I need help building a school in the Philippines

Watdawat needs:

My dream of owning my own school started in 1993. When I was working on my undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin, I received a Fulbright scholarship to study in the Philippines. While there, I became very aware of the inequity in education. As soon as my scholarship ended, I made a vow to go back and teach in the Philippines.

I came back one year later and began my teaching career. I was a young idealistic teacher who was out to change the Philippine educational system. However, I soon realized that the system was bigger than my enthusiasm and idealism. After two years, I left the Philippines dejected but not beaten. I knew that somehow I can do something to help. And since I know that I couldn’t beat the system from the outside, I have do it from the inside, thus the idea of starting my own school came to be.

Fast forward to the present, I was able to secure a building for the school. But I still need money to renovate the place and to buy supplies for the schools operation.

I have a blog that gives more details about my project, http://www.watdawat.com

My blog shows how you can help with my efforts to raise funds. As an incentive, I promised all my readers that if they donate $10, I will engrave their name on the school's entrance wall.

With $10 you can help this dream a reality and have a chance for immortality.

You can send your donation through PayPal e-mail [e-mail]

You can also e-mail me if you require more information.

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Posted on 9/1/2008 by @Watdawat

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(@hparker18)

Posted on 9/1/2008 Astoria

I signed up just to comment on this one post.

If you're dead serious about this, you've got a long way to go before getting serious help.

Let me describe how this all looks to someone reading it:

There's a guy asking for $10 to build a whole school in a country halfway around the world.

Donations are sent through paypal.

He doesn't say how much money is needed, how he got to that amount, nor how much money has been collected.

He's asking for charity but is not registered as a 501(c)(3) organization, so my contribution is not tax deductible.

As a final blow to his credibility, he offers a link to a website that is not even up.

Yes, you'll need help building your school, but you're way ahead of where you need to be. Right now, you need help in how to ask for help.

Let this message be my way of helping you.

I signed up just to comment on this one post.

If you're dead serious about this, you've got a long way to go before getting serious help.

Let me describe how this all looks to someone reading it:

There's a guy asking for $10 to build a whole school in a country halfway around the world.

Donations are sent through paypal.

He doesn't say how much money is needed, how he got to that amount, nor how much money has been collected.

He's asking for charity but is not registered as a 501(c)(3) organization, so my contribution is not tax deductible.

As a final blow to his credibility, he offers a link to a website that is not even up.

Yes, you'll need help building your school, but you're way ahead of where you need to be. Right now, you need help in how to ask for help.

Let this message be my way of helping you.

I signed up just to comment on this one post.

If you're dead serious about this, you've got a long way to go before getting serious help.

Let me describe how this all looks to someone reading it:

There's a guy asking for $10 to build a whole school in a country halfway around the world.

Donations are sent through paypal.

He doesn't say how much money is needed, how he got to that amount, nor how much money has been collected.

He's asking for charity but is not registered as a 501(c)(3) organization, so my contribution is not tax deductible.

As a final blow to his credibility, he offers a link to a website that is not even up.

Yes, you'll need help building your school, but you're way ahead of where you need to be. Right now, you need help in how to ask for help.

Let this message be my way of helping you.

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Chris Austria (@Watdawat)

Posted on 9/2/2008 Chicago Area

Thanks for your comments and for the help. The website is up and on my site I've indicated how much I've raised. It's been up for over six months.

Thanks for your comments and for the help. The website is up and on my site I've indicated how much I've raised. It's been up for over six months.

Thanks for your comments and for the help. The website is up and on my site I've indicated how much I've raised. It's been up for over six months.

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Emily Williams (@Emily)

Posted on 9/2/2008 Providencia

I think the problem is that the link shows up as watdawat.com... including those last three dots. You can edit your need to fix that.

I do agree that hparker made some good points. This is an admirable goal, and I imagine that you're for real - but if I'm going to send money to you, I'd like less backstory and more concrete information assuring me that you're legit. I haven't checked out the website yet (will go do that now), but in order to encourage people to look at your site I would recommend you edit what you've written here to be a bit more to the point and credible right off the bat. We have short attention spans, draw us in first and then later give us the option of reading more of the story! That said, good luck, and I wish you nothing but the best.

I think the problem is that the link shows up as watdawat.com... including those last three dots. You can edit your need to fix that.

I do agree that hparker made some good points. This is an admirable goal, and I imagine that you're for real - but if I'm going to send money to you, I'd like less backstory and more concrete information assuring me that you're legit. I haven't checked out the website yet (will go do that now), but in order to encourage people to look at your site I would recommend you edit what you've written here to be a bit more to the point and credible right off the bat. We have short attention spans, draw us in first and then later give us the option of reading more of the story! That said, good luck, and I wish you nothing but the best.

I think the problem is that the link shows up as watdawat.com... including those last three dots. You can edit your need to fix that.

I do agree that hparker made some good points. This is an admirable goal, and I imagine that you're for real - but if I'm going to send money to you, I'd like less backstory and more concrete information assuring me that you're legit. I haven't checked out the website yet (will go do that now), but in order to encourage people to look at your site I would recommend you edit what you've written here to be a bit more to the point and credible right off the bat. We have short attention spans, draw us in first and then later give us the option of reading more of the story! That said, good luck, and I wish you nothing but the best.

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Chris Austria (@Watdawat)

Posted on 9/3/2008 Chicago Area

Thanks Emily, I've never ask for help before, at least not like this way. I guess I got a lot to learn.

My project has already started thanks to my blog readers and my friends and relatives. I was just trying to find new ways to get more help.

Thanks Emily, I've never ask for help before, at least not like this way. I guess I got a lot to learn.

My project has already started thanks to my blog readers and my friends and relatives. I was just trying to find new ways to get more help.

Thanks Emily, I've never ask for help before, at least not like this way. I guess I got a lot to learn.

My project has already started thanks to my blog readers and my friends and relatives. I was just trying to find new ways to get more help.

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