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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 …

Save The Day: April 7
April 7, 2011 – 9:11 AM | 14 Comments
Save The Day: April 7

10 PM update
$64,834 at the moment; almost 3K on the day! It’s tough to sustain that initial pace, and anecdotal evidence suggests to me that some of you still have paychecks to wait for and …

The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Hustle
October 12, 2010 – 12:24 PM | 11 Comments
The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Hustle

Some of you may not care about baseball. That’s no problem, because this isn’t really about baseball.
This is about kids feeling like somebody hears them and gives a damn. Adults feeling that way too, really …

Contest: Who’s a good little bear? You are! You are!
October 14, 2009 – 8:48 AM | 50 Comments
Contest: Who’s a good little bear? You are! You are!

The awesome: $57,269. Ahead of the pace of last year’s contest, too, which is very exciting — plus we’ve helped more than 18,000 students, and nearly 600 of you have donated, many of you several …

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 …