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DC/10: The Power Of Vine
November 6, 2014 – 8:53 AM | 15 Comments
DC/10: The Power Of Vine

Let’s Ask The Readers how we’re doing!

DC/10: The Power Of Ten
November 5, 2014 – 11:01 AM | 30 Comments
DC/10: The Power Of Ten

[Sophia Petrillo voice] Picture it: the day after Election Day, 2004.

Philly!
October 9, 2014 – 11:30 AM | 13 Comments
Philly!

Okay, that’s actually in Yeadon, but here’s the point: I’m heading to Philadelphia and environs. Meet-up?

You Went All The Way
May 28, 2013 – 7:19 AM | 5 Comments
You Went All The Way

And you made it exciting! With just minutes to spare, you raised those last bucks to get to 50K. This is no surprise to me, mind you — but as usual, I’m very proud of …

Goin’ All The Way, Day 10: All The Way
May 24, 2013 – 7:55 AM | 10 Comments
Goin’ All The Way, Day 10: All The Way

When a blog and its readers really love each other…

Goin’ All The Way, Day 8: Crown a king and queen
May 22, 2013 – 8:39 AM | 3 Comments
Goin’ All The Way, Day 8: Crown a king and queen

Talk about sparkly: as of this writing I’m seeing $27,504 donated, almost twenty-one thousand students reached, and 192 projects funded! Lissen lissen lissen: I LOVE YOU GUYS! Keep it going! More than halfway to that 50K …

Goin’ All The Way, Day 7: The slow dance
May 21, 2013 – 8:13 AM | 7 Comments
Goin’ All The Way, Day 7: The slow dance

Put your heads on my shoulder: $24,331 at this writing, with almost nineteen thousand students reached and 172 projects completed! Almost halfway there: remember, 50K gets you a prom.

Red Ops Day 10: West Virginia Panhandle
June 1, 2012 – 12:07 AM | 7 Comments
Red Ops Day 10: West Virginia Panhandle

12:01 AM, Day 11
Another fine performance, friends (echoed by Johan Santana’s no-no earlier this evening). About four and a half thousand on the day, which is fantastic, and I know our WV targets appreciate it.
I …

Red Ops Day 9: Northridge/Dayton, OH
May 31, 2012 – 12:10 AM | 4 Comments
Red Ops Day 9: Northridge/Dayton, OH

11 AM
Yay! We’re already up to nearly a thousand thanks to some matching madness out of MN. Thanks, M. Giant, M. Edium, and Trash. And M. Edium’s generosity is not yet exhausted! Scroll down for …

Red Ops Day 8: Joplin, MO
May 30, 2012 – 12:11 AM | 12 Comments
Red Ops Day 8: Joplin, MO

5 PM
All righty, Nation. Donations have been a liiiiiiittle casual so far today; we haven’t broken a thousand bucks and we still have 7 full projects to complete if we want to get that 1K …