Friendship Circle, the sole Jewish contestant, quickly advanced into 2nd place in a matter of hours. But as the only Jewish organization, they had to suspend their campaign for Shabbos, which began less than 20 hours after voting began.
Over Shabbos, Friendship Circle fell into 9th place, nearly 13,000 votes behind the current first-place leader. Now, Friendship Circle is calling upon the Jewish community to regain their momentum and reclaim their spot in the Top 3.
$1MM Challenge: Friendship Circle Falls Over Shabbos
The Facebook-based Chase Community Giving Challenge has been underway since Friday, January 15th. Lasting for one week, this competition challenges 100 nationwide non-profits to harness the power of social networking to gather the most votes. The winning organization wins $1 million from JP Morgan Chase. The subsequent top five organizations win $100,000.
Friendship Circle, the sole Jewish contestant, quickly advanced into 2nd place in a matter of hours. But as the only Jewish organization, they had to suspend their campaign for Shabbos, which began less than 20 hours after voting began.
Over Shabbos, Friendship Circle fell into 9th place, nearly 13,000 votes behind the current first-place leader. Now, Friendship Circle is calling upon the Jewish community to regain their momentum and reclaim their spot in the Top 3.
Voting runs through January 22nd. To vote for Friendship Circle, please visit VoteFC.com.
a big fan
and what happens if you dont have facebook
to a big fan
then you create an account for this special purpose, and then close the account right afterwords.
mitzvah
it is a mitzvah to open a facebook just to vote
Shabbos
Most important is that we need to show that closing on shabbos will not hurt you
fan of fc
you can not lose to do a mitzvah yes we can
.......???
when does the voting end???
moshe
cmon everyone must vote!!
inside looking in
vote for these guys… they deserve it.
on an editorial note: this is the most oholei torah’nic headline ever: “Friendship Circle Falls Over Shabbos”
it’s up there with “throw my mother out the window a towel”
fc directer
the voding ands tursday nghit 12:00am