The gift that keeps on crapping

The data have been crunched, and the results are momentous. Over 27 hours, we heard from readers in 43 states (plus DC) and 18 countries. And 320 is a nice, round number, so I'll go with that. When you tack on the matching offers from readers Liz and Stacey, it looks like Heifer is about to get $960 $1,280. [UPDATE: Reader Pamela (see comment 10) has pledged another $320. The warm and the fuzzy just got warmer and fuzzier.]

Thanks also for your words, which were voluminous and inspirational--just the thing to pull out and read when I'm staring at a blank screen and feeling like a barren fraud.

I'm still looking over Heifer's gift options, and the current front-runner is rabbits. Heifer says rabbits are good gifts for two main reasons: reproduction and poop. Seems appropriate, since those two topics tend to dominate this site's content.

Once again, thank you all very much for chiming in and making this De-Lurking Drive such a success. Because of your efforts, one lucky village will soon be ankle-deep in bunny shit. Doesn't that make you feel warm all over?

Comments

[Nikki]

Considering that our favorie phrase isn't "pitch a little woo," but rather "I love to poop and pee all day," which we use with surprising regularity, the bunnies seem more than a little apropos. Congratulations.

[schmutzie]

Yes, many congrats!

[Lora]

Thanks for letting us know which type of animal we are "helping" you to buy. Heifer is such a great organization - thanks again!

[s]

I'm WARM. I'm WARM!

[LOD]

Slight policy shift: I might also have to throw in some baby chicks, because they remind me of TwoBert's fuzzy blond head.

[Natalie]

Bunny crap and little chicks- that definitely makes my day. I DO feel warm all over. :D

[jaime]

that's so wonderful - for some reason i recently god a heifer catalog in the mail. their programs are so wonderful - i say go for a variety of creatures. whatever you chose, it's fantastic. thank you.

[Mignon]

I want to know what states were missing... mine?
I even lurked during the delurking period.

[Janet]

I'm here to thank all the judges for checking out AOGB, but technically I have to comment anyway because it's delurking week.:)

[Pamela]

Heifer will be getting another $320 from your project from this lister. Two goats, one flock of chicks, plus trees. One of my New Year's resolutions was to follow through on my good intentions. I intended to get online as soon as I got home from work at 3:30 to add a comment and raise the tally by $1. Nope. Played outside with daughter until 5:04. And yes, we're expecting to get a note from daughter's preschool about the way she pronounces "fox"...that or that her favorite movies are currently the Wizard of Oz and Nightmare Before Christmas (she turns 3 in a week and half). Frankly, we're expecting to get a lot of concerned notes from the teachers here in Hampton, VA.

[Reilly]

Congratulations on such a wonderful and generous idea. Feeling very warm and fuzzy here but does this also mean that rabbit fricasse is now on the menu?

You'll notice LOD, that there are only 11 comments. That's because we've all gone back to our caves and are lurking again.

But still here really and still reading!

Thanks again.

[Nancy]

Just FYI, Heifer will also let you donate to "where most needed" - you might want to go that way and let them pick the animals ... although I do really like that the chicks remind you of Twoberts head.