We Think Jennifer Can

Support Jen's Hot Mess Campaign while helping homeless youth

Jennifer Blackman
Enthusiast., 8 years.

Support Jennifer 's Campaign!

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The total I've raised pays for:
  • 2 years of support
  • and 2 school applications
  • and 1 meal for a client

Donations

NameAmountLocationDate
Anonymous$100Brooklyn, NY02/06/2009
Anonymous, Friend$25San Francisco, CA02/06/2009
Good luck at not being hot.
Sally Blackman, mom/grandpa$100Brooklyn, NY02/06/2009
Good luck with your goal - I'm sure you'll do it!!
Anonymous, Friend$10Clovis, CA02/10/2009
Good Luck!! I wish I could give more to such an awesome cause.
Marvin Mills, Secret Admirer$10New York, NY02/11/2009
Good luck
Amanda Berk, Friend$5Asheville, NC02/12/2009
Ok... a pathetic donation but I promise I donated the greatest percentage of my bank account out of anyone and that means I love you the most.
Anna & Mitch Rosenberg, Aunt/Uncle$20Brooklyn, NY02/12/2009
Good luck!!
Kelly Ndubuka, Friend$10Jersey City, NJ02/12/2009
Kelly Ndubuka, Friend$10Jersey City, NJ02/12/2009
Stefanie Glasser, Bitch$18Brooklyn, NY02/13/2009
All right, after this I might actually be homeless.
Anonymous, Friend$10New York, NY02/13/2009
I get to support two great causes at once! Good luck with your goal, Jen! I'll be keeping an eye on you in ConLaw . . .
Timothy Morrison, future baby's daddy$50Berkeley, CA02/13/2009
i realize that $50 is a hefty chunk of change, but then it's not really selfless, of course, investing in the health and happiness of my future wife...i expect results!
Marion Julmis$25New York, NY02/25/2009
Aaron Pereira, Friend$10New York, NY02/18/2009
Good luck...
Amol Sinha, awesome friend$25Plainsboro, NJ02/18/2009
You're doin it!
Matthew Dearborn, Friend$5Brooklyn, NY02/18/2009
I know you can do it!
Kate Statman-Weil, Friend$100Portland, OR02/18/2009
See, I told you I would donate... just a little late.
Ronald Weil, Friend$25Albany, CA02/18/2009
Anonymous, Friend of friend$50Portland, OR02/18/2009
Good luck Jen! Helene
Anonymous$25Long Island City, NY02/18/2009
Anonymous, Friend$10Fair Lawn, NJ02/20/2009
Anonymous, Friend$10wantagh, NY02/20/2009
Tiffany Ansley, Lover$25New York, NY02/21/2009
Part of my motivation for donating is the simply fact that I can always count on you to give my boobs a good squeeze. I look forward to it...pretty much all the time.
Kemar Hermitt, Friend$25Brooklyn, NY02/24/2009
Hey Jen, I told you I would donate, and I will continue to monitor your progress. You are doing great. Good job.
Jason Starr, Friend$25New York, NY02/24/2009
Mohammad Rubbani, Friend$10New York, NY02/24/2009
Go to class!
Anonymous, Friend$10Mamaroneck, NY02/24/2009
Anonymous, Friend$5Brooklyn, NY02/24/2009
Elana - Blood Donor Buddy!
Anonymous, Friend$5Brooklyn, NY02/24/2009
Esti - Blood Donor Buddy!
Anonymous, Friend$5Brooklyn, NY02/24/2009
It was a pleasure taking your blood Jen! - Will IamtheMan Blood Guy
Anonymous, Friend$5Brooklyn, NY02/24/2009
Thank G-d for activism!
Anonymous, Awesomeness$25Brooklyn, NY02/25/2009
Emily Berk, Sista-friend$15Waltham, CA02/26/2009
Jessica Serrano, Friend$10New York, NY02/28/2009
Good luck Jenny... cheers to doing the right thing ;-)
danielle Niver$40San Francisco, CA03/01/2009
Hot messes unite, good luck in this!
Deborah Gitin, Friend$75San Francisco, CA03/01/2009
How goes it? Hang in there. You can do it!
Anonymous, #1 Fan$100San Francisco, CA03/01/2009
They don't come any hotter or messier. Good luck, but try to hold on to runny nose. I'm oddly fond of it.
Christian Resseguie, (Tardy) Friend who is Christian$60Newport Beach, CA03/02/2009
Good luck. I sympathize with your plight. I have similar issues involving video gaming. Hang in there like a 70s cat.
Robyn Steiman, Friend$25Brooklyn, NY03/03/2009
Lauren Curatolo, Friend$50New York, NY03/08/2009
I LOVE YOU! Thanks for doing this great work.
Nicole Lobascio, Friend with benefits$5New York, NY03/09/2009
Michael Nizza, Friend$100Washington, DC03/09/2009
What can I say, you're enthusiasm is infectious, but keep that away from your Hot Mess. Could get dangerous.
Robin Jackelow, Dog walker$20Merrick , NY03/11/2009
You've got grit, kid! Good luck.
David Krupnik, Friend$25Brooklyn, NY03/12/2009
Lisa Narodick, Cousin$18Charlottesville, VA03/12/2009
Rock on, Jen!
Sarit Shmulevitz, Friend$25New York, NY03/12/2009
Very cool cause and very cool campaign. Great job.
Malissa Reeder, Friend$25Brooklyn, NY03/13/2009
Hey My Love: I am sorry that I can not donate more right now, but I wanted to show a little support. You know I am your biggest fan. Good Luck in all that you do!!!
Anonymous, Friend$10Brooklyn, NY03/13/2009
My socks don't match! Peace out bitches, see you next year! Much love, Jeronimo
Judd Gartenberg, Friend$25Brooklyn, NY03/15/2009
Go Jen. You rock.
Josh Gajer, Friend$10Roslyn, NY03/16/2009
Rock it
Lisha Perez, Friend$10Briarwood, NY03/19/2009
Holla
Amanda Morgano, Friend$15Goshen, NY03/20/2009
Jimmy Kallickal, Friend$25New York, NY03/23/2009
Andrew Gladstein, Friend$10Trumbull, CT03/23/2009
The least I can do for such fantastic notes! Great cause.
Jason Gong, Friend$20Staten Island, NY03/24/2009
Where is my prize?
Jen Skiba$10EAST FALMOUTH, MA03/24/2009
I look forward to meeting you my next NYC visit!
Beverly Neufeld, Friend and Relative$100Mamaroneck, NY03/24/2009
I know you can....and you did! BEV
gabriel huertas, Friend$20new york, NY03/24/2009
Hardroks. I hate marion! Gabe is the man
Anonymous, Friend$10Brooklyn, NY03/24/2009
Aniekan is for the kids!
Anonymous, Friend$5Brooklyn, NY03/26/2009
Richard Cooper, cuz$100new york, NY03/29/2009
4hrs of sleep a night? ay vey :-)
Benjamin Ryberg, Friend$10New York, NY03/31/2009
Jillian Berke, Lover$10New York, NY03/31/2009
Too tired to come up with anything clever... but i looove you.
charles gould, relative$25newton, MA04/01/2009
I got you over the top!
Leah Del Percio, Friend$10Sayville, NY04/01/2009
ahhhh yay Jen I LOVED your poem!!!!!
Sally Narodick, Friend$25Seattle, WA04/02/2009
Janet Lassiter, Friend$10Brooklyn, NY04/03/2009
Abdelhak Jijane, Friend$10Brooklyn, NY04/05/2009
Hope you'll make it to $2000 little hot mess! Abdel
Amy Sapan, Friend$10New York, NY04/06/2009
this is a haiku no match for your poetic finesse / my dear jen glad i can help out i see you in class right now, i like your sweater. there are so many things i would rather do right now alas, we're stuck here. <3
Mara Kaye, Friend$10Brooklyn, NY04/11/2009
wow so late! so proud!
Sejal Patel, Friend$10New York, NY04/14/2009
Sorry I have been late with this- but I'm very proud of you!!
Anonymous, Friend$5Brooklyn, NY04/15/2009
<3 Mary
Anonymous, Friend$18Brooklyn, NY04/15/2009
<3 Miriam Happy Pesach!
Anna Rosenberg, Friend$10Brooklyn, NY04/15/2009
Aside from supporting LittleWhiteDog periodically, this is what I got for you now. Forget the poem, when are you going to clean my house?! Love, Anna
Anonymous, Friend$74Brooklyn, NY04/16/2009
In memoriam of Herman and Gussie Yager and Marvin Goldstein.
amanda berk, Life Partner$7Asheville, NC04/18/2009
I love you (Jen, Robby, ATC)!
Anonymous, Son$5Brooklyn, NY04/19/2009
I love you Mommy, and I'm very proud of you.
Caroline Boulanger, Friend$10Hoboken, NJ04/20/2009
Awesome cause! I see you've reached your target - congrats!- and here's a little more to help. Sorry I can't do more, but I'm a poor law student!
Matthew Brozik, Former taskmaster/lover$36Great Neck, NY04/22/2009
[Is this thing on...? Ahem.] Indeed, I owe you for many, many things. Or is it the other way around? So here's some money. What do I need money for, anyway? Thank you. Get home safe, everybody.
Danielle Goldstein, Friend$10New York, NY04/22/2009
Chantal Hamlin, Friend/Fellow TRUE Brooklynite$10BROOKLYN, NY05/04/2009
Hey Jenn! Although I'm late, I'm excited to hear that you have reached your goal! I'm happy to help the folks out in CA. Now, what to do about the folks in BK...? :-) Hope you reached your personal goals too, and from what I can see in class, I think you have exceeded them Repro superstar!:-)
Gianna DeGiulio, Friend$10Sea Bright, NJ05/04/2009
Congrats on meeting your goal! This is from Olive too, she's happy to contribute to your cause!
Rena Ivy$50Mill Valley, CA05/28/2009

Goal

To be less of a Hot Mess.

More specifically, my goal is to attend classes regularly, BE ON TIME, do homework, sleep like a human, gain back part of my scholarship, and to make steps towards generally being less of a hot mess.

I chose this goal because

I have always struggled with school. Not so much the academic aspect of school, but the showing up part. And the doing stuff part. This had led to considerable anxiety, mediocre grades, and general disappointment with myself.

Since this school year began (in September), I have managed to start and finish a significant number of (entire) television series, including, but not limited to: Veronica Mars; Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; The West Wing (for the third time); Sports Night; The Wire; Thirtysomething (no, you have probably not heard of it); John Safran vs. God; Jack and Bobby; and The Shield. While this in of itself is fairly absurd, when considering I am technically a full-time law student, it begins to border on destructive, and maybe even a little pathetic.

I have managed to exist on an average of four hours of sleep per night, catch the flu twice, and sustain approximately six colds. I have also developed a number of psycho-somatic manifestations of stress, including: headaches; hives; twitches; runny nose; sore throat; voracious appetite; chronic pain; snapping scapula; aching hips; and what might be an ulcer. This must stop.

Depending on how I do this semester, I have the chance to gain back part or all of my scholarship for my final year at law school. I also have the potential to not go completely crazy. And so for the first time since perhaps my freshman year of high school, I hope to be prepared. I aspire to be seated when the class begins. And I aim to attend all of my classes. Help me help myself (and homeless youth).

I'm helping because

I love ATC. I think what it aims to do and how it pursues those goals is exceptional, outstanding, and inspiring. ATC addresses issues that are often overlooked and reaches people who are often misunderstood and misrepresented. And as my campaign might suggest, I think we can all use a little harm reduction in our lives.

To learn more about the organization that ALL of the money from my campaign is going to, check out this short documentary.

http://www.atthecrossroads.org/videos/

About At The Crossroads

ATC walks the streets of San Francisco, reaching out to homeless youth and young adults on their turf. We work with young people who others have given up on, who would not get help without us. Since we started 10 years ago, we have worked with more than 5,000 youth, helping them build outstanding lives.

Updates

Thank you so much to those who have donated so far, you are really making a difference for ATC's kids! (Although LittleWhiteDog is not that pleased with my recent surge of attendance/time away from him.)

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OK, so I have resorted to bloodletting for ATC and this campaign.

In the spirit of attempting to improve overall wellness and address previously put-off goals, I surmounted a fear of needles and gave blood this week for the first time since high school (where I endured a very bad blood donating experience).

As this campaign is never far from my thoughts, while the blood slowly left my body, I feebly looked up and started to discuss ATC. Ever so slowly, so as not to disrupt the tubes, I opened up my laptop and started to ask for donations.

When I was moved to the snack table where my fellow donors and I scrambled to replenish our depleted fluids with Oreos and fruit juice, I directed their (capitive) attentions to my open computer and helped them find their wallets. Even Will, the man who so generously took my blood, was not safe from the shilling.

So if you are reading this, for the dedication and the chutzpa alone, please contribute!

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