Copied from: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_13 --------------------------------------------------------------

=Wednesday 28 December= A total of 287 donations were made through PayPal on '''Day 13''', yielding the equivalent of $9,139.82 USD; an increase of $806.73 over Day 12. The average donation this day was $31.85 (second highest in the drive so far).

Mail donations since the last update amounted to an amazing $7,788, bringing that total to $8,508.00 and the day's overall total to $16,927.82.

:Grand total at end of day: '''$139,324.11'''

Breakdown of Day 13 PayPal donations:

AUD 76.24 (57.22 USD) CAD 185.39 (152.56 USD) EUR 1,561.37 (1,896.58 USD) GBP 310.32 (556.50 USD) JPY 75,224.00 (679.65 USD) USD 5,797.32 Total 9,139.82 USD

Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-28/report/

==Special thanks to those who gave large donations== An anonymous donor gave a $2000 USD donation this day! There were also many donors who gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Raymond Maceiras, Prof J G Malone-Lee, Armando Ferreira, Masayoshi Sakaguchi, John Lehmann, Seshadri Ramani, Mark Svendsen, Dennis Maki, Henry Gurr, Carlan Met, and 6 anonymous donors.

:<small>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.</small>

==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/2005-12-28/detail/

*"Thank you! An interactive encyclopedia is a great idea! We use Wikipedia quite a lot and we like it as it is now, without ads, collaborative, and independent." by Carola and Miguel Andrade *"Travailler en communauté et pour la Communauté. Merci pour ce bel idéal." by anonymous *"Sorry, you can't edit this donation!" by Roberto Frangi *"Wiki is an excellent encyclopedia." by Masayoshi Sakaguchi *"Geniales, weltveraenderndes, offenes Projekt. Ich moechte da was zurueckgeben." by Björn Kuhlen *"thanks for the great infomation. I am a Fine art student and this is such a great site for a wealth of infomation. i use it almost everyday!" by jordan wolff *"perchè portate nelle case la conoscenza....grazie" by carlo bernardini *"An impressive and valued intellectual and cultural resource" by Dennis Maki *"I refer to you amost daily - keep it up!" by anonymous *"May this site be an example for others to follow in social participation" by Seshadri Ramani *"wikipedia!!! la miglior enciclopedia del mondo!!!! fantastca!!!!! se ognuno donasse un euro o un dollaro, si arriverebbe facilmente alla quota prefissata..." by anonymous *"I'm just sharing a part of what you've saved me. Thank you." by Dennis Storm *"With the stones of the past we build our future, and knowledge is how to use those stones." by Daniel Scallon *"Thank you. This is the power of internet." by anonymous *"A very valuable resource. Thank you." by anonymous

Some of my personal favorites: *"After I become a billionaire, count me in for 10 million" by anonymous *"Thank you! The most reliable and comprehensive source I've found yet. Keep up the great work!" by anonymous *"A few years ago, I thought corporations would take over the Internet. Wikipedia is an example of community ownership that amazes me." by Mark Svendsen *"WikiPedia is a great progect that helps all humanity. I'm impressed by how good you are and in such a short time! Keep up the good work!!!!!!" by Henry Gurr *"Wikipedia got me an A this semester." by Matthew Harrison *"Thanks to everyone who has contributed" by Daniel Cardenas *"Don't be a hippo! Donate now like me!" by John Devor

-- Daniel Mayer

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