Three months ago I learned about the Kickstarter Website, and I used it to set up a project to raise money for the Skills Training Center in Zimbabwe. The goal was to raise $10,000 in ninety days. Kickstarter's rules are very specific. If the money isn't raised within the allotted time, the project dies. Any money donated to it is refunded to the donors. Well, some friends gave nice donations at the start, but then the project stalled, and it looked dead in the water by the start of this week. As of yesterday morning, only 4 days were left with still over $9000 away from the goal. Then, out of the blue, the Craziest, Coolest, Christmas Contest was born, and I launched it yesterday morning. I don't know how it's going to end, but the results yesterday were amazing. My report for the day tells the story:
Report on DAY FOUR COUNTDOWN !!!
Wow! Day Four in the countdown to the end of the Craziest, Coolest, Christmas Project is winding down to its closing minutes, and we have a miracle in process! We have had over twenty new donors to the project today, and the total gift contribution is now over $2000.00. Wow, Wow, Wow!!!
Of course, we still have a ways to go in our final three days, but with a full 24 hours of Day Three of the countdown in front of us, anything is possible! A thousand "Thank yous," to everyone who has given. I'll report again at the end of the Day Three countdown.
