Personal note: I need a little help for my community. Since the State of California is morally and fiscally bankrupt, they have pulled the plug on the treasure of our town, the Bidwell Mansion, a true relic of the California Gold Rush and Western Expansion. A local citizen established group project to help save the Mansion from the state has been setup, and the local newspaper, The Chico Enterprise Record, will donate $1000 towards that fund if they get 3100 “likes” on their Facebook page.
They write:
Thanks, everyone. We are very close to our goal of 3,100 Facebook fans. If we reach it by March 31, we’ll double our $500 donation to the Save Bidwell Mansion fund and make it $1,000. Click “like” on this page up top and please tell your friends.
Since the online readership of WUWT far exceeds my local newspaper, this should be an easy task. If you have a Facebook account, please go here and “like” my local newspaper:
http://www.facebook.com/ChicoER
Here’s the status now:
We need 486 “likes”. This should be a cakewalk for the WUWT community.
Thanks for your consideration, Anthony
P.S. On the right sidebar you can also “like” WUWT’s Facebook page, but that’s a secondary consideration.
I’m chuckling that so many of us are on Facebook. 🙂
2964 including my vote
Clicked. And Actually do like it 🙂
Sorry – I’m not a facebook member. But I did post a link on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/climateskeptics/comments/rgzs6/can_you_help_anthony_watts_hometown_out/
Done.
2,969
It’s beautiful.
Closing in on 3K – keep it going
and going and going and going
Mike
2984
2991
Only 107 left to go now!
I made it 3000!
Done
Anything else?
3,013 at ~9pm PST. About 400 in 2½ hrs.
😉
Done 😉 3015
Done, As a geologist who took part in the 198os California Gold Rush {Jamestown Mine}, {Pine Tree Mine}, {Rich Gulch} etc. I have a soft spot for the Dysfunctional State. Worked with a Geoligist from Chico named Dahl.
California is being looted by the public-sector unions, the corrupt politicians (are there are any other kind), and illegal aliens. And now we are being saddled with the global warming idiocy and the high speed rail boondoggle.
We’ve almost reached the tipping point on the handle that flushes this state down the loo.
Okay, done ranting; will now go click LIKE on Facebook.
Done.
I visited the place last Fall (daughter is a Freshman at CS Chico). I also visited the page. 3,022 and rising.
Done.
As a native and long-term ex-resident of “Superior California”, I actually would have been happy to hit the kitty for a modest donation to save a cultural treasure of my “native land” as well. . .but could not find a Paypal link or somesuch on the community group page.
Jes’ sayin’.
Geo see the comment upstream with donation information I posted for making a PayPal donation, thanks very much!
Anthony
UPDATE: Here it is again:
Make your checks payable to: “North Valley Community Foundation”, and write “Bidwell Mansion Community Project” on the memo line. Send to:
North Valley Community Foundation
3120 Cohasset Road, #8
Chico, CA 95973-0978
1. You may also make an online contribution at http://www.savebidwellmansion.org by clicking on the link for the NVCF on the home page.
2. That takes you here: http://www.nvcf.org/index.php?q=donate&list=c43
3. Locate “Bidwell Mansion Community Project” and check the box
4. Scroll all the way to the bottom and click “donate now” and it will send you to PayPal.
thanks
Anthony
Had nuked my FB… but brought it back on line, for this.
It’s at now 3026.
🙂
3032 – keep clicking!
3039
Delighted to help. Done and done.
3042!!!
3042. Good luck to Chico from offshore Mocimboa de Praio, Mozambique!