Home Stretch CEF Round 3

Again, from Missy Carvin, CEF's America's Giving Challenge Initiative Captain. She writes well so I am just quoting her so that you can get the spirit of CEF.

Long time CEF member, Jon Pearson had said, "To give when times are good is an act of generosity. To give when times are lean is an act of courage." How true. How deep.


This is one COURAGEOUS group! Thanks to YOUR efforts, we have:

* Raised over $4,000 for CEF;
* Launched a cause community to spread the word about why creative thinking is so important;
* And gotten over a dozen new friends who gave because of their relationship and friendship with supporters of the cause.


You know the drill. If we can really get people out today to donate, and have the highest number of donations in a day, we win an extra $1,500. HOWEVER, there is a slight change to the overall prize structure.

Overall, we are at 94 out of more than 7,500 causes entered in America's Giving Challenge.

The organization with the most donations overall wins $50,000
The TWO organizations in second place receive $25,000
And the next TEN runners-up get $10,000 each!

I really think that we could make a big push between now and Friday and win $10,000. To be one of those ten runners-up we need about 800-900 donations overall. This email reaches around 800 people, some of whom have given already (and some of those have given multiple times). Even if you are not in the position to give right now, please pass this message along to friends and associates. An extra $10,000 for CEF is within our reach if we pull together.

Thank you for all you've done so far!
Missy Carvin
CEF's America's Giving Challenge Initiative Captain"