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Hello, goons of CSPAM! Earlier this year, forums user AhhYes organized a charity drive for immigrants by goons that raised more than 20,000 dollars! Today (which is December 8, 2018, when I wrote this) I donated blood. I’m generally broke and bad with money so I often only donate between 10 and 20 dollars to charities when I can, but I routinely donate blood. And as I was doing it this time I thought, you know, why don’t we do a goon blood/plasma drive? This is the picture I took of myself when I was giving blood over the last weekend, and had this idea.  So that’s what this is going to be! Here are the rules: 1. Write on a piece of paper the following: “I donated blood for the Something Awful Forums!” Then, go donate blood/plasma, and take a picture of your arm with the piece of paper in the shot. If it’s not convenient to do it while the technicians are working (don’t get in their way!) then do it when you finish! This will be your proof of participation. You don’t have to and probably shouldn’t take a picture of yourself showing your face, but I won’t stop you if you’re a fearless goon. (If you don’t want to take a picture of yourself at all, you could take a picture of the paperwork they give you and write the message on there. Just make sure not to accidentally doxx yourself). 2. If you can’t or don’t want to donate blood, then you can substitute by making a donation to a reputable charity. There will be a list in the OP of charities known to be good, but if you want to choose another one (especially for non-American goons who want to help people in their local area) then be my guest. Just please research your charities and find one you can maximize your help by donating to! Post proof of this, generally the confirmation email, in the thread (remember to block out your email and personal information!). As a reward and incentive for participating, we will be giving those who participate a gang tag designed by the very kind ShriekingMarxist! Please say thank you to SM!  We can also give out cute Christmas avatars, but that will be optional if you prefer the avatar you have now. Sadly, I am broke, so I can’t do donation matching like AhhYes did. But if kind, well off goons would like to do donation matching,that would be super cool! I will add a list of participants to the OP as time goes on. The cutoff for participation will be December 31st, 2018. Once the new year comes around, you won’t be able to get the gang tag for participation (until maybe next year if we do it again). I’m not going to set any kind of minimum donation if you choose to go that route, but please donate in the spirit of trying to help those in need, and don’t go broke yourself to do this if you’re not well off. Let’s make the world a slightly better place, goons! Good charities to donate to: GiveWell’s list of top charities. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights RAINN These are some suggestions, but if you have alternatives in mind, please post about them so that they might be added to the OP! Please choose charities based on need and their reputation for responsible service and do your research! Prospective Avatar Options for You to Pick From:     Two goons have respectively offered to match $500 and $2000 worth of charity donations itt. Contributor list: Stefan Prodan - $100 to GiveWell Arrgytehpirate - $20 to GiveWell an actual dog - $25 to RAINN skeleton warrior - $50 to RAINN Ryuga Death - $25 to RAINN I did a thing - $25 to RAICES RandomPauI - Volunteering at a blood center to assist with donations withak - $50 to RAICES Call Your Grandma - $50 to RAICES e.e.coli - donation to RAICES Buck Wildman - blood donation jerry seinfel - $55 to GiveWell Radish - $100 to the Young Center Qu Appelle - $25 donation to RAICES Shear Modulus - $20 monthly to Save the Children gradenko_2000 - $10 to PCRF Theris - $50 to RAICES alnilam $280 to DWB/MSF, $250 to Save the Children Turmoil - $50 to DWB/MSF Ruzihm - $50 to Food Not Bombs slouch - $45 to Annunciation House Plank Walker - $50 to DWB/MSF a helpful bear - $75 to RAICES BraveUlysses - $250 to the Young Center (to own the chud) Fallen Hamprince - $35 to RAICES really queer Christmas - $50 to DWB/MSF petit choux - $100 to DWB/MSF, blood donation Ayn Randi - $50 to DWB/MSF Ytlaya - $31.20 to the Innocence Project DiscountDildos - $100 to DWB/MSF Yinlock -$25 to RAICES ajkalan - $30 to GiveWell, $50 to RAINN Nate405 - $200 to GiveWell ShriekingMarxist - $50 to RAINN, created the gang tag! Pepperoneedy - $40 to RAINN Bizarro Kanyon - $50 to the Young Center Wyatt SYN-ACK - $35 to RAICES Twoday - $20 to Givewell SgtScruffy - blood donation HugeGrossBurrito - $10 to RAINN Muscle Wizard - $24.80 to Schools for Chiapas Chard - blood donation ur in my world now - $690(nice!) to DWB/MSF Damo - $25 to RAINN Nichael - $25 to RAINN Thesaurus - $50 to the St. Francis Center runupon cracker - $25 to the Palestine Children Relief Fund Pand - blood donation rabble rabble - $100 to DWB/MSF BoredDG - blood donation metalcontempt - blood donation total for this thread is $3,471, not including conversions for foreign currencies. total for both threads + donation matching is: $14,375.71! Lightning Knight fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jan 17, 2019 |
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Dec 13, 2018 00:43
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If you want I can give you the generic thanksgiving avatar of  to go with the gang tag.
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Dec 13, 2018 02:02
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Do we post in here to get the gang tag? There's no one else posting in here which makes me think I'm loving this up somehow??? Anyway I gave $100 to GiveDirectly so that some Kenyans can get a roof, that seems like a good use of my bux.  just the gang tag is fine with me, i can't betray gen. turgidson Stefan Prodan fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Dec 23, 2018 |
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Dec 14, 2018 17:09
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Stefan Prodan posted:Do we post in here to get the gang tag? There's no one else posting in here which makes me think I'm loving this up somehow??? you do post here yes! I wish more CSPAMers would post here, I made you guys a separate thread so you wouldn’t even have to go to D&D!  I will edit the OP with your name and amount contributed when I get home, thanks for participating!
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Dec 14, 2018 18:12
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I did the thing. https://imgur.com/a/H3EcHrF
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Dec 14, 2018 18:37
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They won't let me donate blood for another week, but I will do it then
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Dec 14, 2018 19:51
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Terror Sweat posted:They won't let me donate blood for another week, but I will do it then Cool! The OP is now up to date with people who have contributed and posted, we need more CSPAM participation people!
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Dec 16, 2018 01:00
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I'm matching $500 of donations between here and the D&D version of this thread
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Dec 16, 2018 06:12
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edit: I am illiterate.
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Dec 16, 2018 22:35
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Pretty sure I can't donate blood because of homophobia
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Dec 17, 2018 19:36
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an actual dog posted:Pretty sure I can't donate blood because of homophobia gently caress man I thought about this when I had this idea but I didn’t realize it would be so many of you. I’m sorry. 
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Dec 17, 2018 19:48
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Lightning Knight posted:gently caress man I thought about this when I had this idea but I didn’t realize it would be so many of you. I’m sorry. nah it's cool I donated $25 to RAINN   give me puppies
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Dec 17, 2018 19:58
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an actual dog posted:Pretty sure I can't donate blood because of homophobia Yup, although now that it's a 12 month ban instead of lifetime in the US it hits a few less bi folks.
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Dec 18, 2018 12:32
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I'm scheduled for my leeching bright and early X-Mas Eve. Will update then.
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Dec 18, 2018 17:27
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Lightning Knight posted:
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Dec 19, 2018 05:22
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Liquid Communism posted:Yup, although now that it's a 12 month ban instead of lifetime in the US it hits a few less bi folks. avoiding giving blood so no one knows that I'm not getting laid
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Dec 19, 2018 17:32
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an actual dog posted:nah it's cool I donated $25 to RAINN I matched your donation over in the D&D thread
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Dec 21, 2018 02:43
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Apparently RAINN's website doesn't give you much of a receipt if you log in, so here's a c&p from a screen cap I took $50 to RAINN, not that I can prove it without a bank statement, apparently anyways, I'd like a gang tag, but I'm happy just donating, peace and love to you goons
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Dec 21, 2018 04:14
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  I don't know if this is sufficient. If it isn't, I can PM a bank statement or something more concrete. If this is good enough, I'd like just the gang tag as long as it doesn't get rid of SA donate tag thing.
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Dec 21, 2018 16:24
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Ryuga Death posted:
it's all good (also nothing can get rid of the sa donate tag)
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Dec 21, 2018 16:26
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There have been $220 of charity donations itt so far, plus matching by outside contributors. Good job so far but also where my CSPAM peeps at? https://imgur.com/a/lkqzjw9 A kind poster has been matching all your donations btw, and I assume may continue to do so as I update the OP.
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Dec 23, 2018 15:24
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I was already signed up to work a Red Cross blood drive shift on the 31st anyways. I can't donate and the nearest fixed site is an hour away so I go with the mobile date/location that's the most convenient for me.
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Dec 23, 2018 15:33
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RandomPauI posted:I was already signed up to work a Red Cross blood drive shift on the 31st anyways. I can't donate and the nearest fixed site is an hour away so I go with the mobile date/location that's the most convenient for me. If you have some kind of paperwork/proof to post for this that you can edit your name/personal information off I'm willing to accept it for the purposes of the avatar/gang tag.
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Dec 23, 2018 15:35
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Dec 23, 2018 15:42
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 Edit: I'd like the puppies and the gang tag please. RandomPauI fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Dec 24, 2018 |
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Dec 23, 2018 15:55
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Hay guys what's going on in this trhead. I have a heart condition so the Red Cross refuses to stick me with a needle these days.. (tag only plz) withak fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Dec 24, 2018 |
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Dec 23, 2018 16:44
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Please edit/state in your posts which avatar if any you want along with your gang tag, tia.
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Dec 23, 2018 16:54
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I like immigrants who don't get unjustly detained. (just the tag plx) Call Your Grandma fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Dec 29, 2018 |
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Dec 23, 2018 20:56
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 No av or tag, I'd just replace them anyways.
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Dec 23, 2018 23:38
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Can't do blood because the state of Georgia has dumb laws about doing that and fresh tats so I did a donation. No user AV but I'll be OK with the sweet gang tag.
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Dec 24, 2018 05:06
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I KNEW YOU C-SPAM FUCKS WOULD BLEED ME DRY ONE DAY Gang tag plz
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Dec 24, 2018 16:32
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Title changes are in queue so they should be changed next hit unless you didn’t say what you wanted when posting.
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Dec 24, 2018 17:20
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 gangtag me up
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Dec 24, 2018 17:26
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I spent money on nerd poo poo so this is the least I can do. Gang tag me please!
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Dec 24, 2018 20:10
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Does anyone here know if Save The Children is reputable and good? They have egood financials and seem pretty good. I know they had a sex scandal (?) in their executive ranks but that doesn't invalidate the rest of their operations, plus i think he's gone now btw I donate a thousand dollars to Doctors Without Borders every year so you can count that if you want cspam, i'm only askin gabout this one because i also do an annual charity entry in a journal for my little nephew for xmas and i like to pick a new one every year to keep it interesting (otherwise it would be MSF 24/7 baby), alst year was hurricane maria relief in PR, this year I'm about to have achild of my own so I thought Save The Children could be nice. i like to keep it semi non political and child-friendly too bc i don't want to like, weaponize my christmas charity gift to him, even though my sister is cool and will make sure he grows up to care about stuff. don't worry i'll keep donating to that garbage in private
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Dec 24, 2018 20:16
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I'd like a gang tag, please. I gave to RAICES, and specifically to the Unaccompanied Children's Fund. This helps give legal representation to unaccompanied children, who would otherwise have to face the US Court System alone. (Verified, so removing my receipt.) Qu Appelle fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Dec 29, 2018 |
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Dec 24, 2018 20:53
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If we're dustin' off the old Christmas classics, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH_2NyIu52I Oh poo poo, wrong thread. Sorry. Imma give blood, don't worry.
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Dec 24, 2018 21:13
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does save the children count because ive been giving them $20 a month for a while e: if it does i would like the kitty avatar and the gang tag e2: alnilam posted:Does anyone here know if Save The Children is reputable and good? They have egood financials and seem pretty good. I know they had a sex scandal (?) in their executive ranks but that doesn't invalidate the rest of their operations, plus i think he's gone now i think it's not terrible as far as charities go, but if you find otherwise let me know Shear Modulus fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Dec 27, 2018 |
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Dec 27, 2018 01:44
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 From the river To the sea Palestine will be free From the window To the wall Israel is gonna fall (I'd like a gang tag, please)
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Dec 27, 2018 02:18
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 I'd like the Thanksgiving av and gang tag, please.
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