Gayla Peevey……….I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Gayla Peevey (born 1943) is perhaps best known for her song, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” (Columbia, 1953). A child star from Ponca City, Oklahoma, she was ten years old when she recorded the novelty song, which had been written by John Rox in 1950. The Oklahoma City Zoo capitalized upon the popularity of the song in 1953 through a fundraising campaign to “buy a hippo for Gayla” in order to bring a hippo to the zoo. (They had no hippopotamus at the time.) The song raised $3000. A baby hippo, named Matilda, was procured and flown in to Oklahoma City and presented by Peevey to the zoo.
WNYC Bake Sale Disaster
See what happens when WNYC on-air hosts try to throw a bake sale. Click here to support WNYC www.wnyc.org
RON PAULITICS: Fox News Judge Napolitano Endorses Ron Paul
This is the opening of a clip from a speech by Judge Andrew Napolitano, a contributor to Fox News. Don’t be fooled by the fact that most Fox folks are scum since the Left vs. Right crap just teaches us to stop listening to each other instead of figuring out how we’re both screwed, he’s also one of the biggest defenders of the constitution and rights and freedoms in the world. You can see the full speech here and another more recent brilliant speech below it: Andrew Napolitano at FFF Conference, Part 1 of 4 www.youtube.com . NAPOLITANO AT REASON IN DC Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano is among the fiercest defenders of individual rights. Both in his daily appearances on the country’s most-watched cable news network and in a series of books (most recently, A Nation of Sheep), Napolitano consistently and defiantly argues that the only legitimate government is that which respects its citizens rights in all cases. In late October, Napolitano gave the keynote address at the conference Reason in DC, where he delivered a spellbinding speech that blended a masterful understanding of American history with a blazing outrage at the excesses of the new security state. “Who is the greatest violator of the Constitution?” asks Napolitano. “George W. Bush has shown less fidelity to the Constitution than any president since Abraham Lincoln.” Click to view the Judge’s speech (approx 40 minutes). reason.tv . Ron Paul Excluded from Fox News Forum Larry Fester USA Daily December …
School Fundraising
School fundraisers are common. These events help to benefit those students and teachers how to acquire the reconstruction of a facility, new equipment, or to earn money for field trips. Fundraising School make life easier for students and teachers, as it assumes the burden of the cost of their shoulders.
Recycling. Recyclables such as cans, newspapers and old telephone books (among many others) can be very profitable. Recycling is a simple andenvironmentally friendly way to get money. Teachers can ask students to collect recyclables and provide an incentive for the individual or class, capable of sorting the number function. Collect all the recyclables and sell them to recycling plants, then donate the proceeds to the recycling of the school.
Cook-offs and bake sales. Everyone loves food so when a group sells something that everyone likes, they are sure to succeed. Students, parents, teachers and all other members of the schoolCommunity can either donate or ingredients to cook / bake the goodies themselves. All foods can be sold and the profits can go directly to the Fund. Depending on how the fundraiser is structured, the organizers can even provide pre-orders and as demand increases.
Talent shows. Schools are also the community members' talents, increase funding for the school. Student artists display their works and sell tickets for the gallery. A school can also sponsor a theater production or aMusical concert, which the guests pay for tickets to see the show requires. School athletes can also contribute significantly to, since they can show their physical skills by friends and family pledge money for a particular game or play. For example, if someone commit to a dollar for every three-point shot a basketball player makes on the basketball court or undertake a dollar for each round makes a distance on the oval track or a swimmer makes a donation to the pool.
The Spirit Bear
Less than 400 of these rare bears exist, and their largest numbers are found in the Great Bear Rainforest. The Nature Conservancy recently led and completed a successful fundraising campaign in support of historic land use agreements in the Great Bear Rainforest. As a result of these agreements, 5 million acres of the rainforest are now off limits to logging and more than 19 million acres are under strict land management guidelines called ecosystem based management.
Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Gala Party
www.mrpaparazzi.com Celebrities attending the Raisa Gorbachev Fundraising Gala Dinner. Mikhail Gorbachev, Alexander Lebedev, Alex James, Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Kimberly Stewart, Vanessa Redgrave, Tamsin Outhwaite, Ben Grimes, Peter Kay, Rachel Stevens, Emilia Fox, Simon and Yasin Le Bon, Boris Johnson, David Walliams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Sarah Brown are seen attending.