Daily Kos: Kyle the Mainer

One Last Fundraising Diary (Goal Met! Thank you all!)

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Thursday June 14, 2012 · 2:39 PM PDT

2012/06/14 · 14:39

UPDATE: We've met our goal, and the matching donation will be coming tonight! Thank you all for your help! Your support means so much, and rest assured that your donations are going to a wonderful organization. Thanks again for everything!

This is the absolute last time I will bother you. Even though it's for a good cause, I feel guilty writing so many diaries about the American Cancer Society. See, tomorrow is our Relay for Life, and I have a matching donor. If I raise $750 then I'll get a matching $250 donation from a very generous woman.

As my diary yesterday said, she gave me a deadline of midnight last night. Luckily, I told her I could hit $750 by this evening and she agreed to extend the deadline to 8 p.m. Eastern. Please help me reach my goal and double your impact by donating here.

Daily Kos, I Owe You Another One (Plus, A Challenge)

Kyle the Mainer

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Wednesday June 13, 2012 · 2:16 PM PDT

2012/06/13 · 14:16

As many of you know, every summer I participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. It's a great cause that raises lots of money for cancer research and patients, and it also brings the community together for a wonderful event.

This year, I asked for your donations and you've come through to help me raise $500. I can't thank those donors enough for their kindness, and whenever I hear anyone insult the liberal blogosphere, I point them to my fundraising diaries.

Now I want to ask for your help in meeting a final fundraising challenge. I have a matching donor who will double anything I raise before midnight tonight (up to $250). Can you help me by donating here?

UPDATE, 10:57 P.M.: I only need $95 more to get the full matching donation, with one hour left to donate! Double your impact now!

The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Make-Up Open Thread

Kyle the Mainer

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Tuesday June 12, 2012 · 8:04 PM PDT

2012/06/12 · 20:04

I see no TDS/TCR diary, so let's meet and discuss here!

The Hardest Diary To Write

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Friday April 27, 2012 · 4:32 PM PDT

2012/04/27 · 16:32

I’ve been trying to write this diary for about two weeks now, and I’m finding it very hard to do.

The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Holiday Re-Run Thread 12/20/11

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Tuesday December 20, 2011 · 7:54 PM PST

2011/12/20 · 19:54

TDS/TCR Holiday Re-run Open Thread, 12/19/11

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Monday December 19, 2011 · 8:18 PM PST

2011/12/19 · 20:18

The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Open Thread, August 31, 2011

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Wednesday August 31, 2011 · 7:55 PM PDT

2011/08/31 · 19:55

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On average, I visit the TDS/TCR thread

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The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Open Thread, August 16, 2011

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Tuesday August 16, 2011 · 7:58 PM PDT

2011/08/16 · 19:58

Cancer Sucks

Kyle the Mainer

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Friday May 28, 2010 · 4:04 PM PDT

2010/05/28 · 16:04

We all, I think, know someone who's been affected by cancer. Maybe even you were diagnosed yourself. Cancer sucks. It took my aunt in April, and I (at 16-years-old) had my own cancer scare. Five years later I still have a tumor in my head that can't be operated on, but for now (according to my doctors) it seems to be stable and non-cancerous.

So for the third (and probably my last) year, I'm participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Last year I did the Relay in honor of Senator Ted Kennedy (who was still alive at the time). This year I'm walking in honor of my aunt. She was the first person in my family that I know of who died from this horrible affliction.

I've asked for your help in the past and you've come through. In my first year you helped me raise over $300. Last year I raised over $200. Since this is my last year I'd like to raise even more. I'm setting my goal at $300, but my real goal is to hit $500. I realize that many people are still in tight financial situations, but any amount is more than welcome. If you'd like to donate, please visit my donation page. I should add that donations ARE tax deductible.

You can see some of the things that your money would be spent on below the fold...

I still need your help...

Kyle the Mainer

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Wednesday May 26, 2010 · 5:58 PM PDT

2010/05/26 · 17:58

A few days ago I wrote a diary asking for help from Kossacks to raise money for the American Cancer Society through their Relay for Life. With your help, I've raised $185 so far, but I'm still short of my first goal of $300. I know that there are lots of candidates and political causes that are taking your hard-earned money, but if you sponsor me then your money will go to things such as:

I need your help...

Kyle the Mainer

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Sunday May 23, 2010 · 5:38 PM PDT

2010/05/23 · 17:38

There have been hundreds of diaries lately, asking for your money to Candidate X or Candidate Y. And Kossacks are always willing to donate to help elect more and better Democrats. But now I'd like to ask you if you could help me raise money for a different cause: the American Cancer Society.

For the past two years I've participated in the ACS's "Relay for Life", an overnight walkathon that's raised millions of dollars since 1986 to help fight cancer. And each year I've asked Kossacks to help me reach my fundraising goal. With your help, I raised over $500 the past two Relays. This year is, unfortunately, the last year I'll be participating in Relay for Life and I want to make a statement. I want to double what I've raised in the past two years. So my goal this year is $500. I'd like to ask for your help once again. I come from a very small, lower-middle class town and I can't do it without your generosity.

Instead of just joining a Relay team, I've decided to captain my own team this year in honor of my aunt, who lost her fight to cancer in April.

I have just under a month to reach my goal (the Relay is June 18-19), and I'm hoping you can help me. Please go to my donation page to give to this great cause.

THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Re-run Open Thread 5/18/10

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Tuesday May 18, 2010 · 8:06 PM PDT

2010/05/18 · 20:06

Well, it's past 11 o'clock and I didn't see a show Open Thread yet. Thought I'd do my part and write something up quickly. I know it's a busy election night in a few states, but we barely ever not have a TDS/TCR thread.

So congrats to all the Democratic winners tonight, and let's get this thread started...

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Hey! How's it going?

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