Copied from: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_11 --------------------------------------------------------------
=Monday 26 December= A total of 257 donations were made through PayPal on Day 11, yielding the equivalent of $5,813.09 USD. The average donation that day was $22.62.
A total of about 38.10 was donated through MoneyBookers since the last update, bringing that total to $772.68. Today was a postal holiday and thus there are no mail or Dexia donations to report.
:Grand total at end of day: '''$114,025.58'''
Breakdown of Day 11 PayPal donations: AUD 38.09 (28.59 USD) CAD 297.88 (245.13 USD) EUR 1,823.94 (2,215.52 USD) GBP 213.49 (382.85 USD) JPY 40,160.00 (362.85 USD) USD 2,578.16 Total 5,813.09 USD
Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-26/report/
==Special thanks to those who gave large donations== Christian Hoffmann gave the largest donation this day; € 200. There were also many donors who gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Jeff Lima, Craig Hirsch, and 9 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/2005-12-26/detail/
*"The best of what the Internet promised" by Beth Gibson *"Danke für das große Lexikon" by anonymous *"What a wonderful site, I use it every day. It is a natural for my Opera start-up page. I only wish I had more to give. Thank you, thank you so much Wikipedia!" by Shari Wilson *"Keep up the good work!" by Chris Bunch *"Free Information for Everyone." by Christoph Dankert *"Faites le pour nous, et pas pour votre portefeuille." by Yoann GUETTA *"Keep it up! You help me do my degree! I love you people!" by Robert Griffin *"Using the site quite often, so why not "paying" a little bit for it ... Just keep going!" by Igor Brusic *"Many thanks to all involved with Wikimedia!" by anonymous *"El conocimiento debe ser como el agua, gratis y de libre acceso a toda la población. Ser culto para ser libre." by Juan Herraiz *"How could I not donate to the Encyclopedia Galactica (well, in a hundred years or so... give it time)?" by Craig Hirsch *"I loved the holiday card and enjoy the ever expanding Romanian encyclopedia." by Gordon Davidescu *"Wiki rocks" by Jeff Lima
Some of my personal favorites:
*"Paying it forward with knowledge" by anonymous *"Plain, clear, accessible knowledge in the grand encylopedic tradition. May Wikipedia flourish!" by William Bruneau *"Knowledge is Power, let it run free" by anonymous *"Blessed is the day I discovered this resource!" by anonymous
-- Daniel Mayer
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