Right around the corner
It's almost time for our third annual Buck-a-Hit Day. This year it will be held on Wednesday, December 14.
The drill will be similar to the one we ran the last two years: For every visit to this site between midnight and 11:59 p.m. PST that day, my family and I will donate $1 to charity. As we did last year, we'll donate up to an aggregate total of $1,250. Of each dollar donated, we'll give 40 cents to the Oregon Food Bank, 40 cents to the St. Philip Neri Parish Food Pantry, and 20 cents to Daybreak Shelter, a shelter for homeless families. And so the first 1,250 visits that day will help feed hungry people and shelter kids in Portland and Oregon.
Visits will be counted by Site Meter. If Site Meter goes down, we'll use the site statistics that my ISP provides. Obvious multiple hits by the same person within an hour of each other will be subtracted from the total.
This year, we're working on adding a new feature -- Buck-a-Hit Plus! -- whereby we'll donate an additional $250 as a match of readers' contributions to a good cause. More on that as we get closer to the date.
So be sure to come on by again on Wednesday the 14th. And tell your friends. Once again, egomania and charitable impulses will unite in a perfect synergy.
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Comments (6)
That's a great thing to do, Jack.
If I could make one suggestion, why not include links to the donation websites for those three organizations? I'm always looking for charities at this time of year, and I had not heard of St. Philip Neri Parish Food Pantry or the Daybreak Shelter. I'm sure they would be thrilled at the increase in site visitors as well.
Posted by Dave J. | December 5, 2005 4:03 PM
I don't think either of those organizations have donation pages per se. Good idea, though -- I'll look into it as I prepare for the day.
Posted by Jack Bog | December 5, 2005 4:12 PM
It's people like you Jack that keep me hopeful.
Jack Danger
Posted by jack danger | December 5, 2005 7:57 PM
want help from the loyal opposition>?
lars
Posted by lars | December 6, 2005 8:42 AM
Hey, sure, Lars, you helped us out last year, and we appreciated it. I'll try to have something appropriately inflammatory for your listeners when they get here. Maybe just a simple "happy holidays" will suffice!
8c)
Posted by Jack Bog | December 6, 2005 8:44 AM
i'll come by and click madly! once an hour, of course. ;)
I'm going to be blistering my fingers for a local (KF)charity on the 10th. it'll be RAD!
Posted by pril | December 6, 2005 1:03 PM