Major aftershock hits Haiti, help us raise continue to raise money

If you missed it buried in the recap of last night's game, we took part in a game thread over at The Cannon which benefited charity organizations working in Haiti. Mike MacLean of that site pledged 0.05 cents of his own money for each comment that was made, and largely thanks to BSH readers, the final tally came in at 1,108 comments, good for $55.40.

Here at BSH, we've decided to try matching that total and thus far, we've succeeded twice over. 11 of us have donated, including one kind soul who contributed 40 dollars to the cause, and we've earned $129.00.

But after the news today that a 6.1 magnitude aftershock struck 30 miles outside the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, the people there need any more help that they can get.

Click the large link above and you'll see the donation button. It's easy to contribute and you'll even get your name on the website telling everybody how awesome you are. If you have the financial means to do so, remember that every little bit counts.

Think about it: 11 people have donated, but there have been 1,315 visitors to the site today as of this writing. If each one of those people who have yet to donate threw in just a dollar, we'd raise... well, that's easy math. Seriously, every little bit counts.

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What about combining this idea with your Dan Carcillo idea. In otherwords trying to raise 2500$ to donate in the name of Dan Carcillo. I already donated to Haiti but would pitch in another 20$ if I knew it was going to a good cause and showing support for how Carcillo is playing this season.

by eric88 on Jan 20, 2010 8:37 PM EST reply actions

I don’t know, I don’t really want to complicate the idea. Even if the money is ultimately going to Haiti, I don’t want to take away from the focus of the reason for donation at all, ya know?

It’s a good idea, I just feel uncomfortable complicating the effort at hand.

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by Travis Hughes on Jan 21, 2010 12:56 AM EST up reply actions

I was able to pop a second donation into the pot after work generated my pay stub today, so I know how much I’ll be getting Friday.

It’s still not big bucks, but I hope to have padded our total significantly.

Hopefully that may be the crux of this, that people have to wait til Friday to get in on this. Not that I disrespect anybody who really doesn’t have two cents to rub together to be a part of it.

by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 21, 2010 1:05 AM EST reply actions

I just threw in a bit.

And now Travis will know why I use a fictional last name around these parts.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Jan 21, 2010 2:01 PM EST reply actions

So Five isn’t your last name?

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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 21, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

Nope. Mike Five is my stage/publishing name. “Five” is based on part of my last name. Additionally, I was born on April 23, so I’m supposedly ruled by the number 5 (2 + 3 = 5), whatever that means.

Mostly though, I’m tired of having my last name mauled.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Jan 21, 2010 2:51 PM EST reply actions