Save The Day: April 13
5:30 PM update
Lean into it, y’all: $85,974, and Vanessa has a lot of cool stuff going on (scroll down) if you can help her Giving Page out.
9 AM update
$84,797 — 85K is nigh. I believe we have another match to look forward to…but it’s not ’til 125K. Month’s nearly half over. Let’s make serious headway today. Otherwise, I’ll have to threaten to sing on TV, and believe me, nooooooobody wants that.
In the meantime, reader Vanessa Y. has a handful of mini-prizes for you! Read on:
Please help support some of YOUR favorite things in the My Favorite Tomatoes Giving Page! All of these projects are from high-need, under-supported areas with students and teachers ready to make a difference. Like Mr. V trying to instill environmentalism AND community service in his students, or Mrs. R helping her students to learn English and to read.
Show them some love and get some love yourself! By donating to the My Favorite Tomatoes Giving Page, you are are eligible to get 1 of 4 $25 gift cards to either Crate & Barrel, Best Buy, Gap or Build-a-Bear (all companies that have supported DonorsChoose.org in the past). Also, for every project fully funded, a $10 bonus gift card to Starbucks will also be given to a donor to the Page. Looking to get you finished, project ending in 28 days.
Keep after it, Nation. Save this day.
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I will be heading over to “My Favorite Tomatoes Giving Page” today to see what needs some help…
Also for every one of the projects highlighted today on my blog that is completed today a $10 will be made to the contest!!!
http://tomatohelper.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/save-the-day-april-13/
They are projects with matching offers with under $200 left to go, and we know how fast matching offers can disappear and then the amount needed to fund the project is much higher!!! Let’s fund them while the amount is low! If these 10 are funded I will add more, up to 20 projects today, or a $200 donation, if all are funded!!
Fire! Fire! GP – 2 projects expire in 10 hrs ALSO 8 projects from $27-52 expire in days. Check these out & please help if you can!!
Pets4Kids GP changed from SPECIAL NEEDS to MUSIC & THE ARTS <$100.
Thanks to the sortability of the lovely Amanda’s spreadsheet, I am making it my goal to donate to a project in every state, plus DC (and any territory found on the spreadsheet)
Vanessa Y – Do we need to forward you receipts to be eligible for one of your prizes?
@GracieGirl Nope, I get notification for every donation that is made to the page. Thank you so much for your help!
@Vanessa – My pleasure!
Vanessa, I kicked in a small amount (all I could with the tax man calling) towards the Flip video camera project. Hopefully we can get it funded before the 28 days is up!
There is still plenty of time to donate for today’s mini prizes. Your chances are really good at winning a mini prizes especially if any of these projects get funded!
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=161025
@Sarah, Thank you so much for your help! I am original from Fresno where the flip camera project is based. This particular school is in a high needs area and a magnate for technology. This particular project would utilize their specialty to help bring awareness to a variety of community issues. You’re helping to create a new generation of community leaders! Thank you so much!
Thank you to everyone that has supported my Giving Page today. You have made the people and the places nearest and dearest to me better. I cannot not thank you enough!
FIRE! FIRE! GP – For the west coast TN supporters & the night owls across the country…take a look at the FIRE! FIRE! GP for projects that are expiring in the coming days. We need your help to save each of these projects! We saved 3 that were expiring today but more to come! Thank you!