Bloggers blog, readers donate, students benefit, tomatoes dance

Posted by Josh Mendelsohn, Program Manager

Back in early October we announced our support for the Blogger Challenge put on by DonorsChoose.org. Now that October has come to a close, it's time to recognize what DonorsChoose, 100+ bloggers and their readers have accomplished: they've raised $420,000 for classroom projects, which will benefit more than 75,000 students in low-income communities.

We promised a nod to those who helped raise the most money for students, so without further ado, here are the Blogger Challenge categories and winning blogs:

• Lit Liberation: Tim Ferriss
• Technology: Fred Wilson
• General: Sarah Bunting
• Topical/Local: Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
• Science: PZ Myers

We extend our gratitude and congratulations to these winners and all of the participating bloggers for making this a success. Of course, we all owe thanks to their readers for supporting students. Sarah Bunting of Tomato Nation took this to heart and thanked her readers in her own (tomato) way -- enjoy!