DU CHALLENGE! I will personally donate $5 to Feeding America for each person who donates.

[Skinner]

UPDATE: This challenge is done. But there is still time to donate to feed the hungry. Our virtual food drive ends at midnight tonight!

Goal increased to $17,000!

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There isn't much time left, so we're pulling out all the stops. Procrastinators, now is the time to donate! We have less than $1,900 to go to reach our (new) goal of $15,000. To provide an extra incentive to give, I will personally donate $5 to Feeding America for each person who donates between now and midnight December 31, 2010.

- So if you donate $100, I'll kick in an extra $5.

- And if you donate $50, I'll donate $5 -- a 10% increase to $55.

- Even if you only donate $5, I'll double it to $10!

- You could even donate less, and I'll still add $5 to your gift.

My maximum donation: $250 for 50 people.

No matter how much or how little you donate, you can participate in this challenge. C'mon! We need 50 people! I want to make the full $250 donation to feed the hungry! Click here to donate:

http://help.feedingamerica.org/goto/du

And dont forget to kick and recommend this thread so more people will see it.

Skinner
DU Admin

Happy New Year!

(Total donations at the beginning of this challenge: 204)

[Lucinda]

1. Can't donate but I can kick :)

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. DOnated the first day

but I will kick for this.

[Hugin]

3. Feed the hungry, Skinner!

:thumbsup:

[proud patriot]

4. KICK

:-)

[tammywammy]

5. Done.

K&R

[FSogol]

6. Done. K&R. n/t

[gateley]

7. Okay, Skinner, put your money where your mouth is. I'm on may way to give

my last $5.00

Thank you for doing this!!

[wryter2000]

8. K&R

:applause:

[kas125]

9. Okay, I just cost you five bucks!

[closeupready]

10. Wow! Can't resist that - I'm in.

K&R

[Lisa0825]

11. I'm in! I had to wait until payday, and it's tomorrow, so I can finally donate! nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

12. Kicking and recommending (and donating again...). n/t

[leveymg]

13. That's gonna cost ya another $5, buddy!

Donating.

[ZombieHorde]

14. I gave a few bucks. K&R

[w8liftinglady]

15. kicked and donated

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Done!

[rocktivity]

17. Since DU has gratefully accepted the $5 I've donated to them on more than one occasion

Why not?

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Old Codger]

18. Donated yesterday N/T

[NoPasaran]

19. Okay, okay!

[tomm2thumbs]

20. Just like you Skinner

whatta nice guy - done and K&R

[Skinner]

21. Right now I owe $75.

Thanks to 15 generous DUers.

This is your chance to make me pay! Let's get 35 more people!

[hfojvt]

24. up to 91% now only $1350 to go

[jillan]

22. They were on my list of year end donations.

Done!

[LeftishBrit]

23. k&r

[Tindalos]

25. K&R

:kick:

[greytdemocrat]

26. Done and Kicked. n/t

[Mira]

27. Done. Kicked.

[mopinko]

28. ok, got my donation straightened out.

c'mon peeps, lets go.

[Skinner]

29. Now I owe $115!

Thanks to 23 DUers.

Total Number of Gifts: 227
Total Value of Gifts: $14,278.29

[awoke_in_2003]

42. ...

"Total Number of Gifts: 227
Total Value of Gifts: $14,278.29"

Wow, there are some good people here.

[handmade34]

30. gave again

so we could get another $5.00... let's go!!!

[piratefish08]

31. I just kicked in. Pay up!

[piratefish08]

32. crap - I clicked the wrong donate button Skinner.

My email receipt says "Donation Form: General Online Giving"


I don't think DU was credited for it.......

[rasputin1952]

33. Kick...

:kick:

[rasputin1952]

34. Way to go!

and if you want some fun, read the conservative messages in the Guestbook. :eyes:

[ornotna]

35. Done and kicked

pay up

[Betsy Ross]

36. K&R n/t

[myrna minx]

37. I just donated. K&R

Thanks for doing this. :hi:

[sledgehammer]

38. K & R & Done! Thanks for the encouragement! n/t

[MA Mom]

39. I'm proud to be a member of this community.

Thanks, Skinner.

[lonestarnot]

40. Throw in your $5, I already donated my $50!

[madmax]

41. K & R

[pinboy3niner]

43. K&R

[Motown_Johnny]

44. done, I just can't resist multipliers

[westerebus]

45. They are good to go.

That's another $5 you owe.

[Skinner]

46. I owe $170!

That's 34 donations!

Total Number of Gifts: 238
Total Value of Gifts: $14,553.29

[The Straight Story]

51. BTW - thanks for doing this. Makes me proud to be a member here

If you ever make it out to Ohio, I owe you a beer :)

[pinboy3niner]

47. Another $5 from Skinner

I donate to my local food bank/resource center, which is not affiliated with Feed America, but decided to make a matching gift to FA as well.

The thermometer is very near goal, now. It should be over the top soon!

[lonestarnot]

48. Skinner gona be broke! K & R!

Throw in some coats too! It's cold tonight.

[former9thward]

49. Done. Good cause.

[The Straight Story]

50. Done, I could only do $5 (I don't keep much on my debit card)

I wish it were more, and planned on doing 20 this week but a few things came up :(

[Lisa0825]

52. kick

[tpsbmam]

53. Awwww, very cool Skinner. Already donated all I can but here's a K&R & a

big thank you hug!

:grouphug: :fistbump: :yourock: :loveya: :kick:

[sense]

54. Done!

Thanks for the challenge.

[handmade34]

55. rec, again

[onestepforward]

56. Done! Thanks Skinner! n/t

[bluestate10]

57. I have contributed twice, BUT, done again. Throw in the $5. :-) nt.

[NYC_SKP]

58. Done. And Kicked. And Recommended. And there are some great DU names on that list...

Classic.

Thanks to all!

:kick:

[SaveAmerica]

59. How can we tell how much is left? Is the goal reached by now?

[BobTheSubgenius]

60. You are a nice man, Skinner! n\t

[NRaleighLiberal]

61. We did it! Well done, all. n/t

[Hissyspit]

64. Wow.

How cool is this?

[ncrainbowgrrl]

62. kick

:kick:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. WE DID IT!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Lisa0825]

65. I'd love to see the percentage go up even further before the

donation is official... How about 110% peeps! :-)

[pinboy3niner]

66. Oops--I think they need a new thermometer! :)

:woohoo:

[Skinner]

71. Done!

I nudged the goal up to $16K.

[dballance]

67. Just Dontated

[handmade34]

68. Yes, WE Can!!!

[Skinner]

69. Now I owe $225! Only 5 more matching gifts left! Donate now!

Total Number of Gifts: 249
Total Value of Gifts: $15,513.29

[terrya]

70. Done. Cough up another $5, Skinner. K&R

This is a terrific thing you're doing.

Happy New Year to you and your family.

[Patsy Stone]

72. Done!

Happy New Year! :toast:

[siligut]

73. Did I get in under the line?

Oops there went the champagne money . . . j/k, about the champagne I mean.

[Skinner]

74. Yes!

Only two matching gifts left.

[spooky3]

75. donated previously but I'll give this a kick

[TBF]

76. Morning kick -

:kick:

[Cetacea]

77. K&R

Nice work. Have a Happy New Year!

[Skinner]

78. CHALLENGE DONE! 50 donations -- I owe $250!

Total Number of Gifts: 256
Total Value of Gifts: $15,738.29

There is still time to donate to feed the hungry. Our virtual food drive ends at midnight tonight! New goal: $17,000!

[pinboy3niner]

79. Kick

[Richlu]

80. I'm another one

Just donated to be one of your 50--or an extra if you're already there!

[blondeatlast]

81. Happy to help, and thank you, Skinner! nt

[I Have A Dream]

82. Donated. nt

[Lisa0825]

83. kick

[trueblue2007]

84. I donated $5.00 yesterday. Sorry,,,, it was all I could give. Gave $5.00 to DU also

[avaistheone1]

85. .

[avaistheone1]

86. This was my first chance to kick in a couple of bucks on this drive.

Sorry I missed out on the matching $$ though.

Congrats to Skinner and DU for generating support for this great cause.



:kick:


k&r

[cayanne]

87. With all due respect Skinner

Too many people in my small rural community here in northern Idaho are in dire need. They needed 900 turkeys in Bonner County and that did not include the 50 turkeys for Thanksgiving (the most ever) in my neck of the county which has it's own food bank. The majority of people moving here are rich Republican retirees and they do not donate appropriately as they should.

I donate locally and help our friends and neighbors.

[Skinner]

88. I just paid up!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the DU Challenge. There is still time to donate before the end of the virtual donation drive.

Total Number of Gifts: 264
Total Value of Gifts: $16,138.29

We did $10,000. Then we did $15,000. Can we get to $17,000?

[Lisa0825]

89. kick

[TBF]

90. Kick -

:kick:

[nadinbrzezinski]

91. kick

[Contrary1]

92. $680. and 32 minutes to go...

Let's go out loud!