Tis the Season to Give Away my Husband's Stuff for Charity. This is the subject line of the email that I sent out every day for a week to my entire company. And it was true, I sold something that belonged to my husband Oscar each day for a week and all the proceeds went to charity (more about that later). However, my wonderful coworkers
, apparent lovers of all things mere days away from going to the Good Will, jumped to some mildly embarrassing conclusions while perusing my wares (okay, technically, Oscar's wares).
For a frame of reference, the peddling began two weeks ago. Two weeks ago, we were all shoulder deep in horrific headline puns that read:
He's not outta the Woods yet, and
Tiger admits: I'm a Cheetah. So maybe it was just timing, but one of the assumptions that people made was that my husband ...
"went Tiger on me" and I, vindictive maven of vengeance, was selling all of the dirty-rotten cheater's stuff. Yes, you are reading that correctly: "went Tiger" is now a euphemism for cheating, running around on, and schtupping the secretary.
People even gave me advice: sell all of your stuff to a friend for a dollar and
then give him his half, i.e. fifty cents. "
It's what he deserves!" they cried.
Uh ... got it.
Thank you for your concern, random guy from the IT department.
What they didn't know, however, was that it was all a ploy devised by Oscar and me. YES! a cheap marketing stunt devised to gain attention and water-cooler currency. *evil laugh* And it worked! I sold something each day for a week and made over $130 for our charity of choice
: charity : water.
Left: An example of the message I used to spam my office.
A little bit about charity : water. Almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water. That’s one in eight of us. charity: water is a non-profit organization that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
100% of public donations directly fund water projects.
Drilling a well can cost from $4,000 - $ 12,000 and many living on less than $1 a day can not afford one in their community, even if the money is combined. With the help of exemplary organizations on the ground, we can drill wells and provide people with this basic, essential need.
While I made some good money selling my husband's stuff, I didn't earn enough to make a real dent in the cost of a well: $5,000. This is why I am appealing to you,
fine reader, in the form of a GIVEAWAY.
Here's the rub.
1. If you go to
http://www.mycharitywater.org/asce and donate ANY amount of money by January 9th, 2010, you will be entered to win this:
It's a Buddha Board! ($33 value)
Chinese calligraphy, the almost magical art of writing and painting with water, has a long tradition. The special surface of the Buddha Board enables one to draw with pure water. These works of art however, are not meant to last forever, as the water continually evaporates. Painting on the Buddha Board is almost a meditative preoccupation, adding something new to the drawing as soon as a part fades away.
- Like a Zen Etch-a-Sketch, simply paint with water (brush included)
- As the water evaporates, the image fades, generating new perspectives on creative endeavors
- Encourages the Zen idea of living in the moment
- Perfect for entertaining the child in all of us
- Environmentally friendly and lasts for years with proper care
2. You can also enter to win by becoming a follower to my blog OR be entered to win twice by donating AND becoming a follower!
Only available to people in the continental U.S. If you win, I'll announce it here and you'll have to email me your address so I can ship it to you. Thanks for participating and thank you doubly for donating!
UPDATE: Contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who donated. I updated the link so that people will still be able to donate, if they happen upon this page in the future.
-dualori
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