Copied from: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_8 -------------------------------------------------------------

==Friday 23 December== A total of 359 donations were made through PayPal on Day 8, yielding the equivalent of $6,811.27 USD. The average donation that day was $18.97. While this is both the lowest daily total and the lowest average donation so far in the drive, it was not unexpected; a great many people were very busy getting ready for Christmas that day.

Moneybookers donations rose by about $140, bringing that total to $687.85. Mail donations increased by $625, our largest daily increase in mail donations in the drive so far, bringing that total to $720. I'm still waiting for the first Dexia updates to arrive in the mail. Once they arrive, I'll update each of the daily reports to reflect those daily totals.

:Total donated on Day 8: '''$7671.27''' :Grand total at end of day: '''$93,418.67'''

Breakdown of Day 8 PayPal donations: AUD 197.99 (148.59 USD) CAD 142.46 (117.23 USD) EUR 1,912.28 (2,322.83 USD) GBP 178.50 (320.10 USD) JPY 30,883.00 (279.03 USD) USD 3,623.49 Total 6,811.27 USD

Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-23/report/

==Special thanks to large donors== The largest donation this day was $200.00 USD and was made by Barry Langdon-Lassagne. There were also many donors who gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Romary Daval, Domas Mituzas, KENGO Nakajima, Alan Rhodes, Lutz Kayser, Peter Hare, and seven anonymous donations.

:Note: While large donations are great, it should be noted that about 70% of all the money donated to the Wikimedia Foundation comes from donations that are the equivalent of $50 or less and the average donation is about $25.

==Selected donor comments== Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.

:Full listing at: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-23/detail/

*"An eminently worthy undertaking" by Craig Glennie *"Longue vie au libre partage des connaissances!" by Philippe Teuwen *"I don't know how we got on without Wikipedia. Please don't cave it to pressure groups." by anonymous *"This donation to Wikipedia is in memory of McRae Family, Ottawa,Ontario,Canada" by Craig McRae *"Poursuivez votre labeur fantastique" by anonymous *"The best reference that ever existed" by David Kirkpatrick *"I'm very grateful to Wikimedia. Because of it I can do research very quick. I am living with Wikimedia whenever I have free time during the day" by Tam Nguyen *"Wissen ist Macht! Keep up the great work!" by André Heßling *"I donate for a clean and proven Wikipedia" by anonymous *"Merry Christmas and many Greetings from Austria to Wikipedia" by Manfred Halver *"Wikipedia's open/free nature is really what allows it to thrive. I think a service like this would not be possible if it weren't for Free Software. Please consider donating to at www.fsf.org" by Pol Danilov *"Wikipedia ist der wahre Geist des Webs! Weiter so!" by Peter Köller *"I hope you guys realize what a huge effect you have on the Internet community, and we the users truly appreciate the immense work you put in. LONG LIVE WIKIPEDIA!" by Edwin Choi *"I will be giving more as money comes in (chrismas is a costly time)" by anonymous *"Por plibonigado de Vikipedio." by Gokhan San *"In honor of my Godparents Lucy, John, Theresa and Ron...Happy Christmas!" by Josh Courteau *"This project has saved me much more than this in time, convenience and useful knowledge. I'll be *paying another visit here soon enough." by Stephen Allen *"in honor of Aaron Kuntz" by anonymous *"gracias a vosotros" by Raul Aguaviva *"Best..website..ever." by anonymous *"naturally..." by KENGO Nakajima

Some of my personal favorites: *"Use the site so much, would be criminal not to!" by Jack Hynes *"You changed my life, guys. I am sorry I can only contribute with such a modest amount." by anonymous *"The greatest progress of mankind in the last 5 years." by Michael Young *"let us be even more successful than Britannica" by anonymous *"My bonus check, with love." by Jeffrey Friedlander *"Rock on, Wikipedia. Rock on." by anonymous *"No comment." by anonymous

-- Daniel Mayer

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