Closing in on The DV Challenge Holiday Charity Challenge!

With just under 10 days to go before the start of the DV Challenge charity event, it's time to start raising the donation fund.

To donate to the charity pool, simply decide how much you'd like to kick in, and Paypal it to me at softserveinc@hotmail.com

I'll be keeping a running track of the donations, as well as listing those who helped build the charity fund right here.

When the winner of DVC11 is chosen, he or she will get to donate the entire charity pool, in their name, to the charity of their choice. What a great holiday gift to be able to give!

Not only that, the winner of DVC11 also gets a holiday shopping spree at www.dvestore.com courtesy of Guy Cochran and dvestore.com!

If when sending a charity donation, you could give me a quick email at the same time, it would be much appreciated!

DVC4 raised $525 thanks to these kind people:
http://thedvchallenge.blogspot.com/search/label/DVC4%20-%20Charity%20Edition

And DVC7 raise $700!
http://thedvchallenge.blogspot.com/search/label/DVC7%20-%20Charity%20Edition

Let's see what we can do this year!

I'll start off by kicking in the balance of my Paypal account!

DVC11 Charity event donators list:

Josh Chesarek
Kris Holodak
Mike Teutsch
Anonymous (but you know who you are!)
Chris Barcellos
Meryem Ersoz
Lorinda Norton
Dylan Couper
Edward Slonaker
Robert Martens
Bill Gardner
Kevin Randolph
Randall Allen
Dick Mays
Michael Wisniewski
Philip Gioja
Mugurel Dragusin
Jim Montgomery
Fredrik Larsson
Paul Firth
Philip Boyer
Benjamin Durin
Michael Nistler
Bradley Marlow
Hugh DiMauro (and crew)

do you want us to email the paypal address or the dvchallenge@gmail address when sending the money to softserveinc@hotmail.com?

Actually, you can just post it in this thread!


softserveinc@hotmail.com is the only one to Paypal money to though.

You know you want to.

All the cool kids are doing it.

And then if you don't actually finish your movie you can still feel like a winner.

Smile,
Kris

Oh, and yes, I just sent mine in.

Donated. I will shoot my self if I don't complete this challenge...

Updated!

Wow $300 in the first day!

Took me long enough, but I got my donation sent in. Should arrive presently.

Dylan,

Donation sent - I guess there's no excuses now for not getting my entry in.

Kevin

Its not much...but its what I can do right now. Now if I can just get an entry in.....

Updated!
Wow, up to $475 and the challenge hasn't even started yet!
Pretty good testament to the quality of the people on the forum!

Incoming

Jim

Updated again!


Thanks everyone! We've already beaten the DVC4 total, and are pretty close to beating the DVC7 total!

I just bumped us a little closer to the DVC7 total.

Wow, with the last update...

We have beaten last year's record of $739!

Fantastic, and there is still 2 weeks to go before the challenge wraps up!

Thanks everyone!

Wow, updated again to

$811!!!

Fantastic!

Wow, updated again to

$811!!!

Fantastic!

I hope that this amount will grow even more before the challenge ends! Remember, you can always add more, as I probably will!

This being said, I would like to make a recommendation to all involved and especially to the ultimate winner.

I won last year with a short movie that received much praise and many calls for it to be a PSA for the Alzheimer's association. Not only was the money donated to them, but the movie was offered to them as well. Although I sincerely support their work, the amount we can contribute is minuscule compared to what they receive on a daily basis from many people. The reply from them to our contribution was a simple form letter. This was a disappointment to me and our group, especially since a friend and contact of mine was a past president of the chapter that the money was donated to.

The first Christmas Challenge was won by our dear friend Lorinda Norton and she donated it to a local children's home. They were very appreciative of the money and it was a delight to know what they could accomplish with our small donation. I would like to suggest that the eventual winner of this Challenge donate the money to one of the small organizations in their local area. Not only will it be more appreciated, but it will make a bigger impact in the long run.

I will try to win again! :) But, if I don't I do suggest that the eventual winner look for some small local group that could REALLY benefit from our Challenge.

Mike

Just a reminder to those who have been waiting for a good time to donate to the charity challenge fund... the contest is over on Sunday, so you only have the remainder of the week to donate!

And the final total...


$861!!!


Thank you everyone!

That rocks :) Good going everyone!