TN Fall Contest: Tim Minear Joins The Awesome Guild
Because Tim Minear is, as all of you are, awesome, he’s donated a signed Wonderfalls script to the pile o’ prizes. Thanks to reader Allyson for midwifing that — and, while I’m up, to the many other readers who have fixed me up with prizing, but who I may not have named because I was TOO BUSY REFRESHING THE CHALLENGE PAGE.
Which is at 90%. I couldn’t be prouder if I’d raised you all from babies myself.
Clip ‘n’ save!
1. Awesome: Tim Minear, Claire Danes, and y’all. And Zach! And Pepperidge Farm snickerdoodles!
2. I’m putting together the Tomato Angela Dance Bonus Round right now; if you have project suggestions, please email them (sars at tomatonation dot com) instead of posting them here. If we hit the initial goal in the middle of the night, keep your powder dry; I’ll be up early to launch the next round.
3. “Tell everyone to slow down! I don’t get paid ’til the end of the week!” Don’t worry; you’ll have time. Plenty of money between here and 50K.
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Since you’ve probably gotten all the challenge awards *already*; I’ve been looking into these awards. Only Yahoo mentions Tomato Nation by name. The others soon will too, at this rate.
91%, my bad.
I keep checking this page at the right time. 2162 students and their cool teachers helped! 91% of the way and then a bit more for the infamous tomato/mscl dance.
Thank you Allyson and Tim (as if I needed any MORE reasons to think you were awesome).
Everyone, you guys are more awesome than Captain Awesome.
…92%. I hope Stephanie went home from work already.
And I love Captain Awesome.
Yay..Lion King got funded! I’m excited about that one.
Whoot!
93% WOO! but…ummm….. my math skills might be a little rusty, but I don’t think we have enough in the remaining proposals to actually make it to 100%
Wow. That’s really all I can say. It’s going to be 100% by midnight I bet. I can only imagine what the final tally will be in 29 more days.
I cannot tell you how much fun my husband and I have had checking the site for updates on how much money has been raised. Holy freaking crap, people. I told him earlier on my way home from work that it was at 71%. When we got home just now and checked, it was at 92%.
My husband: “Wait, that’s from when you checked earlier today?!”
Heeeee! Awesome!!
Podcasts for ESL learners looks like it rocks.
@Shannon: Weird, you’re right. I’ll add one more teeny one just so everything’s above board.
You are almost there!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am a public school teacher and I just wanted to say wanted to give you a huge “THANK YOU” because this site and the generous donors really help make the educational experience a better one for our children!
Whee! 94%!
It’s going to be hard to sleep tonight -I’ll want to keep checking to see if it’s at 100%!!
95%!!!!!
Clearly, I am not controlling the refresh key- the refresh key is controlling me. Must. exercise. restraint.
Goodnight all Captain Awesomes!
Just funded some enyclopedias. You all rock!!!
95%
:)
Sars – I tried to email you a couple of projects, but I got a delivery error… Not sure if it’s your end or mine.
woot! just donated to the tricycles :) 95%!!
23 minutes later … 95%! Woooofreakinhoo!
Kids on trikes. Physical activity for little ones. For all that Tomato Nation has given me, I can give pedalling to small people. Thanks for the opportunity.
Wooohoo! Just donated to the tricycles . . .it was 95% after I did that . . .and now it’s 96%!
96%, and more than 500 donors! W00t! When we surpass 100%, will the little thermometer burst its top, like in the cartoons?
97%!
97%! With 510 donors!
At this point, we just need 87 people and one half-person to come up with an extra $10.
[Insert joke about how it’s harder for half-people to contribute since they can only work part-time.]
At midnight, 97%, or $34195 raised. That’s an average hourly rate of $712.40.
Someone may have touched on this already – but is there any way to donate from outside of the US if you’re not a US cit? I’m in Australia and I tried and they told me no . . .
Check the comments in previous contest posts, which tell you how to get around that in the credit-card fields — or check the main contest page (top right on the homepage), which has instructions for overseas donors. Or just email me, it’s faster.
Tallulah – I’m in NSW
fill it in like normal, but where is asks for your state, select New York. I put a 0 in front of my postcode to make it 5 digits.
:D
98%. This is crazy-beautiful, Sars.