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Hello, goons of CSPAM! Earlier this year, forums user AhhYes organized a charity drive for immigrants by goons that raised more than 20,000 dollars! Today (which is December 8, 2018, when I wrote this) I donated blood. I’m generally broke and bad with money so I often only donate between 10 and 20 dollars to charities when I can, but I routinely donate blood. And as I was doing it this time I thought, you know, why don’t we do a goon blood/plasma drive? This is the picture I took of myself when I was giving blood over the last weekend, and had this idea.  So that’s what this is going to be! Here are the rules: 1. Write on a piece of paper the following: “I donated blood for the Something Awful Forums!” Then, go donate blood/plasma, and take a picture of your arm with the piece of paper in the shot. If it’s not convenient to do it while the technicians are working (don’t get in their way!) then do it when you finish! This will be your proof of participation. You don’t have to and probably shouldn’t take a picture of yourself showing your face, but I won’t stop you if you’re a fearless goon. (If you don’t want to take a picture of yourself at all, you could take a picture of the paperwork they give you and write the message on there. Just make sure not to accidentally doxx yourself). 2. If you can’t or don’t want to donate blood, then you can substitute by making a donation to a reputable charity. There will be a list in the OP of charities known to be good, but if you want to choose another one (especially for non-American goons who want to help people in their local area) then be my guest. Just please research your charities and find one you can maximize your help by donating to! Post proof of this, generally the confirmation email, in the thread (remember to block out your email and personal information!). As a reward and incentive for participating, we will be giving those who participate a gang tag designed by the very kind ShriekingMarxist! Please say thank you to SM!  We can also give out cute Christmas avatars, but that will be optional if you prefer the avatar you have now. Sadly, I am broke, so I can’t do donation matching like AhhYes did. But if kind, well off goons would like to do donation matching,that would be super cool! I will add a list of participants to the OP as time goes on. The cutoff for participation will be December 31st, 2018. Once the new year comes around, you won’t be able to get the gang tag for participation (until maybe next year if we do it again). I’m not going to set any kind of minimum donation if you choose to go that route, but please donate in the spirit of trying to help those in need, and don’t go broke yourself to do this if you’re not well off. Let’s make the world a slightly better place, goons! Good charities to donate to: GiveWell’s list of top charities. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights RAINN These are some suggestions, but if you have alternatives in mind, please post about them so that they might be added to the OP! Please choose charities based on need and their reputation for responsible service and do your research! Prospective Avatar Options for You to Pick From:     Two goons have respectively offered to match $500 and $2000 worth of charity donations itt. Contributor list: Stefan Prodan - $100 to GiveWell Arrgytehpirate - $20 to GiveWell an actual dog - $25 to RAINN skeleton warrior - $50 to RAINN Ryuga Death - $25 to RAINN I did a thing - $25 to RAICES RandomPauI - Volunteering at a blood center to assist with donations withak - $50 to RAICES Call Your Grandma - $50 to RAICES e.e.coli - donation to RAICES Buck Wildman - blood donation jerry seinfel - $55 to GiveWell Radish - $100 to the Young Center Qu Appelle - $25 donation to RAICES Shear Modulus - $20 monthly to Save the Children gradenko_2000 - $10 to PCRF Theris - $50 to RAICES alnilam $280 to DWB/MSF, $250 to Save the Children Turmoil - $50 to DWB/MSF Ruzihm - $50 to Food Not Bombs slouch - $45 to Annunciation House Plank Walker - $50 to DWB/MSF a helpful bear - $75 to RAICES BraveUlysses - $250 to the Young Center (to own the chud) Fallen Hamprince - $35 to RAICES really queer Christmas - $50 to DWB/MSF petit choux - $100 to DWB/MSF, blood donation Ayn Randi - $50 to DWB/MSF Ytlaya - $31.20 to the Innocence Project DiscountDildos - $100 to DWB/MSF Yinlock -$25 to RAICES ajkalan - $30 to GiveWell, $50 to RAINN Nate405 - $200 to GiveWell ShriekingMarxist - $50 to RAINN, created the gang tag! Pepperoneedy - $40 to RAINN Bizarro Kanyon - $50 to the Young Center Wyatt SYN-ACK - $35 to RAICES Twoday - $20 to Givewell SgtScruffy - blood donation HugeGrossBurrito - $10 to RAINN Muscle Wizard - $24.80 to Schools for Chiapas Chard - blood donation ur in my world now - $690(nice!) to DWB/MSF Damo - $25 to RAINN Nichael - $25 to RAINN Thesaurus - $50 to the St. Francis Center runupon cracker - $25 to the Palestine Children Relief Fund Pand - blood donation rabble rabble - $100 to DWB/MSF BoredDG - blood donation metalcontempt - blood donation total for this thread is $3,471, not including conversions for foreign currencies. total for both threads + donation matching is: $14,375.71! Lightning Knight fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jan 17, 2019 |
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Stefan Prodan posted:Do we post in here to get the gang tag? There's no one else posting in here which makes me think I'm loving this up somehow??? you do post here yes! I wish more CSPAMers would post here, I made you guys a separate thread so you wouldn’t even have to go to D&D!  I will edit the OP with your name and amount contributed when I get home, thanks for participating!
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Dec 14, 2018 18:12
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Terror Sweat posted:They won't let me donate blood for another week, but I will do it then Cool! The OP is now up to date with people who have contributed and posted, we need more CSPAM participation people!
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Dec 16, 2018 01:00
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edit: I am illiterate.
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Dec 16, 2018 22:35
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an actual dog posted:Pretty sure I can't donate blood because of homophobia gently caress man I thought about this when I had this idea but I didn’t realize it would be so many of you. I’m sorry. 
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Dec 17, 2018 19:48
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Lightning Knight posted:
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Dec 19, 2018 05:22
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There have been $220 of charity donations itt so far, plus matching by outside contributors. Good job so far but also where my CSPAM peeps at? https://imgur.com/a/lkqzjw9 A kind poster has been matching all your donations btw, and I assume may continue to do so as I update the OP.
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Dec 23, 2018 15:24
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RandomPauI posted:I was already signed up to work a Red Cross blood drive shift on the 31st anyways. I can't donate and the nearest fixed site is an hour away so I go with the mobile date/location that's the most convenient for me. If you have some kind of paperwork/proof to post for this that you can edit your name/personal information off I'm willing to accept it for the purposes of the avatar/gang tag.
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Dec 23, 2018 15:35
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Please edit/state in your posts which avatar if any you want along with your gang tag, tia.
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Dec 23, 2018 16:54
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If you are currently probated and reading this thread, I will accept your submissions (and theoretically PPJ will as well) by PM, or you may send them to me at lightningknightsa@gmail.com.
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Dec 27, 2018 23:22
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FizFashizzle posted:i donated blood at work tonight but i couldn't take a picture of it If you have any of the paperwork you could take a picture of it and write something SA related on it?
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Dec 28, 2018 06:13
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Ytlaya posted:I donated to Innocence Project (you should probably add it to the OP as well; it's a really good charity that deals with helping to exonerate wrongfully convicted people). At this point in the run I'm probably not going to bother changing the list in the OP since we're so close to the end, but we've been discussing the prospect of trying for another drive in the middle of next year and I can have a more comprehensive list then. I've gotten some suggestions in between both threads and PMs and there will be more lead in next time, this little project was kind of spur of the moment.  Do you desire an avatar and/or gang tag?
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Dec 28, 2018 06:25
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Condiv posted:i'm gonna try to donate blood on the 31st, but I dunno if they'll let me If you make an appointment after the cut off but take a picture of the confirmation and toxx that you'll go then I'll accept it. You'll just have to post the paperwork once you go. "Medical deferment" will be accepted in lieu of that if you're deferred because if you're gonna lie about it then idk man it's such a petty thing lol. This goes for everyone else too btw.
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Dec 28, 2018 06:33
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DiscountDildos posted:sent some dollars to the borderless doctors Avatar and/or gang tag?
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Dec 28, 2018 06:37
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Ruzihm posted:poo poo!!!!!! i should have asked for this You didn't make the gang tag. 
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Dec 28, 2018 18:43
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Bizarro Kanyon posted:Thanks goons for helping out those in need. Having now accepted your proof and queued your avatar, I would like to point out to you that your imgur links to a picture with your actual first name on it and you may wish to take it down now.
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Dec 28, 2018 23:45
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twoday posted:You are all giving to human-based charities, I want to give something of the little I have to preserving nature I'm ok with animal-related charities as long as they're reputable, please don't give your money to PETA. A goon suggested this charity to me if you're interested in the Pacific northwest: https://www.pasadosafehaven.org/
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Dec 29, 2018 04:21
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twoday posted:I want to give money to a beekeeping charity and after doing some research I think https://beeinformed.org seems to be a pretty reputable bee-oriented charity that not only does research but also supports beekeepers. After taking beekeeping lessons I decided not to become one but I have sympathy for them I'm willing to accept this to put your name in the OP but the only person who's gotten a plat icon for this drive so far was SM and that's because he made the gang tag. It's not a thing anyone else will be getting most likely. (I got one because mod.  )Are you sure you don't want the gang tag?
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Dec 29, 2018 06:07
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You’re good!
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Dec 29, 2018 18:46
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RandomPauI posted:Blood drive update: It's being done thru an outdoor bloodmobile and it's winter. So, cold. 3 ppl so far though You should take a picture of the bus if you can avoid getting people's faces in it! Not as a proof thing, just for funsies.
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Dec 31, 2018 18:01
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Ooo, it's nice and sunny by you! I'm jealous. Thank you for giving blood, and thank you to everyone who has donated so far!
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Dec 31, 2018 18:27
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RandomPauI posted:I'm not able to donate because of potential mad cow exposure back in 1985 so I do blood services instead. I'm registering people until 2:30. Oh right, I remember! Well then you're gonna get lots of blood
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Dec 31, 2018 18:34
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ur in my world now posted:
Would you like an avatar and/or gang tag?
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Jan 2, 2019 00:49
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Nichael posted:Donated $25 to RAINN: Avatar/gang tag?
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Jan 7, 2019 06:03
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https://imgur.com/a/Iu0JtqA - donation matches from a kind goon
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Jan 17, 2019 04:15
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