Comments on: The Tomato Nation/Donors Choose Contest: An Overview

By: Susie

Susie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:09:37 +0000

Sars, good on you for this. I learned about DonorsChoose through your site a few years ago, got REALLY into it, and it's now my charity of choice. I am participating in this year's Social Media Challenge for my magazine, Mac|Life (we're on the Tech Blogs list), and we were in it last year too — thanks to your inspiration.

I even copied your contest idea to get our readers a little more excited about giving, and so far it's gone over well. Nowhere near TN levels, but every bit helps.

Anyway, thank you for inspiring me.

By: Sarah D. Bunting

Sarah D. Bunting — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:25:31 +0000

Note: Please email all project suggestions to bunting at tomatonation dot com. Thanks!

By: Becs

Becs — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:38:45 +0000

Aaaaalready getting sniffly! Also I can afford to donate this year, woo!

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:37:38 +0000

CHALLENGE! I look forward to getting all indignant on behalf of folding-table shortages again.

By: Talix

Talix — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:05:43 +0000

Some people look forward to football season…I look forward to the TN/DC challenge.

By: Sarah D. Bunting

Sarah D. Bunting — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:46 +0000

@Jessica: I think you can donate towards the TN Challenge as a whole — but unless you buy a gift certificate that gets spent on projects within the TN contest specifically, I don't think it counts.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:38:33 +0000

Sars — am about to email you with a list of math projects.

Something that came up last year that I'm not sure I ever found out the answer: is it possible to buy gift certificates and count that money towards the TN total?

By: Clairezilla

Clairezilla — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:31:15 +0000

I vote hot air balloon ride for the tomato!

By: Kristina

Kristina — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:11:27 +0000

Wait, has it been decided what Sars is going to do when we hit what? 1 MEEEEEEEEEEEELION DOLLARS?! Because I think it could totally get done this year.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:08:58 +0000

I still have fond memories of 2006 and all of Sars' updates. "Welcome to the Contest, here's your first list of projects. If you knock these out before the end of the day we can…okay, so those are done. Here's a few more so maybe…wow, that was fast. Okay FINE, let's go for a few thousand more, I dare you! I DOUBLE dare you!"

Having Sars volunteer to shave her head was great, but getting to see the shock and delight every time we blew another goal out of the water was fantastic.