John's World Cup fundraiser for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck (2013)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2014-10-14) · last mentioned: 2018-03-13
In November 2013 John and Hank began auctioning their World Cup 2014 support for donations to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. From May 2014 the proceeds went to sarcoma research with John matching three to one, and the fundraiser raised over $90,000.
Parts: John asks viewers to donate to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck on behalf of the World Cup 2014 team the brothers should support (2013) · John wears all 32 World Cup team shirts in one video (2014)
About: Foundation to Decrease World Suck, FIFA World Cup, sarcoma
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-26 | launched | John launches the auction of the brothers' World Cup 2014 support: donations to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck per team decide which teams they support, top to bottom; they will watch every game, wear the jerseys, learn the songs and watch on Google+ Hangouts. | The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:00:55 |
| 2014-05-27 | milestone | John reports the World Cup support auction has so far raised nearly $6,000 for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. | ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) 00:00:35 |
| 2014-05-27 | rule change | From today all proceeds go to sarcoma research, and John will donate three dollars for every dollar given. | ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) 00:00:39 |
| 2014-06-17 | milestone | John reports the World Cup support auction has raised more than $55,000 for sarcoma research, with his $3 match per $1, and that he now supports Mexico. | Old. 00:00:12 |
| 2014-07-08 | milestone | John, in a Brazil jersey, says Brazil fans gave more than $16,000 with matching to win his World Cup affection, and the fundraiser has now raised more than $80,000 for the Sarcoma Foundation. | The Future of Nerdfighteria 00:01:40 |
| 2014-10-14 | outcome | John reports over $90,000 raised for sarcoma research during his World Cup fundraiser (alongside over $300,000 for Water.org's Ethiopia work). | A Minor Crisis 00:01:37 |
| 2018-03-13 | looked back | In 2014 John and some nerdfighters auctioned their World Cup love and raised over $10,000 for sarcoma research. | Who Should We Root For? 00:02:01 |
What is said about it
9 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2013-11-26 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — announcement: John: Currently Germany is fifth and the Netherlands seventh in donations, so if they meet the brothers back Germany; Switzerland is last. — 00:01:11
- 2013-11-26 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — announcement: John says they will not just casually root: they will watch every game, wear the chosen teams' jerseys, learn their soccer history and songs, and try to watch live on Google+ Hangouts. — 00:01:19
- 2014-05-27 · ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) — announcement: John is auctioning off his World Cup support and has acquired gear from all 32 nations; donating via the link buys his love for a country, tax-deductible in the US. (playful) — 00:00:12
- 2014-05-27 · ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) — announcement: John: So far the plan has raised nearly $6,000 for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck; starting today all proceeds go to sarcoma research. — 00:00:35
- 2014-05-27 · ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) — John: Sarcoma is the cancer Augustus Waters has in The Fault in Our Stars, and lots of real people have it; John hates it. — 00:00:45
- 2014-05-27 · ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) — announcement: John: For every dollar donated John will donate three, making each dollar worth four, and he will support the donor's chosen team, unless someone else pays more. — 00:00:53
- 2014-06-17 · Old. — John is auctioning his World Cup support for sarcoma research; as of Tuesday he is no longer for the United States but all in for Mexico. — 00:00:03
- 2014-06-17 · Old. — ask: John points viewers again to the World Cup fundraiser link in the doobly-doo. — 00:02:35
- 2014-10-14 · A Minor Crisis — John says the foundation was unusually active outside P4A this year (2014): over $300,000 for Water.org's work in Ethiopia and over $90,000 for sarcoma research during his World Cup fundraiser. — 00:01:32