Let's make a difference for our schools

**Hoppy** · 08-17-2009, 04:24 PM

School starts everywhere within a month, so we need to get those classrooms ready! To help push this along I will do a mini-mini Bill Gates thing: for the first TPT donation today I will match the first $25 of it. So you can make your $25 donation worth double and get 2 stems of a nice plant from Sewingalot, all at the same time. Now wait for the bell.......ding, ding, go!!!

**Tex Gal** · 08-17-2009, 05:40 PM

Hoppy - I'd like to help but don't want to get on those doner's lists. Is there any other way to donate except through that link? I get so much junk mail right now it's mind boggling!

**Hoppy** · 08-18-2009, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tex Gal

Hoppy - I'd like to help but don't want to get on those doer's lists. Is there any other way to donate except through that link? I get so much junk mail right now it's mind boggling!

I don't really know the answer, but I'm sure the website does answer the question. I have donated many times there and still haven't received any junk mail as a result. They seem to be a very high quality, reputable group running that show, as I would expect considering that Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation works with them, matching the donations for many projects. If I get time later I will check to see if I can find an answer for you.

**paulrw** · 08-18-2009, 01:10 AM

i'm in i just donated it was only 10$ but well worth it thanks hoppy for pointing out such a great (and cool) cause! mmmm now comes the warm and fuzzies!

**Hoppy** · 08-18-2009, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by paulrw

i'm in i just donated it was only 10$ but well worth it thanks hoppy for pointing out such a great (and cool) cause! mmmm now comes the warm and fuzzies!

Paul, your donation was worth $20 because I just matched it. Somehow we have to get this project fully funded.

**paulrw** · 08-18-2009, 02:48 AM

right on hoppy! i agree what else can i do to help?

sewingalot · 08-18-2009, 02:51 AM

Paulrw,

I am send you a pm for the plants! Great job.

**vtkid** · 08-18-2009, 03:41 AM

not worth anything but the money for TPT but, I donated just now, guess i just missed it.

**jjp2** · 08-18-2009, 04:01 AM

I'm in for $25.

**DevinWolfe** · 08-18-2009, 05:09 AM

Wow, looks like a good day for donations.

The project is over 1/4 of the way there. $120 of $450 so far. Keep it up guys!

The teacher is also teaching the importance of checking water parameters (a lesson i recently learned the hard way). I just noticed that the test strips cost almost as much as the aquariums themselves.

Aquarist_Fist · 08-18-2009, 05:21 AM

Well, quite frankly, if you put guppies in a 1/2g tank, you'd better check your parameters daily.

**DevinWolfe** · 08-18-2009, 05:33 AM

Fair enough. I'm just thinking "betta in a bowl" mentality where I change 50% of the water a couple times a week and not check the water itself. The little guy still keeps blowing bubbles like he's gonna get some action, so I assume he's happy.

(I keep a 1 gallon betta tank at work with a couple artificial plants)

Edit: Guppies don't have a labyrinth organ so maybe its harder for them to tolerate less clean water?

**Tex Gal** · 08-18-2009, 05:58 AM

Ok Hoppy, I'm trusting you. It's a done deal!

**Hoppy** · 08-18-2009, 05:58 AM

We did good today! Now, how do we keep it going tomorrow. When I made my last donation a page came up where you could send emails to friends asking them to join the fun. Maybe that's something to try.

**Hoppy** · 08-18-2009, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Tex Gal

Ok Hoppy, I'm trusting you. It's a done deal!

Thank you Tex Gal!

08-17-2009, 04:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,690	School starts everywhere within a month, so we need to get those classrooms ready! To help push this along I will do a mini-mini Bill Gates thing: for the first TPT donation today I will match the first $25 of it. So you can make your $25 donation worth double and get 2 stems of a nice plant from Sewingalot, all at the same time. Now wait for the bell.......ding, ding, go!!! __________________ Hoppy

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Tex Gal Plant nut $Tex Gal's Avatar$ (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Joshua, TX Posts: 1,456	Hoppy - I'd like to help but don't want to get on those doner's lists. Is there any other way to donate except through that link? I get so much junk mail right now it's mind boggling! __________________ Just keeping on keeping on.... 125G 10G Shrimp Tank Last edited by Tex Gal; 08-18-2009 at 05:53 AM.

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DevinWolfe Ammonia Wrangler (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 270	Wow, looks like a good day for donations. The project is over 1/4 of the way there. $120 of $450 so far. Keep it up guys! The teacher is also teaching the importance of checking water parameters (a lesson i recently learned the hard way). I just noticed that the test strips cost almost as much as the aquariums themselves. __________________ <Insert epic signature here> ~Devin

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08-18-2009, 05:33 AM	#27 (permalink)
DevinWolfe Ammonia Wrangler (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 270	Fair enough. I'm just thinking "betta in a bowl" mentality where I change 50% of the water a couple times a week and not check the water itself. The little guy still keeps blowing bubbles like he's gonna get some action, so I assume he's happy. (I keep a 1 gallon betta tank at work with a couple artificial plants) Edit: Guppies don't have a labyrinth organ so maybe its harder for them to tolerate less clean water? __________________ <Insert epic signature here> ~Devin

08-18-2009, 05:58 AM	#28 (permalink)
Tex Gal Plant nut $Tex Gal's Avatar$ (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Joshua, TX Posts: 1,456	Ok Hoppy, I'm trusting you. It's a done deal! __________________ Just keeping on keeping on.... 125G 10G Shrimp Tank

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Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,690	We did good today! Now, how do we keep it going tomorrow. When I made my last donation a page came up where you could send emails to friends asking them to join the fun. Maybe that's something to try. __________________ Hoppy

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