Achievement Unlocked, Again

January 1, 2013 3:31 PM

Speaking of love, as a quick followup to this post about this year's MefightClub donation drive for the Child's Play charity, we've wrapped it up with a total of $5500 dollars donated, beating last year's total and easily surpassing our goal.

Big hugs to everyone who donated to the group pool, to everyone who donated independently, thanks to frognuts for kicking off this year's drive, and special thanks to our noodley inspiration, herrdoktor, for rallying the troops. I'm enormously proud of the community we have at MFC. The spirit of rotato lives on.

posted by stavrosthewonderchicken to MetaFilter-Related at 3:31 PM (21 comments total)

Congratulations, the children! And good work, y'all!
posted by griphus at 3:34 PM on January 1, 2013

Wow. Go, MeFightClubbers!
posted by rtha at 3:41 PM on January 1, 2013

Well done! That's a hell of an achievement.
posted by arcticseal at 3:48 PM on January 1, 2013

Yay!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:14 PM on January 1, 2013

Whoa, way to go everyone!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:30 PM on January 1, 2013

I was soo glad to see that the noodly push that herrdoktor spearheaded really made a huge difference. What a great thing, makes me happy. Thanks MeFighters for being swell people!
posted by gemmy at 4:32 PM on January 1, 2013

That's awesome, stav. Congrats! Truly the "good fight".
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (staff) at 4:54 PM on January 1, 2013

Well played!
posted by goshling at 5:21 PM on January 1, 2013

Good going, MeFIghters!
posted by Mister_A at 5:27 PM on January 1, 2013

Way to go MeFighters!
posted by SweetTeaAndABiscuit at 6:39 PM on January 1, 2013

*slow clap *
posted by The Whelk at 12:30 AM on January 2, 2013

So wait, you're saying Herrdoktor's noodly push put MFC pasta their goal? Thank you Herrdoktor and all the rest of you charitable people.
posted by Apoch at 4:25 AM on January 2, 2013 [1 favorite]

huzzah!
posted by Busithoth at 6:28 AM on January 2, 2013

Doesn't that just make it harder on all of us next year? Thanks a lot!
posted by absalom at 6:36 AM on January 2, 2013

Doesn't that just make it harder on all of us next year? Thanks a lot!

Someone's been dealing with public school NCLB performance metrics for too long!

In all seriousness, great job everyone!
posted by JauntyFedora at 9:26 AM on January 2, 2013

Excellent!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:41 AM on January 2, 2013

Someone's been dealing with public school NCLB performance metrics for too long!

Heh, you ain't just whistlin' Dixie.
posted by absalom at 11:06 AM on January 2, 2013

ROTATO
posted by mippy at 11:47 AM on January 2, 2013

Also: I just looked, and we're a 'corporate sponsor' again this year, and have a logo (which I whipped up in about 15 minutes and am not immensely proud of but oh well) on the front page (down at the bottom) of the Child's Play front page, which is groovy. Huzzah!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:41 PM on January 2, 2013 [2 favorites]

That is awesome. Go MFC! I love that a bunch of old farts who like to play games are now considered corporate sponsors, too. I really need to figure out a good proxy so I can start hanging out there while I'm at work again... I miss you folks!
posted by Grither at 6:13 AM on January 3, 2013

what the fuck is a rotato?
posted by toomuchpete at 12:06 PM on January 3, 2013 [3 favorites]