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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: KickTheBobo on November 30, 2007, 10:58:30 AM
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Heya FOTs!
There's been alot of press recently about the One Laptop Per Child program, and I was thinking that maybe some of us FOTs could pool our $ to donate one. I figure that we have enough kind folks here that if we all kick in $5 or $10, we can raise the $200 in no time.
You can read about the program here: http://laptopgiving.org
I just added friendsoftomlaptop@gmail.com to PayPal, and am gonna start off with donating a twenty, so there's only $180 more to go!
Please Note: If you are thinking about donating, PLEASE check this thread before doing so, because I will be constantly updating it with our progress, so that we don't exceed our goal. Well, I guess I could just send any extra to another charity or something.
anywhoo, I hope you guys think this is a good idea and wanna participate.
and no, I am not going to take your money and blow it on an 8-Ball of Newbridge White Flake. Those days are behind me.
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I will match your $20, KTB. Take that, Steve from Boerum Hill.
I'll send the money later tonight.
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I will match your $20, KTB. Take that, Steve from Boerum Hill.
I'll send the money later tonight.
you got a new nickname "Filth-antropist Laurie"!
really though...thank you.
$160 to go!
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Make that $140.
No toilet-site browsing allowed, though, right?
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I'm emailing food and medicine to some African children right now.
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Make that $140.
No toilet-site browsing allowed, though, right?
Way to go, TL!
$140 to go.
(http://kickthebobo.com//fot_world.jpg)
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If I give $10 will I be able to provide a child with a leaf filled with poo?
(But really, I'll give $10 when I get home tonight...)
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If I give $10 will I be able to provide a child with a leaf filled with poo?
(But really, I'll give $10 when I get home tonight...)
that brings us to $110 (a certain "Rob" just threw a twenty in)
thanx Erica & Rob.
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Not the charity I would have chosen, but what the fuck. My twenty bucks have been tossed in the pot.
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Not the charity I would have chosen, but what the fuck. My twenty bucks have been tossed in the pot.
Thanks Sarah!
$90 to go.
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Make that $70.
Who is going to be the child as in "also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution"? I vote El Goodo, so he can check his Hotmail account. I would say young Petey, but he'd pawn it for guns and hookers.
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Make that $70.
Who is going to be the child as in "also receive one for the child in your life in recognition of your contribution"? I vote El Goodo, so he can check his Hotmail account. I would say young Petey, but he'd pawn it for guns and hookers.
Muy Bueno, Senorcorazon!
Yes, there is right now a 'Buy one/ donate one' campaign where you pay $400 and you get one laptop and one gets donated. There is also a "just donate a laptop" option, which is what we are doing.
$70 to go. BooYaa!
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I threw in twenty, hoss.
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I threw in twenty, hoss.
Clap Your Hands Say Dorvid, you are a class act.
Erika from Baltimore gets a gold sticky star too.
$40 more till we reach our goal.
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bumped so it stays on the front page.
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Get ready to meet my $20 donation.
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Get ready to meet my $20 donation.
awesome!
you can totally picture the kid in the back all like
"c'mon, I can't what snarky remarks Perez has written on that mugshot of Mary-Kate. Move over!"
(http://kickthebobo.com//social-slide01.jpg)
$20 to go.
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WE ARE THE WORLD
WE ARE THE CHILDREN
+$20!
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WE ARE THE WORLD
WE ARE THE CHILDREN
+$20!
Crimestick, way to Philathropize! you made us reach our goal!
(http://kickthebobo.com//olpc_done.jpg)
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woohoo.
(http://kickthebobo.com//fireworks.jpg)
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We did it!
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(http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/lucyyoung/2007/07/31/all-thumbs-up.jpg)
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Awesome job making this happen.
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Shit, always late to the party. :(((
I've been seriously thinking of doing the "Give One, Get One" thing for $400. That looks like a pretty sweet, hackable little machine.