A good cause

My favorite blog, Tomato Nation, is participating in the DonorsChoose Blog Challenge, where bloggers challenge their readers to raise money to fund projects in low-income school districts.

The contest is supposed to last 31 days. The readers of Tomato Nation met their goal of $35,000 in less than 2 days (about $28,000 ahead of the next highest group), and are currently most of the way to their first bonus goal of $5000 (which leads to the blogger dancing the "Angela Dance" from "My So-Called Life" around 30 Rockerfeller Place in a giant tomato costume). Due to this bonus challenge, Claire Danes has already volunteered to donate $5000 additional if this group makes it to the $50,000 mark.

So, if you've got $10 or $50 laying around that you'd like to donate to needy school kids (and WHO DOESN'T?), head on over to the Challenge.

ETA: Those crazy people have already hit the $40,000, and $50,000 marks so they're on to the next challenge and the $75,000 mark.

If you do donate, let me know in the comments, so I can give you a big hug when I see you.