John asks viewers to raise $100,000 via Water.org for clean water in Ethiopia, matched by Bill Gates (2014)
ask · status: reported back · last event: thanks (2014-09-30) · owner: John
About: Water.org, Bill Gates, Ethiopia
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-22 | asked | The description asks viewers to raise $100,000 through Water.org for clean water in Ethiopia, which Bill Gates will match with another $100,000. | Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Agriculture video description |
| 2014-09-23 | reminder | John asks viewers to donate to the Water.org fundraiser for sustainable water in Ethiopia: $100,000 in 10 days (by 3 October 2014), matched by Bill Gates, would bring safe water to 8,000 people. | Looking Away 00:02:40 |
| 2014-09-26 | result reported | Hank reports that in about four days the community has raised $260,000 to help people get access to clean water. | Gettin' Real with Hank 00:00:50 |
| 2014-09-30 | result reported | John reports that the community just raised $300,000 for Water.org in Ethiopia, more than the first six Projects for Awesome combined. | Keeping it EVEN REALER 00:02:02 |
| 2014-09-30 | thanks | John thanks Nerdfighteria again for raising more than $300,000 for Water.org, which he says will transform the lives of more than 10,000 people in Ethiopia. | Keeping it EVEN REALER 00:03:44 |
What is said about it
5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2014-09-23 · Looking Away — announcement: John says Water.org set up a Nerdfighter fundraiser for sustainable water in Ethiopia; if $100,000 is raised in 10 days, Bill Gates will match it, bringing safe water to 8,000 people. — 00:02:40
- 2014-09-23 · Looking Away — ask: John says the fundraiser won't end poverty or child mortality but can change 8,000 lives, and asks viewers who can to donate at water.org/johngreen. — 00:02:59
- 2014-09-26 · Gettin' Real with Hank — Hank says that in about four days the community raised $260,000 to help people get clean water, and the most common donor comment is 'I'm sorry I couldn't give more.' — 00:00:50
- 2014-09-30 · Keeping it EVEN REALER — John says the community just raised $300,000 for Water.org in Ethiopia, more than the first six Projects for Awesome raised combined. — 00:02:02
- 2014-09-30 · Keeping it EVEN REALER — John thanks Nerdfighteria for raising more than $300,000 for Water.org, which he says will permanently transform the lives of more than 10,000 people in Ethiopia. — 00:03:44