Let's lock some slots up!

Lock up #31 for lonely_but_rich and the Carnegie Institute of Science!
Lock up #6 for de captain and the Ocean Conservatory!
Lock up #13 for BluffMyNuts and a TBD Veterans suicide charity!
Lock up #27 for 27offsuit and The Trustees of Reservations!
Lock up #21 for d10 and Paws for Life!
Lock up #33 for LFS and The Midnight Mission!
Lock up #7 for Anarchist and the Nation Alliance on Mental Illness!


kioshk, mmbt0ne, Fabian, SpacemanBryce, Dr Spaceman, Rei Ayanami, divides_by_zero, Larry Legend, Clare Quilty, and garcia1001 all now each have at least two nominations. Let's go ahead and lock up spots for all of them early. 27offsuit finally got some valid nominations, so I've locked up his desired number and spot already.


Here's the current list of selected and and nominees so far:

selected:
chopstick, Dominic, Yakmelk, Alobar, tylertwo, de captain, W0X0F, Villian1, gobbo, gregorio, El Diablo, 2/325Falcon, Howard Treesong, SGT RJ, lonely_but_rich, gambit8888, d10, LFS, BluffMyNuts, Dids, Anarchist, 27offsuit, kioshk, mmbt0ne, Fabian, SpacemanBryce, Dr Spaceman, Rei Ayanami, divides_by_zero, Larry Legend, Clare Quilty, and garcia1001


nominated:

Masta Aces
#Thinman
Tuma
No Soup For U
Nunnehi
jmakin
metaname2
daryn
Burdzthewurd
WalterS
Saklad


Names in bold have already been pre-selected for wheel spots. You can nominate them again if you want, but they are already in. Invalid nominations have not been listed.

If you haven't already nominated some OOTers, please do so. Both to make the selection process easier on me, and more importantly, to recognize the OOTers that help make OOT great. Say thank you to the people that you enjoy reading by nominating them. Spend a couple of minutes to write up some shoutouts and spread some positivity! Let your favorite OOTers know you think they're doing a great job!


Current wheel status:

#	user	charity
0	gobbo	Dachshund Rescue of North America
32	?	?
15	Howard Treesong	The Wounded Warrior Project
19	?	?
4	Villian1	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
21	d10	Paws for Life
2	chopstick	Friends Of Homeless Animals
25	?	?
17	tylertwo	ASPCA
34	?	?
6	de captain	Ocean Conservatory
27	27offsuit	The Trustees of Reservations
13	BluffMyNuts	(undecided)
36	?	?
11	?	?
30	?	?
8	gambit8888	Michigan wish.org
23	gregorio	Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
10	SGT RJ	Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
5	?	?
24	?	?
16	?	?
33	LFS	The Midnight Mission
1	?	?
20	?	?
14	2/325Falcon	USO
31	lonely_but_rich	Carnegie Institute of Science
9	?	?
22	El Diablo	SF-Marin Food Bank
18	?	?
29	Yakmelk	National Alliance to End Homelessness
7	Anarchist	Nation Alliance on Mental Illness
28	?	?
12	?	?
35	?	?
3	?	?
26	W0X0F	Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

Selected but haven't picked yet:
Dominic
Alobar
Dids
kioshk
mmbt0ne
Fabian
SpacemanBryce
Dr Spaceman
Rei Ayanami
divides_by_zero
Larry Legend
Clare Quilty
garcia1001


Pledges:
SGT RJ ($5/number, $50 to RAINN directly)
chopstick ($5/number)
TXYB ($3/number)
Sakland ($1/number)
Anarchist ($1/number)
Yakmelk ($1/number, $37 directly to Wounded Warrior Project)
BluffMyNuts ($1/number, $13 on #6, $10 for every Vet charity)
jjshabado ($5/even numbers directly)
Howard Treesong ($100 to winner)
Bloobird ($50 to winner)
goofball ($37 to winner)
Didace ($37 to winner, $10 on TBD #, $53 to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
pokeraz ($37 to winner or another human charity)
de captain ($X additional monies on #6)
tylertwo ($200 to ASPCA)
an anonymous 2p2er - ($100 to.. something)

We are up to $17/number!! That means the winning charity is guaranteed at least $719!!


Planning to be there in person for the spin:
chopstick
gobbo
de captain
daryn
Bloobird
W0X0F (maybe)

anyone is welcome to attend, and we'll be going out for dinner later that night.



27 - I incorporated your nominations list by skipping people who were already selected. Larry Legend was your last valid selection. Solid picks, tho.

d10 & #Thinman - Thanks for getting the mmbt0ne train moving. He's in!


The nominations window will close in about 20 hours from now. Get those nominations in!

I'll use 2 of my last 3 nominations on

tuma

for being interesting as ****

metaname

for killing it, even though most people don't get it

I'll take 32. Charity is Mobile Loaves and Fishes, they provide food, training, and housing to poor people. http://mlf.org/

Woo hoo! Thanks guys.

New year, same choice.

Name: mmbt0ne
Number: 3
Charity: St Bernard Project - originally created in 2008 to rebuild houses in St Bernard Parish post-Katrina, they expanded to do disaster recovery in NY/NJ post-Sandy and continue to operate in those areas.

Also, I'd like to nominate Rei Ayanami who is the secret engine that keeps Ms OOT running.

I'll take #24

Wounded Warrior Project

I will also nominate Rei Ayanami aka ToTheInternet

Change of charity:

Navy Seal Foundation

Thanks for the nominations. Most posters I could think of have already been nominated, so good work everyone!

Name: Dr. Spaceman
Number: 11
Charity: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

I'd like to pledge 20$ to the winning charity.

Thanks for the noms!!

I'm going with no whammy, no whammy, STOP! #35

My charity is the SGU, which is actually a podcast, but their sole objective is to spread critical thinking and science understanding to the masses. Which imo, would prolly be the single most beneficial way to fix a lot of **** thats wrong with the world today. They have a number of projects as well as a legal defense fund, that the money would go towards.

Also, put me down for $37 to whatever the winning charity is.


JJ, You can easily email money if you are using Wells, Chase, or BofA, works pretty much exactly the same as Canada system.

I'll do $150. $5 per number that benefits animals, children, or earth, with the remainder going direct to winner.

.

Thanks guys!
I'd like #5

My charity: breast cancer research foundation http://www.bcrfcure.org/
In honor of an amazing friend of mine who recently passed away.

#9, Against Malaria Foundation, the most underfunded of GiveWell's top charities.

Lock up #32 for kioshk and Mobile Loaves and Fishes!
Lock up #3 for mmbt0ne and the St Bernard Project!
Lock up #24 for Larry Legend and the Navy Seal Foundation!
Lock up #11 for Dr. Spaceman and a TBD charity (CCFA already chosen)!
Lock up #35 for Alobar and a TBD charity (SGU does not appear to meet the criteria of a charity)!
Lock up #12 for spaceman Bryce and the United Negro College Fund!
Lock up #5 for divides_by_zero and the breast cancer research foundation!
Lock up #9 for Rei Ayanami and the Against Malaria Foundation!


Tuma and metaname2 now each have at least two nominations. Let's go ahead and lock up spots for them early. Pick your numbers and charities, guys!


Here's the current list of selected and and nominees so far:

selected:
chopstick, Dominic, Yakmelk, Alobar, tylertwo, de captain, W0X0F, Villian1, gobbo, gregorio, El Diablo, 2/325Falcon, Howard Treesong, SGT RJ, lonely_but_rich, gambit8888, d10, LFS, BluffMyNuts, Dids, Anarchist, 27offsuit, kioshk, mmbt0ne, Fabian, spaceman Bryce, Dr Spaceman, Rei Ayanami, divides_by_zero, Larry Legend, Clare Quilty, garcia1001, Tuma, metaname2


nominated:

Masta Aces
#Thinman
No Soup For U
Nunnehi
jmakin
daryn
Burdzthewurd
WalterS
Saklad


Names in bold have already been pre-selected for wheel spots. You can nominate them again if you want, but they are already in. Invalid nominations have not been listed.

If you haven't already nominated some OOTers, please do so. Both to make the selection process easier on me, and more importantly, to recognize the OOTers that help make OOT great. Say thank you to the people that you enjoy reading by nominating them. Spend a couple of minutes to write up some shoutouts and spread some positivity! Let your favorite OOTers know you think they're doing a great job!


Current wheel status:

#	user	charity
0	gobbo	Dachshund Rescue of North America
32	kioshk	Mobile Loaves and Fishes
15	Howard Treesong	The Wounded Warrior Project
19	?	?
4	Villian1	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
21	d10	Paws for Life
2	chopstick	Friends Of Homeless Animals
25	?	?
17	tylertwo	ASPCA
34	?	?
6	de captain	Ocean Conservatory
27	27offsuit	The Trustees of Reservations
13	BluffMyNuts	(undecided)
36	?	?
11	Dr. Spaceman	(undecided)
30	?	?
8	gambit8888	Michigan wish.org
23	gregorio	Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
10	SGT RJ	Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
5	divides_by_zero	breast cancer research foundation
24	Larry Legend	Navy Seal Foundation
16	?	?
33	LFS	The Midnight Mission
1	?	?
20	?	?
14	2/325Falcon	USO
31	lonely_but_rich	Carnegie Institute of Science
9	Rei Ayanami	Against Malaria Foundation
22	El Diablo	SF-Marin Food Bank
18	?	?
29	Yakmelk	National Alliance to End Homelessness
7	Anarchist	Nation Alliance on Mental Illness
28	?	?
12	spaceman Bryce	United Negro College Fund
35	Alobar	(undecided)
3	mmbt0ne	St Bernard Project
26	W0X0F	Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

Selected but haven't picked yet:
Dominic
Dids
Fabian
Clare Quilty
garcia1001
Tuma
metaname2


Pledges:
SGT RJ ($5/number, $50 to RAINN directly)
chopstick ($5/number)
TXYB ($3/number)
Sakland ($1/number)
Anarchist ($1/number)
Yakmelk ($1/number, $37 directly to Wounded Warrior Project)
BluffMyNuts ($1/number, $13 on #6, $10 for every Vet charity)
jjshabado ($5/even numbers directly)
Howard Treesong ($100 to winner)
Bloobird ($50 to winner)
goofball ($37 to winner)
Alobar ($37 to winner)
Didace ($37 to winner, $10 on TBD #, $53 to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
pokeraz ($37 to winner or another human charity)
eeonblue ($20 to winner)
de captain ($X additional monies on #6)
tylertwo ($200 to ASPCA)
an anonymous 2p2er - ($100 to.. something)
marknfw ($150: $5/number per animal/kid/earth charities, leftover to winner)
spaceman Bryce ($10 on #12)


We are up to $17/number!! That means the winning charity is guaranteed at least $776!!


Planning to be there in person for the spin:
chopstick
gobbo
de captain
daryn
Bloobird
W0X0F (maybe)

anyone is welcome to attend, and we'll be going out for dinner later that night.


The nominations window will close in about 6 hours from now. Get those nominations in! Ten slots remain on the wheel with 7 people selected early, but we also need a few alternates just in case. Let's get another 5-6 people locked up!



Alobar - Your selection of SGU does not appear to meet the criteria of an IRS recognized charity. Let me know if that's incorrect, or select a new charity otherwise.

Dr. Spaceman - CCFA has a slot on the wheel already thanks to W0X0F, please pick a different charity.

marknfw - Let me know if you have specific guidance on how you want your pledge divided once all the slots are filled, otherwise I'll use my best judgment based on your criteria.

is bryce exiled from OOT? I thought maybe he just quit posting.

I nominate microbet and Villian, both OOT stalwarts. I enjoy and appreciate their posts.

new charity: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

oh Villian is already in, make that Saklad.

I'll let you know once it's filled. I'm going to go ahead and send money to decaptain now though rather than waiting til the last minute. If cherry picking numbers is too much of a pain in your ass please let me know. You're doing so much already, I don't want to complicate it to the point of being a nuisance! I definitely trust your judgement if that's the easiest route.

Pretty sure I still have one nomination left, I second Saklad. We'll always have the tbab thread.

I have one vote left. I'll second jmakin.

Saklad, you're in! Pick a number and a charity.



Keep the nominations coming, people! We still have some slots to fill and we need a few alternates as well for the non-responders.

thanks for the nomination. my charity will be homage to Barry Greenstein's monumental and inspiring efforts last decade.

number: 1
charity: Children Inc http://www.children-inc.org/

further noms:

Tbab - he is the epicenter of the universe. "give a little bit..."
NoSoup4U - payed for Tbab's therapy.
jmakin - why not?
microbet - seems like a smart guy.

Many thanks for this selection. And thanks to Chopstick for putting this together again.

My Charity is NYC Outward Bound Schools (To and Through program - scholarships only):
https://www.nycoutwardbound.org/get-...ed/donate.html

And I'll take number 36

Since OOTs three fineist posters (27offsuit, LBR and Anarchist) are already on the board, I second microbet and nominate Sciolist, Omar Comin and Killa

Cheers