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.
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.