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EDIT: The following is the official Bitcoin vanity wallet address: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt

My intent was to do this yesterday, but wanted a vanity address to go along with it, hence requesting of Rassah to hash one.

I just registered typhoonhaiyanrelieffund.org, along with the .com, .net and .info to eliminate as much as possible somebody coming along and hijacking visitors, diverting them from the main domain. I'll redirect those other three to the .org site once it's up and running.

It will be hosted at Host Gator and built with Wordpress, unless The Bitcoin Foundation feels they're best suited and up to the task to take over this venerable endeavor, opting to host it elsewhere utilizing a different CMS.

EDIT: Please note that the following is no longer relevant, but opted to use a smaller font size oppose to striking through or editing out the entire text. As seen above, the official Bitcoin address is 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. Note the firstbits 1THRF, of which is nothing special but does give it a nice touch, at least that was my intent.

The temporary Bitcoin wallet address that'll be use until Rassah creates a vanity wallet is 1Jhre(redacted)F4t. (address redacted at 12:58 PM (CST) on 11-13-13, prior to penning the post now available toward the bottom of this OP, when it contained $0.0 USD/0.0 BTC)

The Bitcoin wallet address above was created through blockchain.info and I'm the only one that has access to it. Once Rassah hashes a new wallet, all funds in the above wallet WILL be transferred to the vanity address of which ONLY Rassah and Roger Ver will have access to it. I WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS! Any and all donations to the discontinued wallet in the future after it served its purpose will also be transferred to the yet to be created vanity address.

With the exception of this post, the above address WILL NOT be published elsewhere by me. I will later strikethrough the above address and add a statement after it consisting of, in no uncertain terms, "This address is no longer valid and should not be used for any ongoing or future causes." I simply wanted a Bitcoin address in place now to get the ball a rollin'.

That said, only donate to the above address if you trust me, otherwise wait to donate to the vanity address created by Rassah, probably one of the few people that can totally be trusted in the Bitcoin community. There shouldn't be any issues concerning Roger Ver also having the private key to the yet to be hashed Bitcoin vanity address.

What's the goal? To garner ONLY $1M USD via Bitcoin. It'll be the largest, let alone fastest, amount of bitcoins donated, to date, intended for an NPO, in this case to help with their relief efforts due to the disaster in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan.

What's the timeframe? ONLY 30 days to reach the goal, then have it all transferred to an NPO(s) by Christmas (2013).

Where will the funds go once the goal is reached? To The Bitcoin Foundation (https://bitcoinfoundation.org/).

Are they aware of this? NO! But they will be once somebody there reads this thread.

Why them? Because they're a trusted enough Bitcoin entity that WILL make sure the million dollars reaches its intended NPO(s), among other reasons.

Which NPO will be receiving this wonderful endowment? This aspect is 100% open for discussion.

Can it be divided among more than one NPO? Most certainly, if that be the case but, ideally, one lump sum to a single NPO may be a better option and something that should be strongly considered. Personally, I would love to have BitPay process another $1M USD transaction, this time sans a fee, thus giving Bitcoin that much more exposure. A rising tide analogy comes to mind, don't you think?

Does, or will, the NPO have to accept bitcoin donation on their site to earn this endowment? NO, albeit they will/should be gently asked.

Why not? Because the lucky recipiate may have reservations about Bitcoin, for whatever reason(s), but they may be deemed most worthy of receiving the $1M USD endowment.

What if I don't like, or trust, you or Roger Ver or The Bitcoin Foundation? Then we won't let you pet the goat.  ;D

And we should trust Rassah because...? Furry avatar and https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=20203.

How will we know if The Bitcoin Foundation via BitPay (hopefully) truly sent the endowment to the NPO(s)? The burden of proof will solely be on them to provide undeniable proof that such did occur. This aspect could, and should, be discussed as well in this thread.

What are the chances of the $1M USD goal being reached? I'll place it at around 75-80%.

Media exposure? Mega, once the site is up, the vanity address is generated, and The Bitcoin Foundation is fully behind it.

Besides Bitcoin, can donations be giving via other means? Not directly to Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund, but others may amass donations via other means, then convert their local currency to bitcoins.

Is Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund a 501(c)3 organization? No! But, if that needs to be the case, and is preferred, and can be accomplished in such a short timeframe, then I'm willing to foot the cost to have such in place. This aspect is definitely opened for discussion. Seeing that this may gain major media exposure, it may be prudent to have it in place, in which case I would seek help from the legal department arm of The Bitcoin Foundation.

Will you be tracking each and every donation like you've done so in the past? No, because the task would be too overwhelming. But, I will, as always, thank each and every person who donates via this thread. The first 100 businesses that donate, I will construct a sign showcasing its name, whereupon it will be on display during Thanksgiving at Satoshi Forest, an endeavor to feed the local homeless in Pensacola, Florida: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=329396.0

How do you continue to come up with these great ideas? Because I'm TMIBTCITW.

I may add more information in the form of EDITS to this OP if such is warranted. Feel free to ask questions and express your concerns.

Thank you in advance, all.

Bruno Kucinskas a.k.a. TMIBTCITW

EDIT:

List of NPOs suggested by bitcoiners for consideration of the $1M USD endowment via bitcoin donations:

• ABS-CBN Kapamilya Foundation (http://www.abs-cbnfoundation.com/sk/donate.html#.UoQNiPmTh34)
• BDO Foundation (https://www.bdo.com.ph/personal)
• Civil Military Affairs Brigade (provided by Dabs with no website currently available)
• Gawad Kalinga (http://www.gk1world.com/typhoon-yolanda)
• GMA Kapuso Foundation (http://www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation/)
• International Rescue Committee (http://www.rescue.org/)
• Nu Skin Philippines Force for Good Foundation (https://www.nuskin.com/en_PH/culture/force_for_good/giving.html)
• Philippine Rd Cross (http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate)
• Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang (http://www.3830rotary2008.org/clubs.htm#alamun)
• Unicef Philippines (http://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/24/typhoon-yolanda-emergency-appeal)
• World Food Programme (http://www.wfp.org/)

Please make me aware if any of the links above needs amending.

Consider using http://www.charitynavigator.org/ when evaluating NPOs as to which one(s) would be most deserving for the $1M endowment.

Feedback from Dabs as to which NPOs may qualify, since he lives in the Philippines, will be most welcome.

Sounds cool but too risky IMO.

Personally I think people are better off donating directly to the charities themselves instead of rounding up funds and passing them around. More steps = more chances it will be lost, stolen or sent to the wrong place.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/11/11/philippines_typhoon_how_to_donate_to_typhoon_haiyan_relief_efforts.html

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/help-typhoon-haiyan-relief-effort

About as risky as http://bitcoin100.org/ 's wallet https://blockchain.info/address/1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac  ?

Almost.

How will we know the funds we give will go to the right place(s)?

Maybe we vote to donate to the Red Cross and you end up giving it to the The Salvation Army instead or worse, The Plasmo Foundation.


More reason to donate directly. The faster they get the funds, the faster they can utilize the funds.

People's homes/livelihood are destroyed, everyone is starving, missing family members...

They need help now not 30 days later.

On another note: I'll be in around the area at the end of the year and likely to be looking to do some volunteer work. I travel there many times each year as my SO's family are located there.

Well, if you want to ensure that 90% of your funds do not go to the Philippines, then donate to the Red Cross.

And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this.  Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.

You made me laugh. Religion haven't got anything to do with selfishness. Just because the religions have a loud propaganda it doesn't mean they operate that way or that normal people are selfish.

I support this initiative.  Please take the religious views to another thread and keep this one on topic.

in a previous thread i mentioned that donating to the international HQ of red cross would mean alot of wasted funds dont reach Philippines. but i must emphasise that i mean the HQ bank account as oppose to the more local Philippine office bank account of red cross.

that being said i hope that Dabs has some insight into the local charities more involved in the front line supplies distribution, rather then the publicised fundraisers

Wow. Okay, well USD 1 Million at current rates is about 2,668 BTC. (A bit less than the 3000 that someone dreamed of sending to me earlier this week.)

As for charities, I do not know of a single one that equally or fairly distributes supplies to the front line. Yes, they all do something, but as others have said, most of the money goes to other parts of the organization first, Red Cross being an example.

I may be biased, but, I can tell you from first hand experience, that one time, my unit got a 1 Million PHP donation from PCSO (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, the one that operates our state lotto system.) And all of that money went to food, medicines, supplies, etc. (I don't have all the receipts, and this happened about 2 or 3 years ago.) It took about a couple of months to finally use up all the funds. In that time frame, we had 2 or 3 activities, every week, all over the country.

So... ... ... there are several foundations here that work. They've all gotten donations in the millions of pesos already.

If you want to send it to an established entity, here are the top candidates:
1. Philippine Red Cross
2. BDO Foundation (Foundation of my bank, owned by the world's richest Filipino, Henry Sy. Google him.)
3. ABS-CBN Kapamilya Foundation
4. GMA Kapuso Foundation
5. Nu Skin Philippine's Force for Good Foundation (this is the one in my other thread that does the Feed The Children thing.)
6. Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang = This one is responsible for the Tuloy Sa Don Bosco foundation, which gets homeless children and puts them through school.

All of the above already get donations in the millions, yearly. They probably just got a few lump sums now, just watching the news. #3 and #4 have their own TV networks, so they like to brag that their numbers are climbing.

If you want to see something different, then send it to the Civil Military Affairs Brigade. It is a military reserve unit, under the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command, of which I am a part of, but they DO NOT GET any funding whatsoever from the government. NONE.

All members are volunteers, either professionals who have another job during weekdays (doctors, lawyers, accountants, dentists, businessmen) or are retired soldiers.

So the labor is free. The supplies are not.

They do not accept bitcoins directly, and the only person who knows about it, I'm guessing, is me.

I think, it ends up, if you pick my preferred organization, would you entrust Dabs with a million dollars?

I tell you what can happen if you do.

1. I fund all operations of the unit, logistics, gasoline, food, medicines, drugs, supplies, blankets, relief goods, any fees that have to be shouldered.
2. There will be a medical, dental, engineering or other civic affairs / public affairs mission every week (except for holidays.)
3. This amount of money will last, maybe 1 or 2 or 3 years of non-stop activities.
4. All the activities will result in greatly lessening or weakening the insurgents and pocket rebellions where ever we go.

If you want to see pictures of me in a few of those activities, visit my thread. I also posted another youtube link there. I've been doing this since about 2000-ish. Or about 13 years already. (I was the Corps Commander of my ROTC unit back in College.)

I did some googling, and found these others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL3zJRQXaMk
Youtube video of ABS-CBN TV capture, Disaster Relief Capability summary from Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Marquez, G3 or Operations Officer of the Brigade. He is also a businessman. The Brigade commander, with the rank of Captain (Philippine Navy) is a medical doctor who owns and runs his own hospital in Tarlac.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines_Reserve_Command
Unit is listed there.

http://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=29489.0
Forum thread that talks about the different reserve units doing civic action programs. CMAB is mentioned.

https://www.facebook.com/CMAUMandaluyong
Facebook page of Civil Military Affair Unit Mandaluyong City, under the same brigade. I personally know the commander of this unit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5D7D2pqZTo
Something fun back in 2008. Before bitcoin existed. (Yes, that is my personal youtube channel. There is nothing there, although I have a slide show where I was one of the instructors for some practical martial arts training.)


There are also links there, I think in the facebook page that tells you how to donate directly to the unit. I'll have no control of the funds if you do that.

However, if I am allowed to handle it, I can make it last as long as I can, maybe a year or longer. Given to people as needed. (And if I may say so, without crashing the market by emptying the shelves of the supermarkets here.)

The unit has access to pharmacies where we get medicines at cost (below retail), and a commissary where we can get a lot of supplies without paying sales tax or value added tax. TAX FREE, or about 12% less that if you bought the exact same thing at the mall.

Worst case scenario, we can always buy the supplies from one of the bigger stores.

I'm the Executive Officer of the 1st CMAG (Group level), as well as a Psy-Ops Team Leader of CMAU Las Pinas. I also run the accounting department of a family owned business which has at least 180 full time employees: I push the buttons that distribute their salaries, you know, internet banking. I also sign the check payments of our major suppliers.

And if you send me the money, I have a platoon of highly trained soldiers who will protect it.

I also had a short discussion with my boss, that if this indeed happens, I will be allowed to leave my office once a week just to do this and make sure all the funds are spent where they should be spent.

I'd also like permission to use part of the money to buy our own ambulance. We can paint the side with the Bitcoin Foundation's logo or whatever. A few pick ups would also be nice. To load all the stuff we plan to give away.


Or you can send it all to the Philippine Red Cross.

That's a joke, right?


Personally, I'm really skeptical about this (give it a probability of 20%). Also, now that I know what this fund is for and how much it may hold, I'll have to create this vanity address on something other than Windows. Plus, do we really need a vanity address?

Nope.

But 1TyphoonHaiyan looks better than 1xyzabc.

And don't diss Windows, hehehe. (offline anyway, right?)

1TyphoonHaiyan would look awesome! In about 3 million years...

Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist  ;) Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.

~TMIBTCITW

Donate to World Food Programme, ultimately the best course of action is to physically volunteer over there, if you can.

I'll use Post #2 of this thread to list the various NPOs suggested so that they can be all viewed in one place. Thank you kindly, LiLeilei, for your input.

~TMIBTCITW

Thank you, doof.

FWIW,...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freethought


We all have different belief systems, and that shouldn't enter into the equation as to whom does what, or to where the endowment goes, albeit any religious organization is probably outta the question.

That said, there are Baptist who wouldn't donate to any Catholic causes, and versǽ visa.

To echo doof's post, we can take any religious concerns pertaining to this endeavor to another thread of which any member is welcome to open. This is not meant to diss ANY fellow Bitcoiner who has any concerns on this delicate issue.

~TMIBTCITW

Here are some more possibles - they were recommended by friends, I haven't done any
other due diligence.

International Rescue Committee
http://www.rescue.org/

Unicef Philippines
http://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/24/typhoon-yolanda-emergency-appeal

Gawad Kalinga
http://www.gk1world.com/typhoon-yolanda

Phil Red Cross (Probably more direct than other red cross orgs).
http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate

Where is Pinkie Pie when she's needed?  ;D

20%? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNpxvdqd_o

We don't really need a vanity address, but any tiny edge could go a long way, especially when seen in press releases.

~TMIBTCITW

I'll add these to the second post, including what Dab's has suggested, in a couple hours or so, for I'm pressing for time and have to meet a client interested in Barn Wood.

Here's what Google has suggested: http://www.google.org/crisisresponse/2013-yolanda.html

Thanks for the input, windtilt.

~TMIBTCITW

Damn. And here I thought I could have the evening off  :P
(I will have to install and compile the vanity generating program on my linux miner when I get home)

Regarding the religious stuff, this isn't about me being more or less charitable. I may donate, I may not. In this case, what matters is whether I can be trusted. Right now my reputation is the most valuable thing I own (yes, more than $1mil in BTC). As for whether my technology is up to par to keep this safe? Uh....... maybe? I'll have to hash the address while offline, keep all transactions in offline Armory, and keep backups not in my house, since people know where I live. With that amount of money, and since people know where I live, I would also be concerned for the health of my fingers and genitals  :-\ (Though this may be the incentive I need to go get a safety deposit box)

And don't scratch your coffee table while you're doing it.  :-*

Migrated from the second post of this thread to depict what we have to date. Please offer up your suggestions (with links) so that I can add them to the list.

List of NPOs suggested by bitcoiners for consideration of the $1M USD endowment via bitcoin donations:

• ABS-CBN Kapamilya Foundation (http://www.abs-cbnfoundation.com/sk/donate.html#.UoQNiPmTh34)
• BDO Foundation (https://www.bdo.com.ph/personal)
• Civil Military Affairs Brigade (provided by Dabs and needs a link)
• Gawad Kalinga (http://www.gk1world.com/typhoon-yolanda)
• GMA Kapuso Foundation (http://www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation/)
• International Rescue Committee (http://www.rescue.org/)
• Nu Skin Philippines Force for Good Foundation (https://www.nuskin.com/en_PH/culture/force_for_good/giving.html)
• Philippine Rd Cross (http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate)
• Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang (http://rcalabanglampara.com/)
• Unicef Philippines (http://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/24/typhoon-yolanda-emergency-appeal)
• World Food Programme (http://www.wfp.org/)

Correction: That is not the Rotary Club I am talking about. I am talking about a specific club. Many are in Alabang. Only one is the Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang. These kinds of orgs that do the most tend not to have real websites.

The one I'm referring to is listed here: http://www.3830rotary2008.org/clubs.htm#alamun

The listed President is Rafael 'Raffy' P. Villanueva, who I know personally.

I think they are referred to as The Rotary Club of Alabang (nothing extra added). But most of the members are residents of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the wealthiest subdivisions in the country. So they personally do not need any money, but they joined together to form this particular service club.

Note: CMAB (Civil Military Affairs Brigade) does not yet have an official website. It never had one since it started in 2006~2009 (when it was called a different name, but same members.)

When I emailed our G3 officer, he replied: Go make one then.

So, I'm going to make one, I guess.

Goin' to fix it momentarily, Dabs.

Meanwhile, I just received a PM from Rassah and a Bitcoin vanity address has been hashed: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. I do not have access to the private key of this address. Currently, only Rassah does, and should be providing a copy to Roger Ver via a secure channel in the very near future.

I'll add said address to the OP of this thread, as well as adding it to the Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1qivdl/typhoon_haiyan_relief_fund/

The official site is live, albeit still tweaking the premium WP theme and adding content: http://typhoonhaiyanrelieffund.org/ The end result won't be too fancy, but we (read bitcoiners) don't want it too lame either. The Whois vitals affiliated with the domain(s) are factual, opting to not go the privacy/anonymity route.

~TMIBTCITW

Address backup is in Roger's hands, so if anything happens to me, the funds won't be lost.

Here's an interesting article from UPenn:

http://www.impact.upenn.edu/blog/page/philippines_typhoon_how_can_i_help

They recommend some already on the list:

  Ph Red Cross
  Gawad Kalinga
  World Food Programme

I confirm I have a copy of the private key.

I'll keep it nice and safe.

Roger Ver

Thank you so kindly, Roger, for doing such, and I'll take your post as approval, of sorts, speaking on behalf of The Bitcoin Foundation that this endeavor has their blessing for, if that wasn't the case, you would have expressed such in no uncertain terms.

I believe that up to and including the time funds are entirely in The Bitcoin Foundation's control, they're in better position to make sure Bitcoin proper receives the utmost exposure via press releases, et al. A voice much larger than mine is needed if we are to see this grandiose plan come to fruition.

The following shows that I have made the first donation to this cause and have tagged the address: https://blockchain.info/tx/15ebcb7b3b43cc98e00d7ae50867c1493cbcf10c58d208ff865b79c247d7c1aa


What's paramount now, besides garnering more donations, is tightening up the official website (http://typhoonhaiyanrelieffund.org/), for as of now it looks like a peace of shit.

~TMIBTCITW

Thanks to BadBear, I hope he moved this thread to the appropriate section.

Moving right along!: https://blockchain.info/address/1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt

An ideally goal is to have the million dollars in bitcoins transferred to the selected NPOs bank account via BitPay on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, so that it'll be in their bank account by Christmas.

~TMIBTCITW

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mXReVQ05jZc/UoFbMVvfreI/AAAAAAAAb2c/v407hHpkHoA/s1600/5081968-16x9-940x529.jpg

Good luck with the effort! Sent a small donation over. https://blockchain.info/address/1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt




First and biggest suggestion for the main site: When the send address is in ALLCAPS, it does not register as a valid address for me. Would recommend fixing that first, then fleshing out the rest of the content so it's easier to donate.

First off, thanks kindly for the donation. The website is at the top of my list, and will work on it now. Thanks for the heads-up on the address being in all caps. I could have very easily overlook that aspect, albeit it would only be that way in the tag line, not elsewhere, but still very important to have it formatted correctly there, hence its placement.

The website doesn't have to be that polished, but in no way should it come across as lame either, even if it's mostly only catered to bitcoiners, but others will visit it via media links and we don't want them thinking that Bitcoin is just some sort of amateurish thingie.

~TMIBTCITW

All the best reaching the $1M goal.  Hopefully I can add to the post sooner rather then later.

That sounds like a good idea. I will donate to help :)

The fund is growing rather slowly... Is there a deadline for donations, at which point we just send whatever we have over?

I have another "selling point" if you donate it to CMAB through me. The funds can remain as bitcoins, used as needed, in a publicly held address, with full accounting down to the satoshi (or centavo, in Philippine Pesos).

If it's not all converted all at once, that 1 million can potentially turn into 2 million or 3 million as it is getting used to do relief operations. (Of course, the bitcoin value can also drop to zero, but I think that's not likely to happen.)

It's not my fault that the exchange rate isn't $1M/BTC, hence its slow growth.  ::)

The tentative deadline is Dec 20, 2013, thus close enough to my self-imposed 30 day challenge.

Looks like I'm going to have to pull a few rabbits outta my ass to see this to fruition, eh! But, I have a plan, and it involves this: http://www.mediabistro.com/insidebitcoins/

Fresh from the success of Thanksgiving at Satoshi Forest, I'm heading to Vegas for the two day Bitcoin conference and expo, to explore the growth of virtual currencies. Part of that exploration should involve NPOs and what role Bitcoin can play in that regard.

Besides hoping that I won't have to pay to attend, along with getting squeezed in for some mic time, I'll be able to rub shoulders with those in attendance then, at the end of the day(s), voilà, a million bucks. How hard could it be? If I come up a tad short, I'll call Sir Richard Branson to make up the difference.

Better yet, I'll call Sir Richard Branson first and ask if he'll match half a million dollars if Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund raises the first half.

Perhaps, Sir Richard could be instrumental as to where the raised funds should go, given the following: http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/richard-branson#charities


http://www.charitywater.org/blog/help-in-the-philippines/


http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/blog/saving-lives-and-livelihoods-race-recovery-after-typhoon-haiyan


Seems a tad farfetched, but it's worth a shot nonetheless.

Something I didn't take into consideration, albeit I touched upon it lightly, is the matter of having a 501(c)3 in place. Big donors will surely want the ability to write off their donations, thus it's imperative that such is in place.

Although it could be a somewhat lengthy process, even with all the paperwork properly submitted, at least one can still take advantage of a write-off while it's being processed, having a tax ID number to refer to, similar to what BitGive has in place: http://bitgivefoundation.org/donate.html


I'm going to pen a post in legal to get this very important aspect rolling. Meanwhile, I've been adding content to the official website so that, once again, it doesn't come across as lame. Once I reach a point where I'm just about finish, I'll request users here to peruse it to make sue it passes the smell test, so to speak.

Bruno Kucinskas

Ain't this interesting? A 30 day challenge with the same timeframe as mine. I wonder which one will be reached first and, moreover, reach its intended goal.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexwinter/deep-web-the-untold-story-of-bitcoin-and-the-silk

Here's another 30 day challenge involving Bitcoin within the same exact time frame: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/11/20/ross-ulbrichts-mother-calls-silk-road-allegations-absurd-launches-defense-fund/

11/20/2013 @ 6:03PM |3,411 views

Wanted to add that another candidate is St. James The Greater COPA (Church of the Poor Apostolate) Foundation. Their website is http://www.stjames-copa.com but I don't think they update it often.

I go there every now and then, to the church, that is.

They are now, like everyone else, focusing on efforts to help the typhoon victims, accepting donations in cash and in kind. For monetary donations, they issue an official receipt. They also publish and make public what they do with any money they collect. They adopt poor parishes all over the country by paying for the construction of the physical church buildings there.

This might dilute my chances of getting my preferred candidate the relief funds, but if it's not going to me, at least it's going to someone who deserves it.

Because of the recent rise in BTC value, we only need to hit a thousand bitcoins now instead of 3000.

CMAB now has an official website.

http://www.cmab.mil.ph

It took awhile, had to go through a lot of red tape for it to be approved by senior military officers and the PH registrar.

I still need to upload stuff to it, but in the mean time it has our official address, and I'm the contact person.

https://blockchain.info/address/1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt

Due to me putting all my eggs in one basket--roww.org--at the 11th hour (one of the main reasons for attending the Las Vegas conference), my grandiose venable endeavor turned into a bust.

There were only three donations (linked above), of which the first one was mine. I think it's only fair to return the other two in FULL to the donors, one of which I quoted in this post, and the other is unknown at the moment. My donated amount will be donated to Dabs for his food program in the Philippines, oppose to Sean's Outpost of which I will continue to support. Dabs seems to be in better position to make sure funds are allocated accordingly.

I will now pen a PM to Barnacle_Ed, expressing my thanks and making sure that an active receiving bitcoin wallet address is made available so that I can have Rassah transfer back his bitcoins.

Would the other person who so kindly donated please PM me with proof that you are said individual so that you will also be refunded?

Once again, thank you, fellow bitcoiners, for all the support whether you donated or not.

~Bruno Kucinskas

Still waiting for this donor: https://blockchain.info/tx/0a0108495ac270663e83fc27a71b6a471120804e9ecee379639cc78b407a4970

I TOLD you to take the weekend off.  ;D