Child's Play charity - smugmug will match!

***onethumb*** · Nov-14-2005, 02:46 PM

Hi all,

Sorta like we did with Hurricane Katrina, smugmug will be matching donations by our users to Child's Play, one of the finest charities I know of.

You can find details on my blog. You *MUST* include your smugmug URL in the email to us so we can properly match your donation.

Please post questions, comments, etc in this thread. I'll post periodic updates.

Don

***Andy*** · Nov-14-2005, 02:52 PM

In. And matched by smugmug?

very cool, Don.

I like that their costs are low and that the money goes directly to the hospitals.

Ben · Nov-14-2005, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by andy

In. And matched by smugmug?

very cool, Don.

I like that their costs are low and that the money goes directly to the hospitals.

Just as a followup to what Don posted, we are planning to head to the Children's Hospital in Oakland to see if we can to get some great photos of the toys and the kids to really show the impact this charity is having.

Take a look at the map and if you happen to live near a Hospital and want to give of some of your time as well as your money (or if your budget is tight this year and you still want to help out), please fire me an email with details on the Hospital you want to photograph.

We don't yet know if this is feasible/something they want... but we are going to ask them and then we will pass along details. I would rather not have people flood their inbox and/or the hospitals' inboxes... which is why I want to coordinate things from our end.

This is well worth getting involved in... you should read some of the letters on their page.

***onethumb*** · Nov-14-2005, 03:35 PM

Wow, off to a great start! We're at $500 contributed so far. We'll pass our goal in no time at this rate.

Keep it up!

Don

***onethumb*** · Nov-16-2005, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by onethumb

Wow, off to a great start! We're at $500 contributed so far. We'll pass our goal in no time at this rate.

Keep it up!

Don

We're up to nearly $700 now, and we made Penny Arcade's news post today. All eyes are on us!

This is about the most worthy cause I can think of - sick kids need our help. So give generously if you're able.

Thanks,

Don

DJ-S1 · Nov-16-2005, 02:34 PM

Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence is wonderful, both my boys were born there. I fired off an email to see if I can convince them to get on the list. This is a cool thing!

***onethumb*** · Nov-17-2005, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onethumb

We're up to nearly $700 now, and we made Penny Arcade's news post today. All eyes are on us!

This is about the most worthy cause I can think of - sick kids need our help. So give generously if you're able.

Thanks,

Don

Woop! We're up to $1378.92 and climbing! Keep it up, everyone!

Ben, have any photographers offered to donate time to go and shoot these kids getting all their gifts?

Don

***onethumb*** · Nov-27-2005, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by onethumb

Woop! We're up to $1378.92 and climbing! Keep it up, everyone!

Ben, have any photographers offered to donate time to go and shoot these kids getting all their gifts?

Don

I've been with my wife in the hospital ourselves for the last 9 days, I'm sorry I've fallen behind on updates. (We're having twins soon, and there have been some complications. It's going well, though.)

We're up to $1605.62, and I'm going to leverage the new smugmug message system to try to pump that number up.

Thanks to everyone who's been so generous, I'm sure we'll make our goal!

Don

***onethumb*** · Dec-13-2005, 05:23 PM

My wife and I are still in the hospital, so I've been a little lax updating this thread. I'm terribly sorry about that.

But I have earned an every greater appreciation for how much this charity means to so many boys and girls stuck in boring hospitals all over the world. Please do donate if you can - they need your help.

Current total: $3391.14 and climbing!

Thanks so much, everyone!

Don

DJ-S1 · Jan-11-2006, 03:51 PM

I received a letter today from the director of the hospital I donated to. He explained that they had been short of toys this fall, but the Child's Play donations had helped them have toys and books for everyone this holiday season. Way to go Smugmug for helping us all get involved!

Honestly, I had forgotten all about the donation and I almost threw out the letter as junk mail. It was a nice surprise that brightened up this winter day. Now to fire off another email to my local hospital to try to get them into the program!

DJ-S1 · Jan-11-2006, 04:08 PM

Just checked out the website - they raised $605,000 in 2005!!!

Nov-14-2005, 02:46 PM	#1
*onethumb* SmugMug CEO & Chief Geek Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 1,203	Child's Play charity - smugmug will match! Hi all, Sorta like we did with Hurricane Katrina, smugmug will be matching donations by our users to Child's Play, one of the finest charities I know of. You can find details on my blog. You MUST include your smugmug URL in the email to us so we can properly match your donation. Please post questions, comments, etc in this thread. I'll post periodic updates. Don

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*Andy* SmugMug COO & House Pro Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 52,623	In. And matched by smugmug? very cool, Don. I like that their costs are low and that the money goes directly to the hospitals. __________________ Andy Moon River Photography • Twitter • Facebook

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Nov-14-2005, 03:35 PM	#4
*onethumb* SmugMug CEO & Chief Geek Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 1,203	Wow, off to a great start! We're at $500 contributed so far. We'll pass our goal in no time at this rate. Keep it up! Don

Nov-16-2005, 02:34 PM	#6
DJ-S1 Life is good! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newport, RI, USA Posts: 2,298	Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence is wonderful, both my boys were born there. I fired off an email to see if I can convince them to get on the list. This is a cool thing!

Dec-13-2005, 05:23 PM	#9
*onethumb* SmugMug CEO & Chief Geek Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 1,203	My wife and I are still in the hospital, so I've been a little lax updating this thread. I'm terribly sorry about that. But I have earned an every greater appreciation for how much this charity means to so many boys and girls stuck in boring hospitals all over the world. Please do donate if you can - they need your help. Current total: $3391.14 and climbing! Thanks so much, everyone! Don

Jan-11-2006, 03:51 PM	#10
DJ-S1 Life is good! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newport, RI, USA Posts: 2,298	I received a letter today from the director of the hospital I donated to. He explained that they had been short of toys this fall, but the Child's Play donations had helped them have toys and books for everyone this holiday season. Way to go Smugmug for helping us all get involved! Honestly, I had forgotten all about the donation and I almost threw out the letter as junk mail. It was a nice surprise that brightened up this winter day. Now to fire off another email to my local hospital to try to get them into the program!

Jan-11-2006, 04:08 PM	#11
DJ-S1 Life is good! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newport, RI, USA Posts: 2,298	Just checked out the website - they raised $605,000 in 2005!!!