Help My Sis Out
Posted by Greg at 00:01, 21 Oct 2010Update: The voting has now closed, big thanks to all who added to the total - y'all rock!
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A quick off-topic post hoping to call on the power of the Grail community: my older sister is a primary/grade school teacher here in Australia, and a damn good one - she puts in more hours than any teacher I've ever seen. Her school is currently a chance of winning a $30,000 staff room makeover competition; they just need a chunk of votes before it closes tomorrow. So, 10,000 daily readers of the Daily Grail community, you'd be doing me a great service if you could head to the competition website and cast a vote for "Mossman State School" - the box will autocomplete once you begin typing (note though, *not* "Mossman State High School"). If you're not in Australia, just put 4873 in the postcode box. And remember to untick the 'future offers' box...
My big sis has done some mighty fine things for me over the years, so anything you can do to allow me to return the favour is much appreciated!
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14 July 2008
8 hours 1 min
Your school is listed (at the time I voted) at #11, up from #18.
Good luck!
"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it."
30 April 2004
14 min 16 sec
Your school is listed (at the time I voted) at #11, up from #18.
Good luck!
Thanks for doing that! I think they have now locked the results until the deadline so that it's a mystery. All the more reason for a Grail flood... ;)
Kind regards,
Greg
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You monkeys only think you're running things
@DailyGrail
2 August 2010
50 weeks 4 days
Let us know the results! Always glad to help!
3 September 2004
1 day 2 hours
Hope TDG can push your sis' school to the top!
:)
6 April 2010
2 hours 31 min
good luck
"Following the dog’s example, you will have to be wise in sniffing, smelling and estimating these fine and meaty books...after which you should break the bone and suck the substantial marrow..." ~ Rabelais
28 June 2006
3 days 15 hours
Greg,
I wish Mossman State School luck!
What do you think?
cnnek
{You Can Teach People How To Think Critically Or What To Think; But, You Can't Do Both! It Is Better To Teach People How To Think Critically!!!}
2 December 2008
1 year 29 weeks
Just added my votes (I did the double vote questionnaire), best of luck!
1 May 2004
43 weeks 1 day
Good Luck to Mossman State School...
...after life is over and all the water leaves us,
there is only a handful of dust left.
21 October 2010
1 year 29 weeks
The double-vote feature from the e-mail is bound to help. Good luck to your sister's school!
10 August 2004
1 day 11 hours
Hope they win
Regards, Kathrinn
22 December 2007
3 hours 31 min
I do not know if the voting deadline is over or not. I am a big supporter of eduation. I love to hear about people making a difference in their community, in particular in the arena of educating children on any level. I support this request in spirit and intent. I pray that Creator grant her success and victory.
Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-El
13 May 2004
24 weeks 5 days
Double vote cast.
good luck MSS
yer ol' pal,
Xibalba
30 April 2004
14 min 16 sec
Thanks to all for your support! Big sis will be super excited to see the backing she's getting from Grailers out there. :)
The deadline is in around 16 hours, so I'll leave it up for a bit longer and then return y'all to regular programming...
Kind regards,
Greg
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You monkeys only think you're running things
@DailyGrail
1 May 2004
11 weeks 5 days
Done!
My wife works in our county's autistic program. Our governor is trying to lengthen the time served in order to secure pension and post-retirement healthcare.
More power to the schools, and to the teachers who, had they known the uncertainty the future held, might have chosen to work in some other field !!!
Jeff
6 August 2004
1 year 29 weeks
I'm sure people across Australia were experiencing disruptions to their television reception and multiple incidents of glass damage straight after I posted the TDG link to the crew of teachers and teacher aides we have slaving away tonight to garner last votes for our school! (one huge simultaneous scream!). I'm so keen to help my 'too-deadly mob' (to quote some of our Kuku Yalanji students) win this comp as they ALWAYS put our kids ahead of their own comfort and needs...from giving away their lunches to students who don't have any to unanimously voting to use the money we had saved originally for an air-conditioner in our staffroom for the purchase of a classroom soundfield amplification system (mic & speaker set up) that helps our students with conductive hearing loss and hearing disabilities!
Your feedback from your comments here validates the pride and respect I have for them and what they do day in and day out without complaint (apart from the hot & sweaty staffroom comments!) - I am going to get every single one of them to log in to TDG to read these fab quotes! You guys & gals are definitely 'too deadly' too! Remember to get as many of your own contacts to vote as well. I would be doing my teaching colleagues worldwide a dis-service if I did not mention the obvious maths lesson here around exponential impact and the power of multiplication.
Thanks so much from the bottom of our hearts! 8-D
Sistergrail 8-)
24 January 2009
19 weeks 1 day
Done! :) And with an extra vote for filling out a 5 second survey...
12 April 2007
57 min 14 sec
That sure sounds a lot like... well, you know —which is only fitting for the big sister of Greg Taylor :-P
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me...
It's all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!
Red Pill Junkie
12 June 2009
6 days 20 hours
Glad to help - vote and survey vote.
Greg H.
21 October 2010
1 year 27 weeks
Hope the couple of extra votes help out.
11 March 2010
2 weeks 1 day
Done.
http://www.theamericanbookofthedead.com
1 May 2004
2 weeks 5 days
. . . my vote is in. Come'on Grailers, it takes under a minute with highspeed Internet connection . . . helping others is one of the great mitvahs you can do, so do pitch in.
ASM
9 February 2009
7 weeks 5 days
voted...glad to help!
23 May 2005
1 year 3 days
The Deed is done! I'm an ex-teacher and I know how miserable staff rooms can be. Good luck.
6 August 2004
1 year 29 weeks
Thank you Greg (you are definitely my favourite brother of all!)
Thank you fellow Grailers! (a bonus back in your direction is that many of our local community have now had a direct link back to TDG and have been checking it out - feedback = 2 thumbs up!!)
We'll post an update once the results are announced (around a week's time....I'll have absolutely NO fingernails left by then!)
Sistergrail 8-)
28 June 2006
3 days 15 hours
Greg,
Did you know that at http://www.mailcom.com you can open as many free e-mail boxes as you want and you can use creative names? You can use names like TofuTom, NattoNanny, SashimiSushi, etc.. And, they can be at honshu.com, sumo.com, yokohama.com, etc.. Isn't that interesting?
What do you think?
cnnek
{You Can Teach People How To Think Critically Or What To Think; But, You Can't Do Both! It Is Better To Teach People How To Think Critically!!!}
6 August 2004
1 year 29 weeks
duly noted - just in case!!...or so we can support another local school in getting over the line next year!
Sistergrail 8-)
2 May 2004
13 hours 37 min
My youngest sister is a teacher too; don't tell her I didn't vote for her! ;-)
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