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Hank asks viewers to donate to Water.org for the Savann Tabak well (2011)

ask · status: reported back · last event: thanks (2011-12-17) · owner: John and Hank

In March 2011 Hank asked viewers to donate to Water.org for a well in Savann Tabak, Haiti; John gave $300 in April and both brothers kept reminding viewers into May. In December 2011 Hank reported that together Nerdfighteria had given the village what it needed and thanked everyone who gave.

Part of: Savann Tabak well: the vlogbrothers' Water.org campaign for a Haitian village (2011)

Told alongside: Hank's trip to Haiti (2011) · Hank asks viewers to follow the Savann Tabak well committee at my.water.org/vlogbrothers (2011) · Hank asks viewers to vote at projectforawesome.com for the charities of P4A 2011 videos they like (2011)

About: Water.org, Savann Tabak well, Haiti, Savann Tabak

date event what video
2011-03-21 asked Hank asks viewers to donate to Water.org for Savann Tabak's water project; no amount is too great or small. Helping Haiti 00:03:12
2011-03-23 reminder John thanks Hank for his Haiti video and points viewers to the real way to help that it gave, linked in the description (my.water.org/vlogbrothers). → refers to Helping Haiti Why Does My Dog Eat Poop? 00:00:03
2011-04-04 reminder Hank reminds viewers they can give Water.org money to help Savann Tabak and people in similar situations worldwide. Thoughts from The Well 00:03:31
2011-04-06 result reported Answering Hank's Haiti videos, John reports he has made a $300 gift to Water.org to thank Hank. → refers to Thoughts from The Well Tales of Nerd Love! 00:03:08
2011-04-06 reminder John invites Nerdfighters to join him in giving to Water.org via the link in the description. Tales of Nerd Love! 00:03:11
2011-05-05 result reported Hank inspired Nerdfighters to support building a well by traveling to Haiti with Water.org, John says. IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! 00:02:03
2011-05-30 reminder Hank encourages viewers to donate directly to Water.org rather than sending money to him first. Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family 00:02:42
2011-12-17 result reported Hank reports that viewers answered his ask to donate to Water.org and together gave the village what it needed. We Built a Well in Haiti 00:00:29
2011-12-17 reminder Hank asks viewers to consider donating to Water.org, which he says does it well and does it right. We Built a Well in Haiti 00:01:53
2011-12-17 thanks Hank thanks everyone who gave from the depth of his heart. We Built a Well in Haiti 00:01:53

What is said about it

6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2011-03-21 · Helping Haiti — Hank says a key lesson from Haiti is that not all non-profits are equal; having done due diligence on how Water.org operates, he is comfortable asking viewers to donate to it. — 00:03:06
  • 2011-03-21 · Helping Haiti — ask: Hank says Savann Tabak has hard work ahead before it has sustainable water, but viewers can help: no amount is too great or small to help people out of a situation that sucks. — 00:03:17
  • 2011-04-04 · Thoughts from The Well — ask: Hank points viewers to my.water.org/vlogbrothers to see Savann Tabak's progress toward a sustainable water source and to give Water.org money for them and others like them. — 00:03:25
  • 2011-04-06 · Tales of Nerd Love! — John says Hank's Haiti videos inspire him and Nerdfighteria and that, to thank Hank, he has made a $300 gift to Water.org. — 00:03:08
  • 2011-04-06 · Tales of Nerd Love! — ask: John invites Nerdfighters to join him in giving and in following 'our community in Haiti' via the link in the description. — 00:03:11
  • 2011-05-30 · Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family — ask: Hank again encourages viewers to follow Savann Tabak at my.water.org and to donate directly to Water.org rather than sending money to him first. — 00:02:38