Adam Lambert Fans Donate 229K To DonorsChoose.Org
DonorsChoose.org released figures from the fan fundraiser spearheaded by Adam Lambert. The news is good… (via Market Newswire)
Online education charity DonorsChoose.org announced today that fans of Adam Lambert, “American Idol’s” eighth season runner-up, donated $229,000 as part of a challenge launched by the star to support high-need public school classrooms nationwide. In just four weeks, 1,956 fans contributed directly to music and arts-based, classroom project requests submitted by teachers at DonorsChoose.org, providing learning resources and supplies for more than 87,775 students.
Congratulations to ONTD_AI for taking first place. Their total contribution was $82,700, winning the opportunity to chat with Adam one on one.
Says Adam, “I am unbelievably moved by the generosity and resolve of my fans, who have donated beyond what I could have ever expected to help students around the country. Although I was on tour during the length of the competition, I frequently checked in on the challenge progress and was so amazed to see the number of donors and total amount donated continue to rise and rise.”
Congrats to the rest of the groups, as well, for raising an impressive amount of money for a great cause.
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This is definitely true. There were tons of dollar-donation auctions, auctioning of fan art, fiction, etc. They collected that money and contributed it in one total. So, the individual givers probably totaled alot more than that listed.
Besides being off topic, lying to mom isn’t really something to brag about. Ironic considering the topic is the financial help Adam fans gave to school kids.
So, true, Q3. And Sisters, Brothers, Aunts, Uncles, Third Cousins, and not a few Grandmothers. (And all of the substitute teachers.) Hope they choose a school with good security. And make it a “surprise visit”. And don’t announce in advance. And just have good video/photo coverage. So the big “push” comes after. Not during.
I spent many years working with abused children and teens. I often thought that if they could just find a creative outlet it would help them so much but those outlets just weren’t there due to budget constraints. Kids, especially angry kids, need an outlet. I love this program and hope it continues to provide support to the schools that need it. Thanks to the Adam fans for contributing and Adam for the gentle nudge.
Just another 2 cents and personal view on Q3 and NewFan’s posts about different ways of learning:
My family has a lot of very intelligent folk in it, but there’s a lot of dyslexia and some of us have NO innate memory skills. Pretty much everything I needed to know for biology I memorized by setting to music. I learned fractions from piano notation, not from stupid class drills. My dad taught me how to estimate distances and understand physics by pictorial visualization. To this day, I have to draw scientific concepts to understand them. Presentations, new research proposals, and reports *start* with my crappy artwork. If I can’t put a concept into pictures, all the equations and math in the world won’t pull it together. It’s just the way my brain works [shrug], but its been pretty successful for me.
Hence my reasoning for why music and art is as important as science and math. For me, at least, the fields feedback upon each other and I need both the left and right brain input to be successful. Probably TMI, but its why I’m such a proponent of the arts in school.
Oh for pity’s sake, luv -
Just let her find out already. She’s probably freaking out that you’re trying to blow up buildings or getting tips on how to encourage anorexia. Adam Lambert fanaticism is probably something she could deal with. Particularly since you’re a mascot around here and all…
[grins] And THEN we could properly invite you the Zodiac party if the documentary ever comes to DC!
(depending on final rating and parental permission, of course! Most of us here are parents too, remember, and if you were mine and snuck out to a party without telling me first – particularly at your age – your butt would be kicked into next week!)
That’s a lot of money. This shows a bit about the purchasing power of Adam’s fans/fangroups. They could do a massive push for Adam’s album, which, I guess, they’re dong right now.
DonorsChoose was a great choice! I was impressed with their website and how they made sure that monies donated were actually used to purchase what the teacher requested.
‘Way to go Adam and Adam fans!!!
Adam thanks everyone one who donated through donorschoose…..!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMsiJ6pqko&feature=player_embedded
Nice! Facial hair lookin’ good to me! Thanks for the link, Kanadie!
He looks kinda like David Navarro. Not a bad thing, if you ask me.
If Dave Navarro and Richard Grieco had a love child, this is what he’d look like. Throw in just a dash of Depp – only studlier! (I wonder if that’s an insult to Depp, to be less studly than a gay guy… oh, well, that’s his problem…).
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I juust saw Adam in the Donor’s Choice vid. So much for the facial hair being a weekend disguise. I guess I’ll have to learn to live with it. Not willingly, of course.
clearone, I could use your company about now.
And is that taped in Adam’s new apartment? It could be a hotel room but it has the echo of an empty apartment.
It was mentioned above that some may have put their donations on credit cards. Those donations would not be tax deductible unless the credit card charge was paid by the end of the year. Individuals (as opposed to corps) are cash-basis taxpayers. Which means you can only get a deduction for that which you have actually paid.
Did I just bore you to death? lol.
So this is where you went to!
I’m here praying that Adam shaves before any promotional appearances. Leo can pull off that look. Adam can’t IMO. Thumbs up for the nice thank you and #1 on Amazon. Thumbs down for the scruff.
I’m here playing catch up on the threads.
Lambert Inspires Public School Donations
30-Sep-2009
Written by: Danielle Hazell
Anthony Lambert raises $229,000 for publicc schools worldwide
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/34213.html
[grits teeth] Oh for gods sake, are there NO copy editors left in the world??