UnPlug for Charity
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I want to give up social media from Thanksgiving Eve to New Years Eve for charity.
Here's how it would work - I would not check or post on *any* social media (no Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram, no Google+, no Tumblr, no Pinterest, which I don't check anyway, etc) for those 35 days and for every day that I am not "plugged in", I would ask that people pledge an amount to two worthy causes: Friends of Camp Little Notch and Col. Albert Pawling Memorial Statue Project. All donations will be evenly split between the two.
Camp Little Notch is a former Girl Scout camp in the Adirondacks which is now run by many of its former campers to serve today's youth on the eastern side of Lake George.
The Pawling Statue Project is a local endeavor that is partially being spearheaded by my brother Adam to erect a statue of Troy's first mayor, Albert Pawling, at the intersection of Pawling Avenue and Congress Street.
I will have my co-workers, family, and friends keep me in check to make sure I'm following through - and make sure I'm not "cheating".
If I do fall off the wagon, I pledge $25 per day that I cheat.
My overall goal would be to raise at least $1,000 in those 35 days. I would need at least 29 people to pledge $1 per day (or $35 total) to reach that goal.
The way I see it, this will be a win no matter what: some local causes will get some extra money, I will finally have extra time to write (both for work and for my own projects) and you'll get a break from my random posts for a few weeks.
Since there was some interest in having pledges earmarked for me actually being able to go back online during that time, I will set up a separate GoFundMe for that in which for every $100 donated, I will go online for a day. (that site can be found here: gofundme.com/PlugBackInCharity )
I bet you're wondering why I'm doing this, huh? Well, I like to do weird things ( ie climbing down 18 stories in a Spider Man suit). Along with that, I also feel that I spend *way* too much time on social media and I'm curious to see what I could do with that time - maybe finish a book? Maybe do an awesome project at work? Maybe I'll finally get to the dishes before my boyfriend.
As someone who is always on social media - this is *not* going to be easy. But I want to see if I can do it and I figured I might as well do it for a good cause.
So, friends, what do you say? Do I have 29 people who will donate $35? Or maybe 66 people who will donate $15?
Feel free to also check out the gofundme site which allows me to go back online: gofundme.com/PlugBackInCharity.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this charitable endeavor. Now, excuse me as I go into social media withdrawal....
Your friendly neighborhood,
Danielle
Here's how it would work - I would not check or post on *any* social media (no Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram, no Google+, no Tumblr, no Pinterest, which I don't check anyway, etc) for those 35 days and for every day that I am not "plugged in", I would ask that people pledge an amount to two worthy causes: Friends of Camp Little Notch and Col. Albert Pawling Memorial Statue Project. All donations will be evenly split between the two.
Camp Little Notch is a former Girl Scout camp in the Adirondacks which is now run by many of its former campers to serve today's youth on the eastern side of Lake George.
The Pawling Statue Project is a local endeavor that is partially being spearheaded by my brother Adam to erect a statue of Troy's first mayor, Albert Pawling, at the intersection of Pawling Avenue and Congress Street.
I will have my co-workers, family, and friends keep me in check to make sure I'm following through - and make sure I'm not "cheating".
If I do fall off the wagon, I pledge $25 per day that I cheat.
My overall goal would be to raise at least $1,000 in those 35 days. I would need at least 29 people to pledge $1 per day (or $35 total) to reach that goal.
The way I see it, this will be a win no matter what: some local causes will get some extra money, I will finally have extra time to write (both for work and for my own projects) and you'll get a break from my random posts for a few weeks.
Since there was some interest in having pledges earmarked for me actually being able to go back online during that time, I will set up a separate GoFundMe for that in which for every $100 donated, I will go online for a day. (that site can be found here: gofundme.com/PlugBackInCharity )
I bet you're wondering why I'm doing this, huh? Well, I like to do weird things ( ie climbing down 18 stories in a Spider Man suit). Along with that, I also feel that I spend *way* too much time on social media and I'm curious to see what I could do with that time - maybe finish a book? Maybe do an awesome project at work? Maybe I'll finally get to the dishes before my boyfriend.
As someone who is always on social media - this is *not* going to be easy. But I want to see if I can do it and I figured I might as well do it for a good cause.
So, friends, what do you say? Do I have 29 people who will donate $35? Or maybe 66 people who will donate $15?
Feel free to also check out the gofundme site which allows me to go back online: gofundme.com/PlugBackInCharity.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this charitable endeavor. Now, excuse me as I go into social media withdrawal....
Your friendly neighborhood,
Danielle
Organizer
Danielle Sanzone
Organizer
Troy, NY
