Yesterday, limecello (a reader, a reviewer, and a wonderful part of the online romance community) posted a blog for Social Good Day. She made the following promise:
I’m poor- I have no job and have law school loans, but this is important to me. I wish I could give more… but here’s what I’m going to do. If 10 people comment on this post today, I’ll donate $10 to the (RED) fund. [And let’s hear it for optimism, because if there are a whole slew of comments, I’ll re-assess that amount.]
After a few hours, inspired by Limecello’s positive attitude (and her drumming up comments for the post), Shiloh Walker agreed to add in $50 if she got to fifty comments. And then… it just seemed to snowball. By the end of the day, limecello had raised $1,150. Over one thousand dollars–all because she started out asking for ten comments, to pledge ten dollars.
And so if you ever have any doubt that one person can make a difference–that one little thing is never as little as it seems–and that the romance community can come together and make good things happen, just take a look at this post.
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That was an awesome thing to watch yesterday. Kudos to Limecello, all the authors who stepped up to donate, and those who left comments.
Beautiful! It’s good to see that positivity can go viral too.
Farrah – kudos to you too! Don’t think I missed it in your comment when you said you were headed to (RED) to donate <3 Thanks for quietly doing your thing. Gold star to you.
And – you guys are all awesome. Best $50 I've spent in a while.
I was really busy yesterday, so I only hopped on the train at the last minute. It was a great feeling to be part of something so positive.