Contest: A quick update
Submitted by Sarah D. Bunting on October 14, 2009 – 1:34 PM9 Comments
1. Congratulations on 60K! Keep going; our next match is 5K at $75,000, which isn’t far away at all, plus I’ve got all these prizes to give away.
2. The 3K-at-60K match will go into effect tonight, most likely, once I can count all the shares (the software does not update in real time). Better shared than sorry, and we only need 50. Note that, while the match will take care of the ping-pong project, you can always donate to it yourself in the meantime; lots of prizes today, don’t forget.
3. Paid work has me a bit behind on email; your patience is appreciated.
4. Vine is en route.
5. Who is our favorite pocket-sized non-profiteer? That would be this speculative little fellow:
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Who rocks the house!? Y’ALL rock the house! Yay $60,000!! and Yay Ping-Pong!!!
I think every post should have a picture of the adorable Master S. *Especially* once he starts chewing on his feet; I love it when kids do that!
So 60K, awesome! Ping pong, taken care of. How is it decide what projects get the rest of the money? Thanks!
@Vanessa: My whim.
Just kidding. Projects close to expiring, or less traditionally “glamorous” projects (air purifiers, that sort of thing), will get priority.
7 projects with less than $100 to go!! Lets finish off some more. http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=23248
Awesome! I love tracking everything and am really excited to see how the money will help. Thank you Sarah!
For those still looking for a project to get behind, I respectfully submit the following:
Capitalizing On Learning Is A Sturdy Process – $655
A math classroom with rickty, cobbled together tables. She just wants some sturdy folding tables so her students can write on a stable surface. Tales aren’t too much to ask for, right?
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=298135&challengeid=23248
and
Can You Picture This? $1,049 and 20 days to go…
A teacher with military children who sponsors a Deployment Club. She’s trying to help these kids cope with their parents’ service overseas by giving them a means to document what’s going in their lives and emailing photos to their parents. For their parents, it gives them a reminder of what they have waiting for them back at home.
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=285274&challengeid=23248
Please help me bring the awesome to these great projects!
This Shakespeare one only needs $99! The bard calls!
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=306940&challengeid=23248
Less than $400 till the Reach For the Stars project is funded:
http://tinyurl.com/yjz2bnu
You got to give props to kids who CHOOSE to take an aerospace class in 6th grade!