No, I’m not talking about that fabulous band of punk all stars, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. I’m actually trying to be cute while talking about something serious.
With the economy cratering, finding shovels and continuing to dig down, charitable donations are reaching lows unheard of even 15 or 20 years ago. And, of course, right now is when they need more and more donations to help the people hurt by the economy.
All of which brings me to DonorsChoose.org, which is, as they so eloquently put it on their website a charity “connecting you to classrooms in need.” This is an exceedingly cool site. Actual teachers from actual classrooms in high-poverty schools have specific projects they think would benefit their students and you can see how much is needed to purchase those items for which the teachers are asking.
For instance, as of last night, Mr. D. of New York, only needed a little over $650 more to purchase science lab netbooks for the critically ill students he teaches. To help, all you’d have to do is go there and make with a little clicky, clicky. It’s actually quite easy.
There are also a number of projects going that need only a couple of hundred dollars, in total, to do a lot of good. There are projects you could finish off with something as small as a $25 donation. It’s all up to you.
To sweeten the deal, I’ll match whatever any of you donate to donorschoose.org. In the comments, show me some proof that you’ve donated to the charity and I’ll go there and match it. Whaddya say? See you there?
– Richard
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