The #Mastodon4ZooeyZephyr #Mastodon4MissoulaDems fundraiser has surpassed $3000! This was the second and final stretch goal. I started us off aiming at $1000, which seemed doable, but no sure thing. Now, here we are at just over 3 times that amount. The ActBlue portal to give will remain open at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonforzooeyandmissouladems.

#Mastodon #ZooeyZephyr #MissoulaCountyDems #Montana #Democracy #Activism

Finally, my enormous personal thanks to those of you who have tolerated my updates and cheerleading for this fundraiser for #ZooeyZephyr and #MissoulaCountyDems. I’m particularly appreciative of those who welcome me into their timeline even if they are not eligible or able to donate. Thanks all for your patience. Today is the last day I will be posting about this fundraiser. 5/5

Hello #Mastodon folks. We are tantalizingly close to the goal in the fundraiser for #ZooeyZephyr and #MissoulaCountyDems. This thread will give some details and repeat some of the reasons that prompted me to set this up. But to cut to the chase:

Goal is $3000

As of 4/30 at 11:20, amount raised so far is $2841

Donate at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonforzooeyandmissouladems

Thank you for all the contributions and boosts so far. #Mastodon4ZooeyZephyr #Mastodon4MissoulaDems #Montana

Donations in support of #ZooeyZephyr and #MissoulaCountyDems have come from:

Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
DC
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachussetts
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
N. Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin

I find it comforting to see the wide range of places where support for democracy is alive.

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Midday report - fundraiser for #ZooeyZephyr #MissoulaCountyDems: #Mastodon folks have raised $2391from 67 contributions. We are heading toward the current goal of $3000.

If you can help make the goal, it would be good for democracy! Link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonforzooeyandmissouladems

Reporting on rightwing GOP in Montana, gift access: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/us/montana-trans-legislature-zephyr.html
#Mastodon4ZooeyZephyr #Mastodon4MissoulaDems

@heidilifeldman Thank you SO MUCH for doing this! The #missoulacountydems maximized donations to Zooey for her 2022 run -- and were able to elect Dems in all 3 targeted swing districts in the county. Zooey has been a fabulous advocate for not only human rights, but for renters and for criminal justice reform! Missoula is lucky to have someone like her.
It has been a pleasure and a privilege to get to know people here on #Mastodon who are willing to join together to support pluralist constitutional democracy and to fight hateful bigotry. I will share occasional updates on the fundraiser for #ZooeyZephyr and #MissoulaCountyDems. Here’s the link again: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonforzooeyandmissouladems #Mastodon4ZooeyZephyr #Mastodon4MissoulaDems 7/7
(If you are coming to this thread at this point, it is my effort to explain the fundraiser I’ve set up for #Mastodon folks to support #ZooeyZephyr and #MissoulaCountyDems. You can donate to it at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonforzooeyandmissouladems. We’ve just started and we are already a third of the way to our first goal of $1000!) #Mastodon4ZooeyZephyr #Mastodon4MissoulaDems 6/
Hello #Mastodon folks. We have another opportunity to stand up for pluralist democracy and for a progressive state legislator being silenced by her Republican colleagues, and to fight hateful, dangerous bigotry. As I did for #JustinPearson and #JustinJones, I’ve created a Mastodon-focused fundraiser for #ZooeyZephyr and the #MissoulaCountyDems. You can donate via ActBlue at this link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonforzooeyandmissouladems #Mastodon4ZooeyZephyr #Mastodon4MissoulaDems