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You are here: Home / Open Threads / Balloon Juice Peeps Are Really Something – $5k Match for Ukraine Donations!

Balloon Juice Peeps Are Really Something – $5k Match for Ukraine Donations!

by WaterGirl|  September 1, 20222:05 pm| 46 Comments

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Inspired by the generosity that is repeatedly displayed by Balloon Juice peeps, a donor has come forward, hereafter referred to as MR. ANONYMOUS, with an offer to match $5,000 of donations for Ukraine!

Donations can go into either BJ thermometer: Balloon Juice for Ukraine or World Central Kitchen.


Balloon Juice for Ukraine

By default, your contribution through this thermometer will be split evenly between Americares Foundation, Vet Voice Foundation, International Rescue Committee, World Central Kitchen, and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

Click Customize Amounts if you don’t want the automatic split between all 5 – and you must click that BEFORE you enter your dollar amount.

 


Or give through this thermometer that goes directly to World Central Kitchen.

World Central Kitchen

 


If we successfully match the full $5,000, then MR. ANONYMOUS will fund the Quiltingfool quilt of Adam Silverman’s choice: “A thank-you from the commentariat, for his amazing work in educating us.”

Starting thermometer readings at the sound of the bell:

Balloon Juice for Ukraine:
$57,460

World Central Kitchen:
$6,746

When the sum on the two calendars increases by $5,000, MR. ANONYMOUS will add his $5,000, and Adam can choose a Ukraine quilt or any quilt from Quiltingfool’s collection.

RING-RING-RING

And we’re off!

(I think Mr. Rogers would be proud.)

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46Comments

  1. 1.

    Alison Rose 💙🌻💛

    September 1, 2022 at 2:09 pm

    Kicked in $25 to the WCK thermometer.

    WG, may I ask, and I don’t mean this to come across as any pressure, because I know you have a thousand things on your docket, but do you have an idea of when the quilt blocks will be going forward? Thank you for everything you do :)

  2. 2.

    SiubhanDuinne

    September 1, 2022 at 2:15 pm

    How wonderful! Thank you, Mr Anonymous!

    $25 to the general Ukraine fund.

  3. 3.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 2:16 pm

    @Alison Rose 💙🌻💛: It’s fine for you to ask.

    I completed my work for my summer client yesterday (which has added about 30 hours a week to my normal schedule) so I can start picking up on some of the stuff I had to put on pause.

    Quiltingfool and I have spoken a couple of times this week, so you can expect to see something from me about quilt blocks in the next few days.

    I really appreciate everyone’s patience!

  4. 4.

    Alison Rose 💙🌻💛

    September 1, 2022 at 2:27 pm

    @WaterGirl: Yay! Thank you :D

  5. 5.

    prostratedragon

    September 1, 2022 at 2:30 pm

    Well hey!  Just added 25 more for WCK on my own, because I saw they’re going to Jackson.

  6. 6.

    stinger

    September 1, 2022 at 2:50 pm

    $25 for the general fund (so $5 apiece to each of the orgs). Thank you, MR. ANONYMOUS!

  7. 7.

    Kristine

    September 1, 2022 at 2:55 pm

    Just added $25 to WCK.

  8. 8.

    NutmegAgain

    September 1, 2022 at 3:09 pm

    Waaaa! I already gave independently to WCK and the Georgian Legion.  Next time via Balloon Juice.

  9. 9.

    greengoblin

    September 1, 2022 at 3:14 pm

    Donated $25.00 to each ($50.00 total).

  10. 10.

    middlelee

    September 1, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    TY Mr. Anonymous.  I put in $25 for WCK.

  11. 11.

    kitfoxer

    September 1, 2022 at 3:33 pm

    I’m in for $25 for the general fund. Thank you, Mr. Anonymous!

  12. 12.

    pat

    September 1, 2022 at 3:45 pm

    $50 to WCK.

    Thank you!!

     

    Aaand.. another $50 to Ukraine.  Why not??

  13. 13.

    JanieM

    September 1, 2022 at 3:58 pm

    $25 to World Central Kitchen. Thanks to Mr. Anonymous! And, as always, to WaterGirl for arranging this!

  14. 14.

    emrys

    September 1, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    $25 in general fund

  15. 15.

    Reboot

    September 1, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    $35 to WCK–thanks, Mr. Anon and WaterGirl!

  16. 16.

    Wolvesvalley

    September 1, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    $50 to the Ukraine fund, split between World Central Kitchen and International Fund for Animal Welfare.

    Is Mr. Anonymous capping matches at $50 per donor, as other matchers have done? Or matching all donations? Either way, many thanks to Mr. Anonymous!

    And Slava Ukraini!

  17. 17.

    wv blondie

    September 1, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    Waiting on getting paid for some work (just 3 digits in my checking account at the moment). But if it comes in today or tomorrow, I’ll kick in something.

  18. 18.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 4:53 pm

    @Wolvesvalley: No capping that I am aware of!  If that changes, I will let everyone know.

  19. 19.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    7,656 – 6,746 = 910

    58,310 – 57,460 = 850

    910 = 850 = 1,760

    Thanks everybody!  We are over 1/3 of the way to $5,000!

  20. 20.

    wv blondie

    September 1, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    That BJ magic must be working! Literally seconds after I posted my comment promising to donate as soon as I got paid, I got an email – and got paid! So … $75 to the group – $15 per.

    Thank you, Balloon Juice! And a toast (it’s after 5 p.m., after all) to Mr. Anonymous!

  21. 21.

    Madeleine

    September 1, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    $50 to WCK. Thanks to Mr Anonymous. And thanks, Adam.

  22. 22.

    Miss Bianca

    September 1, 2022 at 5:25 pm

    Oh, my…if my paycheck is waiting for me down at the office I am pitching in today! I love Mr Anonymous’s style – Adam totally deserves such a token of our appreciation!

    (For some reason, keyboard wanted to stop at ‘toke’. Gave me a period automatically and everything!)

  23. 23.

    Gin & Tonic

    September 1, 2022 at 5:38 pm

    Thank you very much, Mr Anonymous. As I’ve said, the generosity of this community is overwhelming.

  24. 24.

    Adam L Silverman

    September 1, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    What now?

    If we successfully match the full $5,000, then MR. ANONYMOUS will fund the Quiltingfool quilt of Adam Silverman’s choice: “A thank-you from the commentariat, for his amazing work in educating us.”

    I’m flattered. This – the quilt as a thank you – is a very unexpected and pleasant surprise. Everyone’s generosity here in regard to good causes is, of course, not a surprise.

    Thank you to everyone, you are all most welcome for the updates. Though I know we’ll all be happy when there is no longer a reason to do them.

    Thank you all to for your generosity in regard to Ukraine, as well as all the other good causes we hit you up for.

    And that’s to Watergirl and Quiltingfool for putting this together.

  25. 25.

    mac8

    September 1, 2022 at 5:48 pm

    In for 100 to WCK.

  26. 26.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 5:56 pm

    7,831 – 6,746 = 1,085

    58,385 – 57,460 = 925

    1,085 = 925 = 2,010

    Thanks everybody!  We are over 2/5 of the way to $5,000!

    I think that when we hit 3/5, Adam can start thinking about quilts!

  27. 27.

    Quiltingfool

    September 1, 2022 at 6:18 pm

    @Alison Rose 💙🌻💛: We haven’t forgotten!  Tomorrow I’m going to quilt a bunch (I think maybe 18 or so, I’ve lost count) of Ukrainian blocks.  I made ones that seemed to be very popular, like Patron, Warship Cat, Tank Cat, Sunflower Cat.  I did redraw the Headdress (Vinok in Ukrainian) Cat, and I really like how it turned out.

    Watergirl is getting things organized, and I will be sewing!  We make a good team, and I am so grateful for all the work she does.  I don’t know how she does it, I’d lose my mind!

    As I make blocks, I think of new things to do – so I will have some blocks that may be a bit different than one in the quilt, or some brand new offerings.  I hope some folks might be interested in them.

  28. 28.

    Quiltingfool

    September 1, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: I’m looking forward to making a quilt for you, simply to show my appreciation for keeping us updated on Ukraine, and adding your excellent analysis.  I learn so much from all your posts.

  29. 29.

    kalakal

    September 1, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    $25 to the general fund

  30. 30.

    Coyoteville

    September 1, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    Just put in $33 for WCK for relief in Jackson

  31. 31.

    Pinkpuppy

    September 1, 2022 at 7:12 pm

    $50 to the WCK

  32. 32.

    DarbysMom

    September 1, 2022 at 9:05 pm

    Just added my $25 to the general fund.

  33. 33.

    Glidwrith

    September 1, 2022 at 9:55 pm

    $25 to WCK

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 11:09 pm

    9,000 – 6,746 = 2,254

    59,400 – 57,460 = 1,940

    2,254 – 1,940 = 4,194

    Wow!!! We are over 4/5 of the way to $5,000!

    You guys are amazing!

    edit: fixed my typo.

  35. 35.

    JAFD

    September 1, 2022 at 11:16 pm

    A couple of items perhaps of intrst:

    https://www.politico.eu/article/nafo-doge-shiba-russia-putin-ukraine-twitter-trolling-social-media-meme/

    https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ukraine-cards

    And have dropped a few bucks into the general fund.

  36. 36.

    Andrya

    September 1, 2022 at 11:26 pm

    @WaterGirl:  Math nerd here.

    Third line of your post should read 2254 + 1940 = 4194

    And I have to confess, I have no right to baulk at typos.  My students once christened me:

    “Typo queen of (our college)”.

    And yes, I’m totally proud of the BJ community.

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    @Andrya: The funny thing is, I copied from the similar comment above, and changed the first number of each line, and of course I also changed the result of the subtraction.

    How I managed to get an = in there, I have no idea!

  38. 38.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 11:44 pm

    I had closed the laptop for the night and then thought I had better check to make sure I had completed Wordle for today – because if you miss a day, it ends your streak.  Bastards!

    Anyway, I hadn’t completed it because I was stuck this morning and couldn’t figure out where to go from the letters i had.  Hard word today!  But I got it on the last possible line, so whew!

    Then I did today’s Waffle and ended up with 4 stars, so that was fun.  Okay, bedtime for me!

  39. 39.

    Lexiltucky

    September 1, 2022 at 11:45 pm

    $100 into the Ukraine pot.  It was getting to be time to donate them again, anyways.

    Many Thanks to Adams for all his work.

  40. 40.

    Andrya

    September 1, 2022 at 11:45 pm

    @WaterGirl:  No problem.  If I had $1 for every typo that I created, I’d be a rich woman.

  41. 41.

    WaterGirl

    September 1, 2022 at 11:46 pm

    Thanks to everyone for your generosity!

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    September 2, 2022 at 7:33 am

    9,050 – 6,746 = 2,304

    59,650 – 57,460 = 2,190

    2,304 + 2,190 = 4,494

    Wow, just over $500 left on the match!!

  43. 43.

    Another Scott

    September 2, 2022 at 8:08 am

    +151 to WCK.

    I’m glad they’re helping in Jackson, and Ukraine, and elsewhere.

    Thanks everyone.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  44. 44.

    There go two miscreants

    September 2, 2022 at 8:45 am

    In for the Ukraine general fund for $100.

  45. 45.

    Nancy

    September 2, 2022 at 9:50 am

    I haven’t been on-line since Wednesday and here are the thermometers all filled in. You are all so incredible, but you knew that.

    I added $25 and tip to World Central Kitchen. It’s been a long dry spell regarding cash inflow.

    Glad I can finally contribute.

  46. 46.

    eachother

    September 2, 2022 at 11:32 am

    Two Benjamins.

    $100. for World Central Kitchen Thermometer

    $100. for Ukraine Thermometer

    Thanks Balloon Juice for making it easy.  Thanks jackals for your greatness.

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