Gosince01's 1 Year Anniversary Blograiser

Summer camp experiences are expensive! But GOTO's kids are TOTALLY worth it.

In honor of the one year anniversary of Giving Opportunities Since 2001, we've decided to host our first inaugural "blograiser."

Over the next three months, we're going to raise enough money to send two GOTO scholarship kids to camp ... $40 at a time.

If you're curious how the finances break down, one full scholarship to Appel Farm costs GOTO $4,000. And one Med-O-Lark scholarship costs us $1,800.

That brings our 3 month fundraising goal to a grand total of $5,800 and 145 individual $40 donors.

Donations can be made on the fancy widget at the top right hand side of the blog. Or you can donate here. Or
you can mail your check for $40 into GOTO HQ, with "2010 Blograiser" in the Memo line.

In addition to knowing that they've helped provide two awesome kids the experience of a lifetime, all 2010 Blograiser donors will be immortalized through a gosince01 acknowledgement or interview.

So please donate $40. Help us, help you reach the internet immortalization that you've worked so hard for. It's the least we could do.

GOTO Annual Appeal Video

Our Holiday Appeal

As our 2009 Annual Meeting came to a close, Jenzia Burgos’s father (Victor) rose to his feet and delivered a passionate plea. Jenzia (‘09) was only three months removed from her first GOTO-funded summer camp experience, and Victor’s appreciation for GOTO’s impact was clear…

“Schools have been cutting art, music, shop- anything that has to do with creativity. When I went to school you had that, and now that is all disappearing. This program is a way of keeping that alive… Don’t stop! It is something that our kids desperately need and it is vital to their enhancement of themselves becoming creative human beings.”

In 2010, we’re adopting Victor’s plea as our theme for GOTO supporters: Don’t stop.

Your support during what has been a difficult economic year has been incredible, but you can’t stop now. With your continued support in 2010, we’ll be able to keep giving opportunities to others into the next year and beyond. So please consider making a donation to GOTO this holiday season. Gifts of every size make a difference.

And if you're looking for more a more dynamic sales pitch on reasons to give to GOTO, check out this video.

Happy Holidays!

Because of camp ...

GOTO's Annual Appeal season has begun and we'll soon be asking all of our smart, generous, good looking supporters for donations.

While some of you may take our word on the benefits of summer camp and the arts, other may need additional persuasion. Below is one such piece of persuasion.

This short clip - created by the American Camp Association - highlights how the camp experience has changed the lives of a couple of notable artists.