Today, Today, Today, Today (Is My Birthday)

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on Oct. 15, 2009

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Yep, it’s that time of year again: The Ides of October, also known as $ travis++.

I have charged up my phone battery to prepare for the incoming Twitters and Facebook Wall posts, but instead of just getting a buzzing sensation in my pocket, I’m going to do something a bit fun this year with your birthday wishes. For every birthday wish I get, I’ll be donating $5 to a charity: Kiva.

Update: Yes, of course you can tell other people about this—strangers count too and I’m happy to shell out an extra $5 for someone new.  Thanks!

They’re a micro-loan agency, so that means your one-time birthday wish will do good in an ever-increasing way; the donation becomes a loan that gets paid back, and given out, over and over again.

I’ve chose Kelli Consuelo García Reyes, in El Salvador, who’s an entrepreneur kind of like me.

If you want to donate to her directly, too, that’d be awesome.  She’s trying to raise another $450 dollars, and I doubt if I’ll be able to make up the difference—but I sure don’t mind trying.  Oh, and a quick tip o’ the hat to Darren Barefoot, who didn’t directly give me the idea, but whose occasionally charitable impulse overlaps his blogging compulsion to influential effect.

I’ll list the birthday wishers here. So far:

Liz E.
Karin S.
Rob K. (kinda)
Smutty Stef
Siobhan L.
Gina B.
Susie G.
Monica H. (ecard!!!)
Tracey S. (uh huh)
Jaime F.
Stacie B.
Degan B.
Tony P.
Justin C.
Tanya D.
($75)

Stephanie H.
Rob K. (for reals this time)
Nan N.
Craig I. (SMS, old school)
Sarah S.
Noah B.
Siobhan L. (two-fer)
Mitzy F.
Nicholas de W.
Darren B.
Victoria P.
Virginia S.
Briana T.
Jeff H.
Kimm
Norlinda
($75)

Sanaz J.
Kelly S.
Dale G.
Stewart M. (just one counts)
Mathieu D
Jordan B.
Sara R.
Smutty Stef x 1,000,000 (too much!)
Rachael A.
Kirsti W.
Raul P.
Mary S.
Stone B.
cjohnston
Deirdre Z.
Sarah WK.
($75)

Bertille A.
Debbie N.
David T.
Allison L.
Benjamin R.
Brooke
Dara S.
Kiley T.
Jenny W. (in Swedish)
Celeste M. (in Spanish)
Bella B.  (stranger!)
Dearheart27
Mike L.
Alex B.
Dilara H. (stranger!)
($75)

Arieane K.
Gwendolyn M.
Noah B.
KT
Ryan C.
JoannBC
Uncleweed
Poonam K. (stranger!)
James H.
Stacie M.
Gavin B.
Martin S.
Alex B. (in French)
Stephanie C. (in Arabic)
Nick Finck
($75)

Lee LeF.
Zak G.
Oana C.
Jules
Ratna
Zipporah L.
John B.
Ania W. (just one counted
Jae S.
Jim S.
($50)

TOO LATE
Gus Greeper
Monique T.
Melissa H.
Debra O.
Lisa H.
Christine H.
Tuzy
Michelle K.
Royanne D. (in Japanese)

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