Three Things to Know about Project for Awesome
Thousands of people upload videos advocating for specific charities, then the online community votes for the most worthy.
It’s crunch time #nerdfighters! Less than 24 hrs to upload. How’s your #p4a video coming? #allwork #allday #dftba pic.twitter.com/aABOYB7HWE
— Lee Ann Spillane (@spillarke) December 10, 2015
Last year, the fundraiser netted almost $1.3 million in donations in 48 hours.
Over $172,000 has been raised for @UNRefugeeAgency and @SavetheChildren and the #p4a doesn’t start for 26 hours! https://t.co/DKXu3NJA6a — John Green (@johngreen) December 10, 2015
John and his brother pop up occasionally with quips such as, “I’m concerned that the patriarchy might not even survive Project for Awesome. Just kidding! It’s deeply entrenched.”
I just donated to #p4a2015 and will be a proud owner of a (fake) potato signed by @hankgreen 😊😊😊— I’m so proud to be a part of such an awesome fandom. Here’s to decreasing worldsuck. #p4a A photo posted by Lauren Belk (@dear_lauren) on
The perk I am most excited for is probably FINALLY getting to do a DIRTY jokes video! https://t.co/NMnERdZrjO
— Hank Green (@hankgreen) December 9, 2015
