17% to goal!

Despite a big slow down (to be expected I guess), I did still receive a few other donations yesterday. I’m embarrassed to admit how often I check to see if any donations have come in! I know it’s going to take a while, that’s why I set what I think is a very realistic goal of doing this by the end of the year, but still… I was kinda hoping that the pace of the first day would keep up and I’d be done in little over a week! Aaaahhhhh, back to reality.

I do want to take a moment to thank a few more of the superstars who made a contribution. If you don’t see your name, just be patient, trying to spread them out!

Teryl Magee – Teryl is a STAR in every sense of the word. She has been spotlighted on the DEN website and is the blog chair for the Tennessee leadership council. Her class is currently participating in an online math collaborative along with Martha Thornburgh in Washington. Ordinarily I’d never say something like this, but since she was generous enough to make a donation…. Go Vols! (Now I need to go gargle)
Amy Vejraska – Amy mentioned in an email that she also volunteers her time to Habitat for Humanity too, so a double heaping helping of thanks goes out to her! She’s a fledgling blogger, and her blog DoUCWhatIC is already generating some conversation. Stop by and leave a comment of your own!
Matthew Smith – I have no idea how Matthew and I are connected, besides that we follow each other on Twitter and that he was generous enough to contribute to the campaign! After some searching, I found his blog, Bogosity, and was surprised to find it revolved largely around religious themes! I’m a proud card carrying old testament tribe member, but I have to admit his soul searching posts really hit me. Well worth a visit, but don’t plan on just scanning through the posts. You’ll probably be there for a while.
Charlene Chausis – Charlene is a good friend from my neck of the woods. She’s a STAR and a blogger who writes primarily at Educating Educators. She also happens to be my go-to-expert when it comes to Moodle. If you want to find some really fantastic resources, look no farther than her list of presentations and workshops (check out the diversity there) and the staff development page she keeps up for Stevenson High School.

Major thanks to these four for making a contribution! We aren’t done yet tho, more links coming tomorrow! Will YOUR name be listed there? It’s easy to make that happen! Just click on the “ChipIn” link in the badge in the upper right corner of this blog and make a donation. No amount is too high or too low! Every little bit helps.