Please click here.

2.) If you have a blog, podcast, web site, internet radio show or e-zine and would like to host Margaret as a special guest during the tour, please click here.

3.) For more information about My God Box and Margaret Iuculano, please click here.

4.) To contact Margaret's blog tour coordinator, Karen Power, please click here.

5.) For a Blog Tour Itinerary where Margaret will be appearing, please click here.

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1.) What is a Blog Tour any way?

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. Many are associated with online newsletters or e-zines. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. As of September 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 106 million blogs. That means on any given day there are millions of blog owners who must post fresh and original content on their blog or in their online newsletter.

A Blog Tour is an opportunity for blog owners to host special guests on their blog. This hosting can be carried out in various ways from posting personalized Q&A, to allowing the guest to write a journal entry for the appointed day. Some special guests are asked to respond to reader comments, and others appear in live chat rooms associated with the particular blog. An organized Blog Tour also allows readers to travel from one blog to another with the special guest. When combined with the release of a new book or product, a Blog Tour can introduce an author to countless readers around the world.

2.) We invite you to host Margaret Iuculano as a Special Guest on your blog, podcast, web site, internet radio show, or e-zine during October 6-19, 2008.

This is your opportunity to have Margaret Iuculano as a special guest on your blog, podcast, web site, internet radio show or e-zine. To schedule a specific day during October 6-19, 2008, please contact Margaret’s Blog Tour Coordinator, Karen Power.

Please note that a limited number of blog tour appearances will be available, so schedule your date now.

3.) What is the book about?

My God Box by Margaret Iuculano (Penance Publishing)

Margaret Iuculano Speaker, Author & Entrepreneur

My God Box is Margaret's memoir about her abusive childhood. She lived in a receiving home for battered children called Juvenile Hall, a carousel of foster care families, a mental health facility and on the streets of California-- all before the Holy Ghost impregnated her heart with a love of God, planting in her mind an iron clad faith in the Divine Creator. Labeled an incorrigible child, Margaret was pulled from school and her friends, and banished from the family home. But God had other plans for her.

Miserable, with no one to turn to, Margaret says, "I received a special gift the Holy Ghost enlightened me to the love and goodness of the Lord. It was empowering. It was a life altering event but more importantly I received a calling to help others. This book is for anyone suffering from a past trauma who wants to learn how to move on with their life."

My God Box is the revelation of how Margaret shattered the victim mind-set; a self-defamatory attitude that actually made her more of a victim than the devastating circumstances of her life. With the help of God, she affirms, I was able to interrupt the harmful sequence of negativity and concentrate on utilizing my faith to rid me of the fears and insecurities that locked me in an impasse. My God Box is about the power of faith in God. It s about opening your mind and heart to the message of God. It s about awareness of the evils that surround us, and about having the courage to right the wrongs that bring pain and misery to other children.

About the Author

Margaret Iuculano is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, author and child’s rights activist on a mission to stir up awareness of the plight of abused and neglected children born into dysfunctional families. Her goal is to make a difference by introducing the power of God to every man, woman and child while redefining and repairing a shattered foster care system. She currently serves as Executive Director for Angels for Foster Kids, a non profit organization working to improve the lives of foster children in the US. She also serves on the Board for Tampa Bay Charity for Kids an initiative endorsed by local city officials, focused on building an emergency shelter for abused children that will serve as a model other States. Margaret has been a guest on dozens of radio and TV programs locally and nationally.

My God Box
Blog Tour Itinerary
October 6-19, 2008

Date	Location
6	Blog Name: Janell Rardon's Blog Host: Janell Rardon Blog URL: http://janellrardon.wordpress.com/ Blog Name: God Uses Broken Vessels Host: Angie Breidenbach Blog URL: http://godusesbrokenvessels.blogspot.com/ Blog Name: Fictionary: Blog Tours, Book Reviews & Author Interviews Host: Christa Allan Blog URL: http://cballan.wordpress.com/
7	Blog Name: Praying for a Prodigal Host: Diane Viere Blog URL: http://prayingforaprodigal.blogspot.com/ Blog Name: The Good Flea Host: Flea Christenson Blog URL: http://thegoodflea.com/ Blog Name: Parenting Adopted Children Host: Sandra Stanford Blog URL: http://sandrastanford.wordpress.com/
8	Blog Name: Butterflies and Bullfrogs Host: Kim LaBombard Blog URL: http://kblog.labombard.net/
9	Blog Name: A Daisy A Day Host: Daisy Spencer Blog URL: http://giveuadaisyaday.blogspot.com/
10	Blog Name: Window to My World Host: Kim Ford Blog URL: http://berlysue.blogspot.com/ Janet Perez Eckles Blog Hosted by: Janet Eckles Blog: http://www.janetperezeckles.com/Blog.html
11	Blog Name: Christian Work at Home Moms Host: Jill Hart Blog URL: http://cwahmjill.blogspot.com/
12	Blog Name: Gatorskunz and Mudcats Host: Delia Melton Blog URL: http://gatorskunkzandmudcats.blogspot.com/
13	Blog Name: Women Helping Women Host: Marilyn Lancelot Blog URL: http://www.femalegamblers.org/ Blog Name: Gripped by Gambling Host: Marilyn Lancelot Blog URL: http://www.grippedbygambling.com/
14	Blog Name: See Ya On The Net Host: LaShaunda Hoffman
15	Blog Name: Creative Madness that Makes Me Myself Host: Margaret Chind Blog URL: http://cherryblossommj.blogspot.com/
17	Blog Name: A Peek at My Bookshelp Host: Deena Peterson Blog URL: http://deenasbooks.blogspot.com/
18	Blog Name: The Authentic You Host: Anita C. Lee Blog URL: http://www.theauthenticyou.blogspot.com/ Blog Name: Lighthouse Academy Host: Laura Hilton Blog URL: http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/ Blog Name: Cornhusker Academy Host: Janna Ryan Blog URL: http://www.cornhuskeracademy.blogspot.com/
19	Blog Name: SMORE for Women Host: Gail Showalter BLOG URL: http://seeinguthrough.wordpress.com/ Blog Name: Lessons from the Scrapbook Page Host: Tasra Dawson Blog URL: http://realwomenscrap.typepad.com/ Blog Name: My Friend Amy Host: Amy Riley Blog URL: http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/ Blog Name: Connectivity Host: Karen Power Blog URL: http://karenpower.wordpress.com BLOG TOUR WRAP UP Blog Name: Margaret Iuculano's Blog Host: Margaret Iuculano Blog URL: http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/
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