Make Bree date again - for Improvathon 2020!
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
HUGE Improv TheaterI don't date because dating is dumb. But I would date for HUGE.
$1,880
raised by 54 people
$1,500 goal
From Jill Bernard
We want HUGE Theater to be one of the Arts Organizations that survives this pandemic.
Improv theaters are closing, worldwide: even the biggies, the groundbreaking institutions that seemed like they’d be around forever. We don’t feel like we’re done. It feels like the work we’ve done toward making improv more accessible, anti-racist, feminist, queer-friendly and inclusive is just the beginning. There is more to do and now is the right time to do it.
HUGE has survived well so far: cutting expenses to next-to-nothing, getting a PPP loan, an Economic Impact Disaster Loan and some grant support. We’ve kept active: among other things, John’s been sharing on the weekly anti-racism panel and setting up jams and a greenhouse, Rita’s been charming groups and guiding them through online shows. Butch has been working through our financial audit, Sean’s been hustling grant money. I’ve been coordinating a small online workshop program, Breanna’s been getting us up to speed on Discord. We truly believe we can make it. A financial boost from you and your circle of friends would be the boost we need to finish this long stupid hike.
I know, there are lots of really important places to send the few spare dollars you have right now. Toss a few this way and keep the dream alive.
HUGE Improv Theater is the best place on the face of the earth. Hilarious, inclusive, welcoming - what more can I say that I haven't already said a thousand times?
HUGE is a nonprofit theater, which is pretty crazy if you think about it. Fundraising is super duper crucial because of this. Plus, they're closed, because pandemic... which means we're closer to losing this arts treasure than we've ever been. Keep HUGE alive by donating today!
If that's not enough incentive, then have some more - donate at any of these levels and claim these wonderful bonuses:
-$10 - I'll call anyone on your behalf with your message. Have a viewpoint to share with an elected official? Need to call in sick? Just hate using the phone to deliver a message? I don't - so let me do it for you.
-$28 - I'll have an in-person or video conversation for you. Whatever your reason for not wanting to talk to someone, it doesn't apply to me, so let me do it for you. In-person will not happen until the pandemic is over.
-$50 - I'll have an uncomfortable in-person or video conversation for you. Need to tell someone their breath is terrible? Want to quit your job? Time to dump that significant other? I'll do it for you, in person, as is what people who were raised right do.* In-person will not happen until the pandemic is over.
-$100 - I'll make your resume or job posting better. So much better. I've been recruiting for literally a decade and I know what makes a good resume or job posting. I'm a great writer and I like opportunities to get out my red pen. Let's make the world better, one resume/job posting at a time. This will be a virtual resume/job posting ripapart, because pandemic.
*Don't have me dump your significant other. That's a dickbag move.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!
HUGE's fundraising goal is $50,000. Yep, that's a lot, but it's totally doable.
If you know me, you may know two things:
1. I'm four years into an eight-year dating hiatus.
2. My dating stories have been hilarious and awful (See, e.g., the murder house photo above... that was where a guy thought a good date would be. It was... his house.).
If HUGE reaches the $50,000 fundraising goal, I will BRIEFLY suspend my dating hiatus.
Here are the incentives (You can choose these instead of or in addition to the regular incentives above!):
-$10 - You get to help choose my dating profile photos. Because let's be honest, I'm going to be doing lazy dating (aka dating via app) because it's both easier and more ridiculous.
-$28 - You will get my horrible dating stories via email a day before Facebook does! Here is the last date I went on, to give you a taste of what you'll be causing (it's my hiatus, I can suspend it if I want to): https://www.facebook.com/proprivacy/posts/10218811951431914
-$50 - You can choose my dating activity! It must be in a public place so I don't get murdered. Well, so I'm less likely to get murdered. It will also be a COVID-safer activity, as in either it being a virtual date or an outdoor, masked up, 10-feet-apart date. You know, one of those super romantic first dates.
-$100 - You can act as matchmaker! I will go on one date with anyone you want me to, including someone YOU set me up with, with only geographical restrictions (no restrictions for virtual dates). Please note the consent of the would-be date is required - nobody wants to be forcibly dated by me.
Track our fundraising progress:
https://www.givemn.org/event/Improvathon2020