United Way contest: After midnight, I'm holding my breath.

There's no official word. I'm not going to get excited until we have the official word from United Way.

But.

Looking at the Leaderboard under Religion, for most donors and most donations--

-- *jaw drop*

It looks like my temple ... it looks like we won.

I'm not going to get excited yet.

OMG OMG, I THINK, I THINK WE WON

OH MY GOD, IT'S OFFICIAL.

Most Donors by Category ($4,000 each)

Human Services: SOME, Inc.
Animal Welfare and Environment: Homeless Animal Rescue Team
Education: Literacy Council of Montgomery County, MD, Inc.
Arts and Culture: Corcoran Gallery of Art
Health: Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc.
Workforce Readiness: Latin American Youth Center
Financial Stability: ProInspire
Religion: Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Choling <-- the temple

Most Dollars Raised by Category ($2,000 each)

Human Services: Bread for the City
Animal Welfare and Environment: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc.
Education: The SEED Public Charter School of Washington DC
Arts and Culture: Corcoran Gallery of Art
Health: Joseph’s House
Workforce Readiness: Latin American Youth Center
Financial Stability: Latino Economic Development Corporation
Religion: Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Choling <-- the temple

We won both categories. Oh. That's $6,000 towards the renovations, plus the ... oh. Oh, wow. At 11pm it was only $2,600, but it's now $10,209.88. That's over $16,000 in one night.

Ohmigosh. Thank you, guys.

United Way contest: After midnight, I'm holding my breath.

There's no official word. I'm not going to get excited until we have the official word from United Way.

But.

Looking at the Leaderboard under Religion, for most donors and most donations--

-- *jaw drop*

It looks like my temple ... it looks like we won.

I'm not going to get excited yet.

OMG OMG, I THINK, I THINK WE WON

OH MY GOD, IT'S OFFICIAL.

Most Donors by Category ($4,000 each)

Human Services: SOME, Inc.
Animal Welfare and Environment: Homeless Animal Rescue Team
Education: Literacy Council of Montgomery County, MD, Inc.
Arts and Culture: Corcoran Gallery of Art
Health: Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc.
Workforce Readiness: Latin American Youth Center
Financial Stability: ProInspire
Religion: Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Choling <-- the temple

Most Dollars Raised by Category ($2,000 each)

Human Services: Bread for the City
Animal Welfare and Environment: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc.
Education: The SEED Public Charter School of Washington DC
Arts and Culture: Corcoran Gallery of Art
Health: Joseph’s House
Workforce Readiness: Latin American Youth Center
Financial Stability: Latino Economic Development Corporation
Religion: Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Choling <-- the temple

We won both categories. Oh. That's $6,000 towards the renovations, plus the ... oh. Oh, wow. At 11pm it was only $2,600, but it's now $10,209.88. That's over $16,000 in one night.

Ohmigosh. Thank you, guys.


ETA: From Gonpo, one of the monks, "Thank you for helping us help others."