We Think Shari Can

Support Reckless Dating in 2010 while helping homeless youth

Shari Husain
Volunteer, 1 year

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The total I've raised pays for:
  • 1 housing assistance
  • and 2 school applications

Donations

NameAmountLocationDate
Michael Ackerman, Friend$25San Francisco , CA01/17/2010
shannon oehler, Friend$25austin, TX01/18/2010
LOTS of details will be required! good luck!
Anonymous, Friend$5001/18/2010
Cindy Lo, Friend$50Austin, TX01/19/2010
Great idea Shari! Good luck with your fundraising efforts. Love, Cindy L. & Scott F.
Anonymous, Friend$5001/19/2010
Get it, girl! Love ya!
Jessica woan, Friend$25San francisco, CA01/19/2010
hey shari, love the organization, love your idea! have fun with this great cause!!! abrazos, jess
Renee Sedliar, Friend$25San Francisco, CA01/21/2010
Woo hoo! I am going to live vicariously - bring the details! xoxo
Tabitha Lahr, Friend$20San Francisco, CA01/21/2010
Oh yeah - squirm!
Marc McCole, Friend$25San Francisco, CA01/21/2010
Jennifer Driscoll, Friend$25Austin, TX01/21/2010
Oh yeah! Keep the details coming!
Anonymous, Friend$2501/21/2010
I'm loving this! So at the launch party, they said each campaign raises an average of $1,000 for ATC. That means 11 dates for Shari! But we all know Shari isn't average. Do I hear 12 dates or perhaps 15?
thalia husain, sister$25new york, NY01/22/2010
come date away, come date away, come date away with me ( i mean you)....
Miriam Hanes, Friend$25Portland, OR01/27/2010
WOO HOO! DATES! DO IT! :) can't wait to hear the deets xoxo
Rafael Gonzalez, Friend$25Austin, TX02/05/2010
I think that we should all be able to vote on at least one wierdo who you must go on a date with. Post those horror stories!

Goal

Hey everyone!

Thank you for visiting my campaign page for ATC. Most, if not all, of you know there is one thing in this world I have sworn never to do: online dating. You have heard my countless arguments, a general poo-pooing of the subject, and even just flat-out refusal from me -- an otherwise adventurous person. Well, apparently it's freezing in hell right now, because my goal in this campaign is to be a Reckless Dater!

For the first $100 dollars you help me raise for ATC, I will join an online dating service and I will go on 2 dates. For every hundred dollars after that, I will go on one more date, with an overall goal of six dates for $500.

If the thought of me actually doing this isn't incentive enough, I will be updating this page with stories from each date - and don't lie to yourself, you KNOW you're gonna want to hear these!

I chose this goal because

Because people will pay money to see this happen!!

Moreover, who says meeting a goal can't be fun? By doing this, I will be not only giving you something to laugh about, but also helping a wonderful organization meet its goals as well.

I'm helping because

I've been volunteering with At the Crossroads for about a year now, and in that time I've seen how passionate the staff of ATC is about their work with the homeless youth of San Francisco. One of the things that stands out to me about this team of wonderful people is their demand for excellence in everything they do - from the precise way toiletries are packed to the way clothing is displayed. They pass these standards on in the way they extend help to their clients, and for that, I admire them.

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 13 years ago, we have worked with more than 5,000 youth, helping them build outstanding lives.

Updates

Hi everyone! Again, a very big Thank You to all of you who have been supporting ATC on behalf of my campaign. I’d like to extend a very special Thank You to Grace and Megha for attending the campaign launch party with me -- you guys are the best!

I know you’ve all been dying to hear about my disastrous dating dramas, but I bet you won’t believe the biggest dramatic disaster of all: I have not yet been able to secure any dates! I have been on a certain site (not eHarmony!) that matches me with men who supposedly have complementary personalities. Well, perhaps the site works too well, because my matches seem to be equally resistant to online dating as I am!

I truly thought I’d have at least two fabulous tales to relay in fine Shaharazade fashion by now. I would like you all to know that I am giving this an honest shot – I have cast my net wide! – and I vow to prove to my friend Marc that I am NOT “really bad” at internet dating, as is his claim. :)

Let's all hope that my next update will show some progress and be vastly more entertaining.

xo

Shari

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A big Thank You to all you beautiful people who have contributed to ATC on behalf of my campaign! I am keeping up my end of the bargain and am "reviewing my matches" on a certain dating site (ahem). I'm up to 3 dates so far (I feel a bit conflicted thanking my friends for so willingly putting me in three unique awkward situations), so I best get crackin'. I'll be posting again soon!

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