Comments on: The Tomato Nation Fall Contest: Preview

By: Jerryâ€™s hungry - Yodel Anecdotal

Jerryâ€™s hungry - Yodel Anecdotal — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:14:21 +0000

[...] competition was fierce. Bloggers promised to don tomato suits and dance at NYC's Rockefeller Center. They pimped their cute kids for persuasive videos. They dangled free iPods and whatnot. They [...]

By: Faviola Hernandez

Faviola Hernandez — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:37:05 +0000

I submitted a proposal to Donorâ€™s Choose a few months ago and my classroom library was just fully funded last week. Iâ€™m a proud 6th grade teacher at Lincoln Middle School in Berwyn, IL. My students are mostly Hispanic and come from low income families. My proposal explained how my students look up to me because I am Hispanic like they are, grew up in the same community and attended the same high school they will most likely go to. I feel that I am a great example of what they can become. As the only Hispanic teacher at my school, I feel that the expectations of their community have gone up. I encourage my students to become better citizens as well as avid readers. In order to share my passion of reading, I plan to build a classroom library in a huge closet in my room filled with bean bags, pillows, bookcases, and artwork. My students and I are being donated 986 dollars worth of novels because of generous people like you. It is an amazing start to my classroom library. Thank you!!!

By: Bubbles

Bubbles — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:15:15 +0000

Heh. I was just coming over to say that, Ruby.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:13:56 +0000

Hey, just so people know, LiveJournal is doing a thing where they're giving out gift certificates to Donors Choose. You just have to claim them by 5 on Monday. Hey, when does Sars's contest start? Oh, right, Monday! Woo! Anyway, info here: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_biz/242903.html?page=2&style=mine

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:23:08 +0000

This must happen. It simply must happen.

I'm STILL so glad you're not doing the caffeine thing.

By: Foo

Foo — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:40:48 +0000

Dude. *SO* going to donate big time for this, and tell ALL my friends and family!

Oh man.

OH MAN I wish I could see it in person. :)

By: em-dash

em-dash — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:12:21 +0000

My coworker used this apple costume and made green felt "leaves" for the top to make it look like a tomato: http://tinyurl.com/2btew9

By: Carla

Carla — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:51:10 +0000

OMG, this is the best thing I've heard all day. Sars, I love you. I've laughed over Hobie and Little Joe, GBC, and other things over the years, but the idea of you in tomato costume all day, doing a dance, and going out for drinks? Fabulous.

By: CAI

CAI — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:09:18 +0000

I'll be right there, behind Rachel. The Connecticut contingent will represent: Straight Outta Stars Hollow.

Donors Choose donations are great holiday time and end of year gifts for your kids' teachers, by the way. My money multitasks, man.

By: Llyzabeth

Llyzabeth — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:20:16 +0000

Yaaaaaaaaaay for the post-kiss dance in a tomato costume! Fantastically cool, I was going to donate anyway but now I'll be harassing my coworkers too. "You, money, now." Hee!