Posted by Hemant Mehta in ***UPDATE***: Reader Colin says:
I put in $100, and will throw in another $10 per person below who posts saying they donated $10 or more (up to a max of $100 more)…
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My friend Ashley (sporting a fantastic new haircut) made a video explaining the Secular Student Alliance’s new matching grant:
The Vital Spark Foundation is offering to match up to $20,000 worth of donations… but only until August 1st.
Ashley has set a goal to raise $5,000 of that money.
If you’d like to help out by pitching in a buck or two, you’d be helping us out. (I’m not just saying that, either. If every reader gave $1, we’d reach that goal with plenty to spare.)
Here’s what Ashley has raised so far:
If you’d like to support us, here’s the link.
Any help you can give would make Ashley happy.
I mean… do you really want to make her upset? That would be very mean of you. Don’t be mean.
There. I have guilt-tripped you into giving. My work here is done 
I am a student, and I still dug deep to support this. I hope the rest of you that aren’t paying thousands of dollars a semester can do the same!
Eric
Ashley is hot!
Yes!
Thanks for the <3!
Now no one wants to make me upset – right?
Thank you, Eric! I started giving as a student, too, and it never felt like I was giving anything up.
OK, I donated. It’s always nice to give to a good cause.
Will throw in a few bucks as soon as the salary hits my account.
Btw, your guilt-tripping didn’t work for me. Ashley’s cuteness however…
I put in $100, and will throw in another $10 per person below who posts saying they donated $10 or more (up to a max of $100 more). It’s like *quadrupling* your donation
Great vid, Ashley. Glad to help! $20 donation… so to Colin, thanks for your kind offer to add $10 to that.
All the best to SSA!
My friend Ashley (sporting a fantastic new haircut)
Would you make a comment like that about Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens?
I totally would
Despite the sexist comments about Ashley, I have donated more than $10. With doubling, and Colin’s generous offer, it’ll add $110 to the fund. Good luck!
Edited to add: assuming Colin’s $10 addition also is doubled, all together we’ve just added $120 to the fund. Yay!
I just put in $20 more – thanks Eliza and Joe
Anyone else?
$20 in from me yesterday, that still count, Colin?
Chal: yup! Will add $10 more to my donation in a jiffy.
I donated $100 and happy to do it.
This broke-ass, godless student just chipped in 20 bønez.
I’m getting $100 for my birthday, so I just donated that to the cause. (Thanks, Mom.)
I just put in $30 more