| fremount | Donation Derby!!!! |
    18,687 / 50,000 Joined: Oct 2, 2004
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Oct 31, 2009 - 19 36 |
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/contest/donation_derby Well y'all, in total donations we're ranked 11th, but if you take into account the number of people we have in our region, it averages out to $1.75 per person! C'mon!!! If every one of us donated only $10 we could raise nearly $12,000 for the Young Writers Program! Let's do it! Let's win the derby! Let's see HALOS!!!!! |
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21,131 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 06 22
Got my halo yesterday. :)
50,513 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 18 47
I actually didn't see this thread until just now, but I donated a few days ago! It's my first year donating, but I figured it was time to do so as I participated for the last three years. :)
Kali
----------Another new excerpt! This one is about faeries.
49,645 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 05 17
Hey Y'All,
Chris Baty and his team are giving up their respective careers to make a full time job out of giving us a fun November each year. I think it's high time we all ante'd up, so to speak.
BeaJay -- The Wordsmith Wannabe
----------BeaJay -- The WordSmith Wannabe
2006 - "The Vision of Second Samuel"
2007 - "Second Samuel's Vision Revealed"
2008 - "Perry Normel fun with Liu Syd Dreaming"
2009 - "Winning by Way of Losing"
42,047 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 18 28
Don't forget that you can get sponsored this year! Its on the front page somewhere - look for the link to http://www.gifttool.com. It will walk you through the whole thing and as long as you are in a region (which you probably are if you are reading this) any donations will be attributed to the region.
Of course I didn't find that until after I got my halo for my donation (your donation counts towards your fundraising goal as well) but I did put together a fundraising page, letter and link (which you can put on FB) and sent it out to a chunk of my address book. I will keep putting the link on FB throughout November and sending out reminders when I can. Just do yourself a favor and don't go to your page multiple times a day - it can get stressful.
If anyone needs some ideas beyond the generic (yes - it is sometimes harder to write a fundraising letter than a novel, believe me I have written many) let me know and I will do my best to help. Over the years I have helped raise more than $15K in personal donations for both breast cancer and leukemia/lupus so I have a little experience.
Just went and found the link. It is under the "Contributing when broke" page - http://www.nanowrimo.org/sponsorship.
Good luck!
Lisa
----------Liadona
aka Liadona Rau (SL)
2007 - yeah, epic fail, not even a title
2008 - "NOLA Bound"
2009 - "Her Sister's Gem
"Prince Griffin and the Dark Forest" (a children's book written in 1 day)
53,994 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 19 21
Got a halo here today (2 November); know for sure I'm not likely to be sporting one in the Hereafter (after all, I lived through the 1970s!) but wanted to have one at least once! A small PayPal moment that seems worth the effort (especially since this NaNo stuff is a hoot!)
----------S. M. Day
Cat 1: Feed me.
Cat 2: Feed me.
Cat 3: Kick out cats 1 and 2 so I can get a decent meal.
Writing in a house full of cats: priceless.
43,492 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 06 58
I donate every year... it's my grandparents's Christmas present! (They request we make donations or volunteer to a worthy cause since they really don't need anything).
Got my halo! :)
----------Whitney
***************
NaNoWriMo Virgin, 2007
10-90: The Life and Times of an American Bank Robber [50,143]
NaNoWriMo "Pro", 2008
(Untitled) [50,445]
NaNoWriMo "Master", 2009
Collective Noveling Adventure [14,769 and counting]
34,358 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 13 57
I donated last year and never got my halo! I've already donated this year and ordered a t-shirt which I haven't seen and STILL not halo! Who do I contact about this?
----------Dragon Rose
Not a day without a line- always but gently.
49,645 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 05 43
Somewhere in the FORUMS section of the site is a section for technical problems. In that section, I believe, there is a thread for things like missing halos, missing gifts, bad purchases, &c
BeaJay -- The Wordsmith Wannabe
----------BeaJay -- The WordSmith Wannabe
2006 - "The Vision of Second Samuel"
2007 - "Second Samuel's Vision Revealed"
2008 - "Perry Normel fun with Liu Syd Dreaming"
2009 - "Winning by Way of Losing"
40,179 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 16 29
gotta love all these halo's! For those of you who havent managed yet, the month is still young ;)
Jules
----------NoVA ML
2009- Witching Time
2008-Phaedra's Light
2007-Dying to be Immortal (never move and try to start a book three days later)
2006-Thistles in Spring (worst title ever)
42,047 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 16 40
WOOHOO! My parents just sponsored me for $25.00 - just about the cost of a hardback. Cool, hunh? Don't forget to do your sponsorship pages then pester the heck out of your friends and family. Only $75 more until I hit my goal. :-)
Hope everyone's writing is going well today!
Lia
----------Liadona
aka Liadona Rau (SL)
2007 - yeah, epic fail, not even a title
2008 - "NOLA Bound"
2009 - "Her Sister's Gem
"Prince Griffin and the Dark Forest" (a children's book written in 1 day)
38,175 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 20 27
Boohoo, I wish I had a credit card...I always feel so guilty when I see everyone else's halos... ;_;
----------The principal difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy is a liquid. -J.D. Salinger
18,687 / 50,000
Nov 17, 2009 - 04 59
Yay halos! :)
We're at $4.22 per person right now. A little down from our average last year.
5,356 / 50,000
Nov 17, 2009 - 13 10
I fully intend to donate. However, I don't exactly have any money right now. It all goes to gas. =[
----------Life knows no boundaries.