Buck-a-Hit Day tally: $4,401.50
Our fifth annual Buck-a-Hit Day was successful. We were shooting for $4,000, and we reached $4,401.50 before the day ended. Many thanks to our generous readers, and to the special friends of this blog, Greg M. and Mr. Fearless, who along with us are matching the gifts of others. After some diligent ciphering, the final breakdown of gifts from all sources is as follows:
| Charity | Gifts | Oregon Food Bank | $2,565.00 |
| Sisters of the Road Cafe | 653.00 |
| Children's Heart Foundation, Oregon Chapter | 491.00 |
| Human Solutions | 442.50 |
| Charity to be named by winner of comment contest | 250.00 |
| TOTAL | $4,401.50 |
Next we've got that comment contest poll to get going on. Meanwhile, if you missed the boat on our day of giving, nothing's stopping you from heading over to the charities' own sites and making a gift:
Children's Heart Foundation, Oregon Chapter
Human Solutions
Oregon Food Bank
Thanks to everyone who visited, donated, or commented here yesterday. We couldn't do this nearly as well without you.
UPDATE, 12/19, 3:50 p.m.: Bonuses! Here.
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Comments (1)
Jack, it would be great to have you post the totals (year by year) from all of the previous Buck-a-Hit days so we can see how this charitable project has grown. I had to do a little digging, but it looks like we beat last year's total by ~$900 or 25 percent.
Happy Holidays!
Posted by Gerry Van Zandt | December 19, 2007 9:43 AM