we've reached goal, but I sent in a token amount to show appreciation.
i don't buy coffee from starbucks (i LOVE coffee, but don't like starbucks for whatever reason. its a sociologist thing, as most others of the tribe avoid the place too) and I don't see movies (I always seem to have something else I'd rather be doing). So instead, I donated the amount of a mixed drink at a bar, plus tip
funny how quickly we got there. when ppl are dealing with something they enjoy doing, they are always willing to donate. I used to haunt a mountain bike site before my fave forum got shut down (the socia-poli-religous-economic discussion forum. We tended to be a bit over the top and made the other bikers uncomfortable; who didn't understand what that forum had to do with biking). Whenver the forum held donation rallies to send bikes to kids in africa or something, we always hit goal quickly (and had goals of 1000's of dollars). Funny thing, the socio-poli-relgious branch of the forum was ALWAYS the biggest donor.
This is why donation rallies always link themselves to marathons or golf or something. ppl like their leisure, and are willing to give for it.