I decided not to send this via e-mail just yet since many of you are probably still sorting through the various e-mails you received in regards to the election on Tuesday and we should all be spending less time sorting e-mails and more time writing.
Let me just start by saying that you guys rock. Take a look at our calendar; we have write-ins scheduled on every day but Tuesday, and most days have multiple write-ins scheduled all over the Bay Area. If you have not attended a write-in yet, try it out! The inspiration and help I have received from fellow writers during write-ins is often what helps me reach my word goals. Additionally, glow-in-the dark bats, stickers, and candy are often handed out freely (more random prizes to appear as our word counts get higher!).
We are currently in the top 25 regions IN THE WORLD in terms of word count, and we're one of the top in the world for fundraising. Great job!
Let's see if we can get into the top 20 with our word counts!
20 Europe :: Finland 1,396,905 6,180 $200.00
21 Australia & New Zealand :: New Zealand 1,341,283 6,574 $225.00
22 United States :: Texas :: Austin 1,298,493 4,809 $820.00
23 United States :: California :: East Bay 1,269,093 4,532 $1,320.00
24 United States :: Texas :: Houston 1,202,717 5,620 $630.00
25 Europe :: Sweden 1,193,967 6,560 $185.00
Keep up the amazing work! Let us (Candace, Rebecca, or I) know if you need help or have arranged a write-in that is not appearing on the calendar yet.
~Ixy-Pixy
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80,631 / 50,000
Nov 17, 2008 - 10 58
To update this figure -- East Bay is now in the top 20 on the wordcount scoreboard! As of this moment, we're in 15th place when it comes to total words written, and more excitingly (from my perspective) we are 4th when it comes to fundraising for NaNoWriMo and the Office of Letters and Light! Let's keep this up. I don't know if we have it in us to beat Seattle, the current #1, but we can definitely out-fundraise South Bay for the #3 spot. In fact, I'd say we have it in us to beat out the entire state of Maryland if we work hard enough! So collect donations at write-ins, and let us know about it! Your MLs can help you with where and how to send the donations.
Keep writing!
80,631 / 50,000
Nov 18, 2008 - 23 47
This just got serious:
The not-nearly-as-awesome South Bay?!?!? IN THE WORLD in all caps?!?!? We can't let that impudence stand! Get thee to the donation page to earn yourself a halo and show those East Bayers that we're the donation champs!
I think this just became a challenge. So get that spare change out of your wallet and prepare to be harassed for donations by your friendly MLs!
80,631 / 50,000
Nov 22, 2008 - 20 04
Good news on the donations front! As of right now, we are beating out the South Bay wrimos in our fundraising efforts by almost $100! I know that we can keep this up! We are now #3 in the world when it comes to donations. Watch out, Maryland and Seattle! We're coming up!
We're also holding steady at #15 when it comes to overall region wordcount. Great job, guys! Let's keep this up! May the words come quickly and the donations flow freely!
60,044 / 50,000
Nov 25, 2008 - 20 33
We're heading now into the last stretch of Nano. I'm happy to see so many purple winner bars popping up! For those of you worried about reaching your goals, do not despair. We have a lot of write-ins this week, including two Thank Goodness It's Ending Parties on 11/30 for a last chance to drive up word counts.
We're holding steady at the #15 slot for word counts; we're only 6,000 words under the next highest slot. Keep writing! I've been really impressed by the generosity of those I've been meeting at write-ins. The little rainbow box I've been carrying to all of the write-ins has a very pleasant jingle and weight to it that we'll be sending on to the Office of Letters and Light. If you have some spare change, don't hesitate to drop it in the box next time you're at a write in. Every cent counts!
If you're interested in attending one of the East Bay TGIE parties, check out the thread for information and updates.