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http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_11
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=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
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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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