Last Monday, when we were at $6000 and change, I wasn't sure we were going to meet our $10,000 fundraising goal. But the NTEN community really came through in the end, and for that, we thank you.
With the $10,000 in matching funds from Convio (and the $395 we raised over our goal), we're going to be able to fund 58 scholarships to the 2009 NTC!
Of course, that means Holly's going to embarrass herself in some fashion at the NTC (and I'm going to have to get a new haircut in May). Everybody who contributed will receive instructions on how to vote on Holly's fate sometime this week. We'll sort out who's receiving the scholarships over the next few days, as well.
Special thanks to Beth Kanter for all her efforts, and to the other NTEN stars who made sure the appeal was heard far and wide:
- Judi Sohn
- Michaela Hackner
- Tim Briagh
- Steve Heye
- John Merritt
- John Kenyon
- Peter Campbell
- Jordan Viator
- David Krumlauf
- Rachel Weidinger
- Amy Sample Ward
- Michael Stein
(My apologies to anybody who may have been left off that list. We still like you -- but Holly's mental rolodex is home sick today.)
We'd also like to extend special thanks to those who donated $100 or more, but since we don't know if you want everybody to know, we'll ask for your permission first, and wait until the final report to name names.