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Four Directions AZ and NV Matches at 4x – an Extra Angel (6x) for the Next $500 in Matching Donations

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Update at 6:15 pm:

We are back to 4x matching now, with the external match and an angel for each state.

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Opportunity knocks!

We have a new Balloon Juice Angel who is willing to add his angel match of $500 so we can complete BOTH of the current angel matches. Thank goodness for impatient people. :-)

So anything you donate up to $50 will turn into 6x the amount you donate.

$50 -> $300  / $35 -> $210  /  $25 -> $150  /  $10 -> 60  /  $5 -> $30

And everything in between!

To complete our current matches, we need $150 donated to AZ and $275 to NV.  The remaining $75 can go to either one.

To count toward the match, let us know about your donation in the comments, or you can drop me an email message if you prefer.  Let me know which state or state in the comments.

ARIZONA

NEVADA

Let’s do this!

Reader Interactions

38Comments

  1. 1.

    Joy in FL

    I just donated $17 for each state.
    With all the angel-matching, that will be $100 for each state.
    Thank you angels!

  3. 3.

    Almost Retired

    Woo Hoo! $25 for me this time around for Nevada – which by my shaky math becomes $150. I’m in Nevada a lot, and I’ve never put down $25 and left with $150, so this is a first for me.

  16. 16.

    Wapiti

    11 for NV (lol – I even refreshed before posting and Kristine grabbed the gold star :D

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    @Urza:

    Yes!  We are back to 4x matching for AZ and NV – with new $1,000 matching Balloon Juice angels!

    As soon as our angel puts in the $1k for each state, we will have reached $25,000+ toward our $40,000 goal.

    Half for AZ and half for NV!

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    @Kristine: @Wapiti:

    Actually, I had read frosty’s comment wrong – and had mistakenly put his donation down for NV.

    So the two of you really did complete the NV match, and frosty got moved to AZ where he belonged!

  22. 22.

    West of the Rockies

    OT question:  why do we call Republicans the GOP?  I get it’s shorthand, but there’s nothing grand about that party.  Democrats don’t have some nickname that Republicans are forced to use (the SCP:  Super Cool Party).

    Seems weird.

  24. 24.

    Lurker Dan

    Added $50 each for AZ and NV. Thanks for arranging this and thanks to the angels for matching.

  29. 29.

    wjca

    @West of the Rockies: why do we call Republicans the GOP?  I get it’s shorthand, but there’s nothing grand about that party.

    Well, the nickname goes back to the 1870s as I recall, so it’s been a while.  Parties change.  Back then, the racist reactionaries (especially in the South) were all Democrats.

    But while parties change, nicknames stick.  Just as they do with people.

  30. 30.

    Starfish

    I am trying to read part of project 2025, and this is terrible.

    Re-evaluate excessive regulation. As for baby formula regulations generally, labeling regulations and regulations that unnecessarily delay the manufacture and sale of baby formula should be re-evaluated. During the Biden Administration, there have been devastating baby formula shortages.

    Let’s just not regulate baby formula. Who cares if formula companies are not running clean operations and poisoning children with chronobacter.

    That’s on page 334 of 920

    They are also complaining about school meals going to middle income and upper income families. Do vouchers you SOBs. How many vouchers are going to rich kids in private schools.

  32. 32.

    Starfish

    @WaterGirl: That was the end part of the agriculture section which is generally focused on not letting USDA do stuff for environmental purposes. You know, remove environmental regulations. Don’t let farmers keep fields fallow so they are not over-tilling their land and so on and so forth.

    I was interested in swearing about the Education section which starts on page 351.

    Federal education policy should be limited and, ultimately, the federal Depart- ment of Education should be eliminated.

    Okay then.

  33. 33.

    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    Just kicked in $100 to each state.  Hope the matches are still happening! Thank you Water Girl (and the angels)!

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