Haiyan Twitter Fundraiser for Red Cross Canada.

One of the largest typhoons to hit the Philippines happened recently on November 6th, 2013. It is known as Typhoon Haiyan or as "Yolanda" in the Philippines. This Typhoon Haiyan has devastated a region consisting of numerous islands and left many fellow filipinos helpless and displaced from their homes. The early media reports are reporting over 10,000 dead while current documents state about 2,000 dead. No matter what the final count is, it is truly a catastrophe of the human race and I am personally saddened to witness numerous accounts being shared on the news, word-of-mouth, and through social media… this is my family homeland.

I have been sending messages through my social channels and have also made a monetary donation but still feel like I need to do more. I wish I could be in the Philippines to give support in anyway possible but that is not a reality at this time. The only way I feel i can help is by raising funds to support the relief efforts. I have chosen the Red Cross Canada as the organization in which I will donate 100% of the proceeds raised through my 5 day Twitter initiative. It's a small contribution given the magnitude of the devastation… but every little bit counts!!

                                                Before and After Google Images of Tablucan in Philippines.

I will giveaway 1 custom t-shirt everyday for the next 5 days to the highest bidder on Twitter every night at 9pmET. All you have to do is tweet me at @clickflickca with your bid amount with the hashtag #HaiyanTO1.. the next day will be #HaiyanTO2

Example Twitter Bid: @clickflickca My bid is $25.00 #HaiyanTO1

The highest bid amount each day will get a custom tshirt with their Twitter name on the back and a full tax receipt received via email immediate after the donation via email. My goal is to raise at least $500 total which in place will be matched by the Canadian government. This monetary donation will help Red Cross fulfill relief efforts in the Philippines. If you cannot support monetarily, please help by retweeting or spreading the message around. This is just as helpful so that people become aware that their is a need for help. I hope you can support in any way that you can. Maraming Salamat!

The highest bid at 9pmET will fill out donation on this link: Donation

The winner can send me a screenshot or email of their tax receipt to receive their custom tshirt. Thanks again for your support. If you do not want to bid for a tshirt but just want to donate and support,  Canadians can help by donating to the Canadian Red Cross fund All 100% of funds will go to support the Haiyan efforts. Red Cross Canada has 100% transparency with donations. You can also text REDCROSS to 30333 and a $5 donation will be sent.

2nd Annual TdotTO Fundraiser

Last year I decided to organize an online fundraiser to raise funds for 2 charities. With the Twitter community we were able to raise $1,260.00 for Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Daily Bread Foodbank. For each day for the next 10 days the highest bidder by 10pmET will WIN a custom, "I Love Twitter" t-shirt. This year it will be a black t-shirt with white type and red Twitter logo.

I've decided to pick one charity this year, The Heart and Stroke Foundation. All you have to do is tweet your bid to me with the hashtag #TdotTO1 for the first day. The next day would be #TdotTO2 and so forth.

Example: @clickflickca I bid $25.00 for the @TheHSF #TdotTO1

The highest bidder each night will need to give me their mailing info for delivery of tshirt and for tax receipt purposes. Each shirt will have your Twitter name with the hashtag. 100% of funds will go to @TheHSF. Please allow time for tshirt process to be completed since each search will be custom. If you have any questions tweet me or ask me here. Good luck and let's see if we can raise a little for some good during this holiday season.

TdotTO Fundraiser Update for Toronto Food Bank and Heart & Stroke Foundation

Only 10 t-shirts made.


Custom info on each t-shirt with Twitter handle.

What is TdotTO? Back on December 15th I started a Twitter Fundraiser for 10 straight days until December 25th Christmas Day. I was going to giveaway 10 t-shirts to the highest bidder on Twitter every night at 10pm. I decided to do this fundraising because Twitter has given so much to me personally that it was my way of giving back to the community. I selected 2 charities dear to my heart with the Daily Bread Food Bank to feed Toronto locals and the Heart & Stroke Foundation. In the 10 days the Twitter community raised $1,260.00. This meant that each charity would receive $630.00. The Toronto Twitter community is truly amazing. There are so many good people and I commend those that made a donation to the TdotTO Fundraiser.

I just received the tshirts recently so this is an update for you and those that donated. Unfortunately the process took longer than expected but it has been completed. The total amount has been deposited to both charities and everyone that donated shall receive a tax receipt for the full amount. Proof and payment will be showcased here as soon as I received final authorization. Tshirts will be shipped shortly.



Proof of deposit to Daily Bread FoodBank. H&SF only gives a confirmation/authorization number so the proof of purchase will not be shown here until invoice arrives. This will be updated.



The following are some of the donors: @rosalesj @avalen1 @iamjeffmiranda @ChocolaChocola1 @TaylorNVFerri @AcuraSherway @HotTorontoDeals This is not the complete list of people because they want to be anonymous. On a side note I also want to "Thank" Evoke Salon for donating funds to the TdotTO as well.

On a final note, I've learned a lot from this experience and happy that we are able to give back to the community as a group. I look forward to doing this again in 2012. I'm also looking at trying to get the donation group together for a lunch/dinner so we can all meet up. If you have any suggestion please let me know. Thanks again to everyone including you for tweeting and reading this message. As I read a tweet recently on my stream, " Sometimes a small thing you do can mean everything in another person's life. " You've all made a difference so "Thank You".