TN Fall Contest: Breaking News
I just received an email from Charles at Donors Choose with the header “Claire Danes’ manager just called…”
And he and Claire love your challenge. Claire will be sending you a signed DVD complete set of My So Called Life, which is coming out next month and which you can give away as a prize. Claire will also be giving $5,000 to projects on your challenge page if the TN community makes it to the $50,000 mark. Crazy!
YOU GUYS. NO WORDS. AWESOMENESS BLOCKING NEURAL PATHWAYS.
…Okay, I’m good. So, to review: $35,000 is our initial goal. $40,000 gets you the tomato dance. Every dollar over $40,000, I match to $50,000, so that’s really only another 5K. And then Claire Danes, who already did a pretty rad DC challenge of her own back in the day, will kick in another 5K. So that would mean we raised $55,000.
Looks like Claire Danes doesn’t fuck around either. I feel that.
You amazing, crazy people have raised…hold on, let me just refresh the page here…75 percent of the initial goal. Three quarters of the 35K, in less than two days. I don’t want to put any pressure on you guys, but I feel pretty good about your chances.
Other administrative notes
Having problems donating? Not getting your receipt emailed? Drop Zach Walker a line: zach at donorschoose dot org. He’s happy to help.
And if someone could repost the NY/00000 zip code trick in the comments for our Canadian/overseas friends, I’d appreciate it.
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Geez! You guys are FAST! I kept trying to donate to the few remaining projects and the page would tell me I was only allowed to donate $0. And I was thinking I was a technical doofus because I couldn’t figure out how to change the amount–but it was because ALL OF YOU had beat me to it and fully funded the project. Rock on everyone!
Wow. We’re at 87%. I have no words. This is awesome. I’m so glad I got to be a part of this! My tiny donation made a difference!
I’d nominate the project called Fish! Real Live Fish!! Help!
If it doesn’t get added to the TN roster, I’ll make my own challenge.
88%!
I’ve always liked Claire Danes because she looks almost exactly like my best (male…but pretty!) friend growing up, just with long hair. I’m kind of glad to have an additional reason to now, since the above one makes it sound like I think she’s mannish, and I don’t. Just…handsome.
Seriously though, yay Sars, yay Claire, yay me and my miniscule contribution, yay the kids and yay their teachers. All right then.
More than $30K in less than two days, from nearly 450 donors. I knew we rocked, but this is Gibraltar-level rockin’. Absolutely stunning.
I’d like to nominate [url=http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=89883&zone=411]this project[/url] for once we go over the top — it needs a lotta dough, and it’s not flashy, but it helps teachers get around the frickin’-frackin’ bureaucracy, which I think we can all appreciate.
90%
whoo!
Sorry about messing up the link above — please don’t hold my cyberdoofishness against the project. It’s called “Quality Copies for Quality Kids.”
I just donated! I can’t wait for the tomato suit!
Signed “My So-Called Life” DVDs? Best. Prize. Ever.
The $5k is awesome too :-)
Wow. Between this and my self-induced “My So-Called Life” marathon this week, I am completely convinced that Claire Danes is my new favorite person ever.
Also, holy Jesus, 97%!!! TN readers rock!