taking one for the team

By Aziz P. -
Joe Trippi sacrificed himself upon the Altar of Dean. not exactly blood sacrifice, but rather the water-balloon variety - and raised $107 in the process (at $1 a throw, he takes birthday masochism to a whole new level!):

Trippi's birthday was Tuesday, but he was traveling, so we didn't get the chance to show him the true depth of our devotion to our fearless leader until today. After two days in California, two long flights, a day in New Hampshire and a long drive, he came back to the office to find that we'd planned a special birthday party for him. Boy was he surprised.

We charged $1 per throw at the dunking booth. We raised $107, and it was a great chance to demonstrate the, er, power of our feelings for him.


If Joe is willing to risk pneumonia - we can surely risk a reduced caffeine intake. Pool your coffee money, or forgo your daily scone, and donate to the campaign before the fundraising deadline (June 30th).

By the way, the campaign has listened to our complaints and added a "specify your own amount" box to the donation page. So donate whatever amount you can - because June Is Critical!

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