Okay, so here’s the deal – (this contest fundraiser is now over – please do not contribute but it is interesting to see how things turned out – read on…)
My daughter Kate – you know Kate right? The same cultural prodigy that brought you such Life of an Architect classics as:
An Interview with Kate Borson – Cultural Prodigywhere then 5-year-old Kate Borson was interviewed on the current state of the practice and profession of architecture.
A Christmas Interview with Kate Borson where then 6-year-old Kate discusses Santa Claus and the magic of Christmas.
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Kate gives me perspective when after a bad day in the office, 7-year-old Kate puts the proper order of things in place.
Yes … that Kate. Well, Kate has asked me to ask you for some help. I have agreed to turn the blog over to my daughter for the day and give her this forum to make a special request from you, the reader of this website. In addition, if you are a frequent reader of this site and sometimes occasionally like what you see here, I personally am asking for your help and participation as well.
(and by “participation”, I really mean $1.00)
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Kate’s school is doing a fundraiser because that’s what schools do these days to try to cover their expenses. In this case they are running laps and are asking people to sponsor those laps. Now I am going to be pulling out my own checkbook and making a “sponsored” donation to the school so this request isn’t really about the money. No, the reason Kate came to me and asked to make this request on the site is that there is a school wide goal to try to get a pledge from every US state and as many foreign countries as possible. All the other schools are doing this as well and the school with the most states and countries represented wins. They don’t win anything other than “scoreboard” on the other schools but in my mind, those are the only bets worth making.
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My School is doing a fun run to raise money for my school. Would you please pledge money for each lap I run? My goal is twenty-five laps.
Thank you
kate
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Awww – so sweet. You don’t have to pledge an amount for every lap – you can simply donate a flat amount – and all I am requesting is a $1.00, not so much really. You can go over to the side bar on my site where you will find a PayPal box. All you have to do is enter the $1.oo amount, fill out your Name, State and Country
If you do decide to donate (and I do hope that you do), not only will it be a show of support to me and this site, you would be helping out a grateful 8-year-old. I will also come back on this post and enter in all the names and locations (but not the amounts) of where the donations come in from. I am only going to accept donations through this Friday – hopefully more than Kate’s relatives will participate and it won’t be embarrassing – my daughter still thinks I can do it all and I would like that illusion to continue for a while longer.
Thank you very much for playing along – I promise to not hit you up for anything anytime soon. I will return to the regularly scheduled architectural musings and foolishness shortly.
Cheers,
** UPDATED – Final Maps **
Here is an updated map of what states have been added to the board. If it’s shaded “Blue” then Kate has received a contribution from this state. If it’s white … sad face … those states must not like kids.
If your state is already represented that’s okay. I am still matching or exceeding the final number of contributions Kate receives for her event.
Here is the final World Map (based on the origination of the donation – if you are from Taiwan but currently live in Boise, they don’t give credit for Taiwan.)
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Thank you to everyone who donated and represented their Country or State, I can’t tell you how much we appreciate it. A final thank you to these contributors (still more to add):
Emily Hooper – New York
Rachel Hollon – Texas
Suzanne Sasaki – California
Alistair McLean – Victoria, Australia
Brandilyn Maibach – Ohio
Justin Gesch – Texas
Michael Howard – Oklahoma
Penny Mavrikis – Ohio
Mark Vandenhazel – Ontario, Canada
Gunther Liedl – California
Richard Garfinkel – Florida
Brian Sperber – Indiana
Anthony Zaya – Pennsylvania
Jessica Breitbach – Illinois
Tuckamore Design (Roxanne Button) – New York
Robert Moore Architect – North Carolina
Julie Pherivong – Paris, France
Suzan Lami – Pennsylvania
SLS Construction (Sean Lintow, Sr.) – Alabama
Bob Mock – Pennsylvania
Nicholas Ridout – London, UK
Douglas Burke – Maryland
Paul Billings – New York
Brinn Miracle – Texas
Job Beerthuizen – Den Haag, Netherlands
Chris Bowes – Edinburgh, Scotland
Vincent Loh – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pearl Flamberg – Pennsylvania
Enoch Sears – California
Neal Pann – California
Ken Weinert – Colorado
Leticia Sanchez – Texas
Barbara Hulit – Washington
Jennifer Roets – Wisconsin
Ginny Powell – Florida
RYE Interiors (Shelly Myers) – California
Robert Underwood – Oregon
Andrew Hawkins – Texas
Frances Gooding – Washington
Katie Hohenstein – Minnesota
Steve Hall – California
Jim Williams – North Carolina
Alan Westbrook – Washington
Eric Schmid – Oklahoma
Erik Jens – California
John Elledge – Georgia
Karen Braitmayer – Washington
Erica Dugdale – Kansas
RV Directions (Don Borson) – New Jersey
Holli Lynn Jackowski – California
Petra Lipar – Hagersten, Sweden
Lance Romanoff – Rhode Island
Sandy Connolly – Vermont
Richard Masters – North Yorks, UK
Alexandra Williams – California
Sharon Willis – Connecticut
Rebecca Warren – Virginia
Douglas McClure – New York
Brian Dieker – Oregon
Janet Lee Schultheis – Indiana
Shawnna Roberts – New South Wales, Australia
Georgina Pinnock – Washington DC (MD)
Meg Schulte – Queensland, Australia
Denese Bottrell – Arizona
Richard Speicher – Pennsylvania
Timothy Ridenour – Alaska
Mark Gorpinic – Lithuania
Abraham Melendez – Illinois
Steve Ray – Oregon
Adelyn Christian – Michigan
Victoria Ngai – Canada
Patrick Lee – Colorado
Jennifer Rugg – Massachusetts
James West – Texas
Linna Frederick – South Carolina
Building Moxie – Maryland
Coleen Dolan – New Jersey
Tommy Watts – Delaware
John Humphries – Kentucky
Paul Hamtil – Missouri
Jon Kathol – Nebraska
Joe Phillips – Georgia
Melinda Oblander- Indiana
Signature Cabinetry & Design – Virginia
Kristin Blake – New Jersey
Ken Hartsfield – Colorado
Walker Secker – Colorado
Iaian Cameron – Washington
Mike Bevivino – New York
Judie Bevacqua – Colorado
Brian Hatfield – Maryland
Nkonye Adaikpoh – Texas
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