1200 Donations! Thank you DU!

[Skinner]

We have reached our fundraising goal in record time, completing this quarter's drive in less than three days. This was by far the fastest DU fundraising effort ever, and we have been blown away by your generosity. We recently purchased expensive server upgrades (our monthly web hosting costs have more than doubled) so this fundraising feat is even more remarkable because we increased our goal to 1,200 donations this quarter.

While the fund drive is officially over, we understand that there are plenty of people with valentine hearts to give out, and there may be some people who still wish to purchase them for their friends. With this in mind:

• You can still purchase hearts until 10 PM ET tonight.
  
• If you have purchased hearts before 10 PM ET, you can still give them out until the end of the promotion at 5am ET tomorrow morning (Thursday Feb. 16).
  
• At 5AM ET, all the hearts will disappear.

Thank you so much to everyone who donated during this fund drive - your generosity ensures that DU will continue to grow and thrive. Here's one last heart for all of you!



Skinner, EarlG, and Elad
DU Administrators

[CottonBear]

1. You guys are the best!

:loveya:

PS Thanks for the really big heart! :loveya:

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Thank You DU

[BOSSHOG]

3. I wonder if bush feels all the love from us

Good luck to DU's headshed for years and years and years of continued success.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. HEART BACK ATYA GUYS!!!!

[meegbear]

5. Does this mean no Grovelbot?

:cry:

[Patiod]

10. Can't someone post a picture of Grovelbot

Holding a heart?

[DU GrovelBot]

21. BZZZZT

[meegbear]

23. YEAH!!

:woohoo:

[swimboy]

28. All Right!

Great to see you, Bud! :pals:

[EFerrari]

45. Lol!

[TayTay]

6. This was a great idea

and a lot of fun to participate in. Thanks for DU!

[Tiggeroshii]

I donated like three times

...just because I kept giving away those dang hearts. I would accidentally give one to the person I wasn't intending to, and then run out of hearts. So I figured, "hey, it's a good cause;" and got another one. Hah. And you know, it's valentine's day... always nice to give stars to other people, ya know? :D

Yay for DU!

[oldtime dfl_er]

17. It was a stroke of genius

I donated more than I normally do in part to get the extra hearts. A great idea for a great and much needed website that is an island of sanity in this insane world.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/936290

[LuckyLib]

29. Well said, "an island of sanity in this insane world" I recently

was introduced to DU and have been raving about it to friends. It's great to know there are so many more sane folks out there!

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Woohoo! Excellent, Skinner!

You and DU deserve every cent!:loveya:

[FormerRepublican]

8. It's EASY for fork over $$$ for the best web site on the net!!!

(And let's face it - we're ALL addicted to DU!)

[LincolnMcGrath]

9. Let's go for 1500!

[Cha]

11. No Problem!

!!!!!!!

[Beausoir]

12. Just got my heart in under the wire.

I was beginning to think it would never happen.

[ninkasi]

13. Just noticed that!

Fantastic! You three, and my fellow DUers, are the best ever. Together, we're going to kick ass in 2006, and take back the WH in 2008...:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[laruemtt]

14. Thank YOU, admins!

you guys are my connection to the truth of what's going on while i'm 'sabbaticalized.' you are the BEST!

[graywarrior]

15. That was a great motivator to raise money.

Thanks, it was a lot of fun.

[druidity33]

58. love your sig pic! duck taped! n/t

[graywarrior]

62. Dig your websites.

[Ganja Ninja]

16. Give a little credit where credit is due.

I'm sure Dick Cheney has helped generate a lot of traffic around here this week. Thanks Dick!

[Oceansaway]

18. Touche !!..n/t

[wryter2000]

19. The heart thing was wonderful

Once I had a couple of hearts, I had to give some out myself. It was such a treat to get a notice that a secret admirer had given me a heart. What a great Valentine's gift!

:bounce:

[Cooley Hurd]

20. Congratulations! That was the fastest fund drive EVER!

Those little hearts were a great idea.:thumbsup:

LONG LIVE the DU!!!!!:toast::yourock:

[TahitiNut]

22. As Cole Porter said ...

Love For Sale

Cole Porter

Love for sale.
Appetizing, young love for sale.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slighty soiled.
Love for sale.

Who will buy?
Who will like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
Love for sale.

Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way.
I know every type of love better far than they.
If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mill of love.
Old love. New love. Every love, but true love.

Love for sale.
Appetizing young love for sale.
If you want to buy my wares, follow me and climb the stairs.
Love for sale.


:evilgrin:

[Bombero1956]

25. the heart giveaway

was a great idea. It really made the fundraiser fun.

[understandinglife]

24. Congratulations and Thank you.

Peace.

[Sapphire Blue]

26. Thank YOU, Skinner, EarlG & Elad!

[Surya Gayatri]

27. Hearts and more hearts to you guys--

you're unbelievable. What a site--best in cyberspace! SG

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Rainscents]

30. Thank you for coming up with Heart idea!

Great job DU!!!
:loveya:

[Carni]

31. You know St Patricks day is coming...give a shamrock?

That heart thing was kind of fun!

[ClayZ]

33. A little BLARNEY never hurt anyone!

[MissMarple]

43. May Day flowers would be fun. too.

:)

[snowbear]

49. Great idea! Shamrocks, Easter bunnies, firecrackers, pumpkins...

...holiday ornaments.. etc....

Great fundraiser Skinner!! I agree that you should use that awesome idea for future fundraisers too!!!

~~~~~

[applegrove]

32. Was a great idea. And Skinner I'd buy you a heart but it looks like

it might crash the new server!!

Great idea.:woohoo:

[Lugnut]

34. Thank you DU

:applause: :loveya:

[Call Me Wesley]

35. Thanks again!

:thumbsup:

[katinmn]

36. It was a great idea. Fun to give out hearts

and receive them, too. :grouphug: :loveya:

[yorkiemommie1]

37. i don't seem to be able to give my extra heart away?

i used to see that ' give this DU'er a heart ' but i don't see that any more. maybe it's that tylenol PM i took that is still clouding my mind. helllp!

[Rude Horner]

38. Happy to contribute!

And a thanks to the Admins at DU for keeping this site looking fantastic. I love coming to DU because the community is so fantastic, the site is fresh and professional looking, and the content is high quality. I learn more on this site than anywhere else, and usually when something happens, I can proudly proclaim that I heard it on DU first.

Thanks again, Skinner, EarlG, and Elad. Please don't ever stop.

[SammyBlue]

39. Grad School is sucking my money away faster than a crack addiction

but I will donate again as soon as I can.

I couldn't survive this asshole's time in the White House without DU and AAR.

I love you guys.

[mogster]

40. Congrats!

The speed towards the goal, I think, was fuelled by love ;-)

[Gelliebeans]

41. A big thank you

for the special someone that donated me a heart! :loveya:

[Amonester]

42. Thank you, all at DU!

I don't have a cc but a printer, so I went to the Post Office today (should be in DC by air mail). Also a a very warm thank you to the person who gave me the little heart, much appreciated! :loveya:

(Real) peace, to you all.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

44. Whoever gave me a heart today, thank you! :)

[DemReadingDU]

46. Thank you for the heart idea!

For future fundraisers, maybe you could do eggs at Easter, flags for July 4th, pumpkins for Halloween, trees for Christmas, or whatever!


:loveya:

[OnyxCollie]

47. Thank you DU.

I stumbled across DU last June, and now I can't live without it. I've gone back to college, studying for a political science degree. DU really has changed my life. Thank you again.

[haydukelives]

48. DU Rocks

even I can get a heart here

[bigwillq]

50. YIPPEE! Nice work, DU!

:bounce: :toast:

[Vadem]

51. Thank you, Skinner, Elad and EarlG! You have saved my sanity...

since 2000! We have to keep you in business because you keep us all sane!

:grouphug:

:toast:

[upi402]

52. power to the people -eh?

:toast:

[VOX]

53. From the best **to** the best!!!

Thank you, Skinner, for all your great efforts. They're much appreciated!

[fortyfeetunder]

54. Thanks be to the DU crew

After all, where else can I go and be truly "underground"? Thanks for the opportunity to be part of a great community!

[Nutmegger]

55. Awwwww, thanks for the :heart:

:hug:

[blue neen]

56. DU has become a very enjoyable and educational site for me.

Thank you to whoever gave me the valentine heart! :loveya:

[snowbear]

57. Wonder how long we get to keep the hearts?

We're growin' fond of em Skinner~

We may go through withdrawals when you take em down..

[Paradise]

59. thanks for my valentine heart :) n/t

[madokie]

60. Thanks goes to you guys for giving us a reason for donating

I'm kinda getting worried about our ole buddy Mopaul though, have you guys heard anything, just asking.

[0007]

61. Thank you!