Achievement Unlocked, Again

January 1, 2013 3:31 PM

Speaking of love, as a quick followup to this post about this year's MefightClub donation drive for the Child's Play charity, we've wrapped it up with a total of $5500 dollars donated, beating last year's total and easily surpassing our goal.

Big hugs to everyone who donated to the group pool, to everyone who donated independently, thanks to frognuts for kicking off this year's drive, and special thanks to our noodley inspiration, herrdoktor, for rallying the troops. I'm enormously proud of the community we have at MFC. The spirit of rotato lives on.

posted by stavrosthewonderchicken to MetaFilter-Related at 3:31 PM (22 comments total)

Congratulations, the children! And good work, y'all!
posted by griphus at 3:34 PM on January 1

Wow. Go, MeFightClubbers!
posted by rtha at 3:41 PM on January 1

Well done! That's a hell of an achievement.
posted by arcticseal at 3:48 PM on January 1

Yay!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:14 PM on January 1

Whoa, way to go everyone!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:30 PM on January 1

I was soo glad to see that the noodly push that herrdoktor spearheaded really made a huge difference. What a great thing, makes me happy. Thanks MeFighters for being swell people!
posted by gemmy at 4:32 PM on January 1

That's awesome, stav. Congrats! Truly the "good fight".
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (staff) at 4:54 PM on January 1

That's really impressive. Good work!
posted by Burhanistan at 5:16 PM on January 1

Well played!
posted by goshling at 5:21 PM on January 1

Good going, MeFIghters!
posted by Mister_A at 5:27 PM on January 1

Way to go MeFighters!
posted by SweetTeaAndABiscuit at 6:39 PM on January 1

*slow clap *
posted by The Whelk at 12:30 AM on January 2

So wait, you're saying Herrdoktor's noodly push put MFC pasta their goal? Thank you Herrdoktor and all the rest of you charitable people.
posted by Apoch at 4:25 AM on January 2 [1 favorite]

huzzah!
posted by Busithoth at 6:28 AM on January 2

Doesn't that just make it harder on all of us next year? Thanks a lot!
posted by absalom at 6:36 AM on January 2

Doesn't that just make it harder on all of us next year? Thanks a lot!

Someone's been dealing with public school NCLB performance metrics for too long!

In all seriousness, great job everyone!
posted by JauntyFedora at 9:26 AM on January 2

Excellent!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:41 AM on January 2

Someone's been dealing with public school NCLB performance metrics for too long!

Heh, you ain't just whistlin' Dixie.
posted by absalom at 11:06 AM on January 2

ROTATO
posted by mippy at 11:47 AM on January 2

Also: I just looked, and we're a 'corporate sponsor' again this year, and have a logo (which I whipped up in about 15 minutes and am not immensely proud of but oh well) on the front page (down at the bottom) of the Child's Play front page, which is groovy. Huzzah!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:41 PM on January 2 [2 favorites]

That is awesome. Go MFC! I love that a bunch of old farts who like to play games are now considered corporate sponsors, too. I really need to figure out a good proxy so I can start hanging out there while I'm at work again... I miss you folks!
posted by Grither at 6:13 AM on January 3

what the fuck is a rotato?
posted by toomuchpete at 12:06 PM on January 3 [3 favorites]