Comments on: A question for my readers https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:35:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: V https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544415 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:35:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544415 It’s difficult to donate to a charity in a distant community, however worthwhile, while we have so much poverty, and attendant illiteracy, right here. We donate to our local library.

]]> By: Barn Owl https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544414 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:39:21 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544414 I was very pleased with the DonorsChoose experience, through several ScienceBlogs, last year, and definitely plan to donate again. Recently, and quite unexpectedly, I had a small piece of creative writing accepted for publication in a certain journal. Apparently, I’ll receive some sort of payment (a cheque, to be precise) for this – not sure how much it will be, but I’m prepared to donate most or all of it to DonorsChoose projects. If you have a project, Greg, I’ll be sure to send some of it that way.

]]> By: Paul Hutch https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544413 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:47:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544413 I like DonorsChoose.org it’s a great way to have all of your donation go to supporting the classroom project plans you like.

I participated in the SciBlogs challenge two years ago (I sided with former SciBlogger John Lynch @ Stranger Fruit) but, last year the economic downturn eliminated my extra charity money so, I had to pass on the challenge. No idea if I’ll have the cash this year but if I do, I’ll donate via your challenge.

Greg you should definitely help develop a project with a local school for submitting to DonorsChoose and then promote that as one of your picks. The SciBlogs challenge was a great way for me to find worthy projects since I feel more comfortable that a project is truly worthy when an education professional has reviewed the plan.

]]> By: Mike Haubrich, FCD https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544412 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:26:05 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544412 Yes, I would. I would like to elaborate. Two years ago, before you were subsumed by the Borg, I donated $10 to a small school in Litchfield.

Donorschoose sent me a letter 4 mnths later saying that a large donor had decided to match all of the donors from the SB drive ten to one. My $10 was turned into $110.

I got the greatest album from the class of third-graders of hand drawn “Thanks” and pictures for that. It was worth more than the $10 that I had put in, by a long, long shot.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544411 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:39:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544411 Well, this is the donorschoose web site:

http://www.donorschoose.org/

And here is a famous cartoon on the topic!

http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2007/db070909.gif

]]> By: Michael Spencer https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544410 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:32:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/08/a-question-for-my-readers/#comment-544410 Gosh, Greg, it would be good to have a little background on this? I went to a similar web site, but it is not clear what is up?

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