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rachelmanija, aka Rachel Manija Brown writes:

helptheproject is a fandom auction to benefit the The Virginia Avenue Project, a free afterschool arts and academics program. 100% of participating children graduate from high school. 95% go on to college. 98% are the first person in their family to go.

Due to budget cuts, unless we can raise $15,000 by mid-March, we will lose our centerpiece program, the One-on-Ones. In this program, professional actor/writers write a short play to act in with the kid they're paired with, rehearse it with them in a beautiful countryside summer camp, and then return to Los Angeles to put on a show. This program has been running continuously for 20 years - let's not lose it now!

Please help save the One-on-Ones by spreading the word, bidding at the auction, and/or offering something for people to bid on. Click on the "offered" or "seller" tags on the right-hand side of the page to see who's got an auction up and what people are offering. The local gift and treat boxes and baked goods look especially good...

I've been the stage manager for the Project for the last fifteen years, and have watched the kids gain confidence, grow up, and, in one case, make it to the White House!

My own paltry offers can be found here.

Please spread the word! You can do it easily by copying the above paragraphs to your own blog.

This is how the Amanda Banks Misery Factor works:

"How much money am I willing to spend to be less miserable? $75 more for a shorter lay-over? $25 more for a blouse I know I could find cheaper on-line if I would just look?

or alternately

how miserable am I willing to be in order to save money? 4 hours every weekend cleaning so I don't need a maid?

I notice there is a miserable / miserable exchange too - is it more painful to arrange to GET to the dry cleaners than it is to iron my own blouses?"

I love Amanda.