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Update: 10/9, 10 AM
October 9, 2008 – 10:09 AM | 12 Comments

I continue to amass prizes; check the prizing page for the latest.
iTunes mini-prize notifications going out in 15 minutes.
Next mini-prize: a donation to “Volley Into Learning” will net five (5) lucky winners a “Brooklyn, County …

Update: 10/8, 4:15 PM
October 8, 2008 – 4:13 PM | 5 Comments

Sorry for the service interruption, y’all — Bluehost had to replace some hardware.   Things should run okay now, though.
Current total is $38,700, which is awesome.   Let’s drive through to 40K and pick up …

Update: 10/7, 12:30 PM
October 7, 2008 – 12:28 PM | 24 Comments

$36,400-ish right now; awesome work, my friends.   Keep pushing; only $330 left on the poetry challenge (don’t forget, a forwarded receipt enters you for a mini-prize, described below), and it’s not far to 40K, …

Update: 10/5, 6 PM
October 5, 2008 – 6:16 PM | 10 Comments

Good progress over the weekend; $33,500-ish as of this writing is pretty darn awesome.   Thanks so much for keeping it going.
I apologize for not getting my act together sooner on the weekend mini-prize, but …

Update: 10/3, 5:30 PM
October 3, 2008 – 5:32 PM | 8 Comments

Right now: 29K.
UM, THAT’S AWESOME.
(I can type the word “awesome” so quickly now, you wouldn’t believe.)
So, on pace to hit 30K shortly.   And at 40K, we get a matching burst of synchronicity from $ …

Short-Term Drive
October 2, 2008 – 11:16 PM | 26 Comments

So, for starters: as of this writing, 22K+.   It’s my lucky number, 22, so I hope we can make some luck for the following projects that are set to expire in the next couple …

Update: 10/2, 5:30 PM
October 2, 2008 – 5:27 PM | 15 Comments

1. Go read all the nice comments from participating teachers here — I don’t know who tipped them, but it’s nice to have them here.   Welcome, guys!   Thanks for everything you do.
2. Readers: …

Update: 10/1, 3 PM
October 1, 2008 – 6:15 PM | 62 Comments

1. A few of you have asked how you can be sure you donated to the TN Challenge and not just willy-nilly.   Well, whatever you donated to, it’s still awesome, but if you entered …

Fall Contest: The Rules
October 1, 2008 – 12:19 PM | 4 Comments

Everything you need to know is right here. Yes, forward me your receipts for entry; if you don’t have a response email from me, you are not entered.
You can access the contest page at the …

The United States…of Awesome
September 30, 2008 – 9:20 AM | 30 Comments

Can’t view the embedded video?Please click here.   (Video is SFW.)
In November 2004, American voters re-elected George W. Bush…and Tomato Nation readers elected to raise almost $25,000 for public schools.