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Red Ops Day 3: Buffalo, NY
May 23, 2012 – 1:02 PM | 10 Comments
Red Ops Day 3: Buffalo, NY

9 PM
Well north of 11K as of this writing. Awesome job, guys! And another hat tip to our matcher, Marie T.
Let’s finish out the day strong — why not wrap up this “Lifecycles” project? (Bugs!) …

Red Ops Day 2: Brownsville, TX
May 22, 2012 – 12:06 PM | 13 Comments
Red Ops Day 2: Brownsville, TX

4 PM
Done! That’s awesome. Thank you so much, everybody. We polished off the whole high-need list for Brownsville/Harlingen. 
The Red Ops page will probably flip back to unfinished Albuquerque projects for the rest of the day. …

Save The Day: April 30
April 30, 2011 – 9:57 AM | 21 Comments
Save The Day: April 30

12:02 AM update
…$154,136. 1,374 donors. 138,709 students reached.
Day: saved.

3:30 PM update
$150,497. Way to go, Legion of Awesome. [bowing deeply] I couldn’t be prouder or more impressed. Congratulations.
10 AM update
$147,445.
So, listen. I set the …

Save The Day: April 29
April 29, 2011 – 7:08 AM | 14 Comments
Save The Day: April 29

7 AM update
Yes, you read that right; yes, I got up to watch the royal wedding. Back in the day, my grandmother called my parents and told them to get me out of bed for …

Save The Day: April 28
April 28, 2011 – 9:27 AM | 19 Comments
Save The Day: April 28

3:45 PM update
A little note from reader Patty D.:
Hey Sarah,
Just thought you might like to know that the TN Contest inspired me to challenge my book group to fund a DonorsChoose.org project supporting reading in …

Save The Day: April 26
April 26, 2011 – 8:54 AM | 10 Comments
Save The Day: April 26

1 PM update
First of all: $134,923, which in case anyone doesn’t know is a cleansing burst of eleven grand since yesterday. Fantastic work!
I’ve tallied the Giving Page races, and to the surprise of probably no …

Save The Day: April 25
April 25, 2011 – 9:33 AM | 8 Comments
Save The Day: April 25

9:30 AM update
We head into the last week at $123,711 — not far at all until our match at 125! That’s fantastic. Let’s finish strong, Legion of Awesome.
Today’s mini-prize, Giving Page edition: the Giving Page …

Save The Day: April 23
April 23, 2011 – 10:27 AM | 8 Comments
Save The Day: April 23

10:30 AM update
$119,101 — that’s a really fantastic week, friends. Thanks so much!
Reader Jessica L. would love it if you could check out her Giving Page — and if you donate to Jessica’s Giving Page …

Save The Day: April 22
April 22, 2011 – 8:32 AM | 14 Comments
Save The Day: April 22

1:30 PM update
$116,195. And don’t forget all the gift-card goodies available today — scroll down for more details!
Forget why we do this? Teacher Dana F. will remind you:
Thank you!! Seriously…thank you! Since I wrote you …

Save The Day: April 21
April 21, 2011 – 9:36 AM | 30 Comments
Save The Day: April 21

11 AM update
$111,214. That’s the stuff.
In keeping with the arithme-theme of the day, I’ve got a $50 DonorsChoose.org gift card — and if you give to a math-related project today, you could win it for …