We Think Rob Can
Support Rob's Campaign while helping homeless youth
Rob Gitin
Director and Cofounder, 11 years
Support Rob's Campaign!
The total I've raised pays for:
- 8 years of support
- and 2 housing assistance
- and 2 school applications
Donations
| Name | Amount | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| kurt manley, Friend | $20 | san francisco, CA | 01/17/2009 |
| julie Dery, Friend | $20 | portland, OR | 01/28/2009 |
| Jimmy Kimmel's got nothin on you! Woo away! | |||
| Anonymous, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/05/2009 |
| Sandra Saberman, Friend | $25 | Chicago, IL | 02/05/2009 |
| Brilliant. (Wish I could give more but I'm a poor grad student right now!) | |||
| Anonymous, Friend | $250 | San Francisco, CA | 02/05/2009 |
| Dang, Gitin, you should come with a warning label. | |||
| Anonymous, Friend | $100 | Culver City, CA | 02/05/2009 |
| maybe you should look for a nice girl on jdate instead--they ARE the undisputed leader in Jewish dating. only $40 a month. | |||
| Cari & Erik Chen, Friend | $50 | Belmont, CA | 02/05/2009 |
| Good luck, Rob! | |||
| Daniel Baldonado, Friend | $50 | Berkeley, CA | 02/05/2009 |
| I'm rooting for you, Rob!... | |||
| Anonymous, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/05/2009 |
| I can't stand in the way of true love. | |||
| Anna Maida, Friend | $50 | New York, NY | 02/05/2009 |
| I am so looking forward to the updates! | |||
| Anthony Maruri, Friend | $40 | San Francisco, CA | 02/05/2009 |
| Good luck Rob, can't wait fot he youtube clips! Tony | |||
| Betsy Baum, Friend | $20 | Oakland, CA | 02/06/2009 |
| Corene Kendrick, Supporter | $20 | San Francisco, CA | 02/06/2009 |
| Anonymous | $18 | Brooklyn, NY | 02/11/2009 |
| Because threesomes can be cool... | |||
| Gretchen Atwood, I don't know you but this is funny | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| Dude, I am a writer, working on a book on the integration of pro football in 1946. I have little extra money and the economy sucks. I really shouldn't be giving money to you despite the cause. But, yet...I can't help it. This is a funniest campaign I've seen (though Sarah's pitch for "The Great Schlep" was awesome) and you have a knack for using humiliation to raise public awareness and money. Here's my modest donation to help you reach your goal. In return I expect you to buy my book when it comes out, ahem. ;) Gretchen | |||
| Allison MacQueen, Friend | $7 | San Mateo, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| $1/day for wearing the sweatshirt! | |||
| Hilary smith, Friend | $30 | Dutch Flat, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| I knew she dumped Jimmy for a reason! I bet you're ALREADY dating her...;-) But I'll pay to see it play out on National TV. | |||
| Amelia Saliba, Friend | $50 | Mountain View, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| Now this inspires me to donate. You and Sarah are PERFECT for each other. | |||
| Deborah Kleinecke, Friend | $25 | Greenbrae, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| Wish I could pony up more for you. BTW - does your girlfriend approve of this campaign? | |||
| Mark Dwight, Friend | $250 | San Francisco, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| Good luck! | |||
| Vanessa Lyons, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| Hey, what about Matt Damon? | |||
| Adam Miller, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| Stefanie Glasser, Soulmate | $18 | Brooklyn, NY | 02/11/2009 |
| If the whole Sarah thing doesn't pan out after a few dates, I'm the second Jewess in line. Love, ya gurl Z | |||
| Megan Laurance, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/11/2009 |
| Rob - I consider this yet another way to honor my Mom's memory - as she would have been proud and of your persistence in wooing someone because of similar religious beliefs. At least - that's what I would tell her this was about. | |||
| Jessamine Chin, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 02/12/2009 |
| How could I not support your efforts - both with the goal of wooing Ms. Silverman and with all the great work you do at Crossroads?!?! | |||
| Michelle Gray, a friend's girlfriend | $14 | Renton, WA | 02/12/2009 |
| I've been looking for a good cause to donate my overpayment... What a great way to zero out and close my cc while supporting True Love! | |||
| Nicole Sanchez & Family | $25 | Berkeley, CA | 02/12/2009 |
| Mary Gregory, ATC Board Member | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/13/2009 |
| Irresistible! | |||
| Lynn Everdell, Friend | $100 | Ridgefield, CT | 02/15/2009 |
| Great cause and inspiring campaign, Rob. Continued good luck with both! Lynn and Josh | |||
| Steven Rubenstein | $1,000 | New York, NY | 02/12/2009 |
| Janet Shalwitz, Friend | $35 | Phoenix, AZ | 02/18/2009 |
| I'm totally there for you Rob! Good luck on this worthy adventure. | |||
| Anonymous, Chronicle Reader | $50 | san rafael, CA | 02/18/2009 |
| Such a clever and fun idea - good luck. And a great cause! | |||
| Avner Lapovsky | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/18/2009 |
| Leo Sugrue, Friend | $40 | San Francisco, CA | 02/18/2009 |
| don't tell Ira, but I'm giving to Rob instead of NPR :-o | |||
| Gavin McKiernan, Friend | $13 | Long Beach, CA | 02/18/2009 |
| Great fundraising campaign rob, best of luck with it. Wish i had more to support your organization. -Gavin | |||
| Michelle Eckmann | $500 | Henderson, NV | 02/19/2009 |
| I'll email you the matching gift form from BAC for another $500. Looking forward to seeing the testimonials on YouTube so hope the donations continue to roll in. | |||
| Amanda Navar, Friend | $150 | Pasadena, CA | 02/19/2009 |
| If you make it to $10K, I will glady provide a couch for your pathetic ass while you're in LA. | |||
| Holly Whitaker, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/19/2009 |
| You go girl! | |||
| Brittney Palmer, Friend of Friend | $25 | Atascadero, CA | 02/19/2009 |
| Good luck, I look forward to tracking your progress. | |||
| Chris Soden, Friend | $100 | San Jose, CA | 02/20/2009 |
| Thank your friend Holly for this one -- her plea led me to your cause. Best of luck and continued success! | |||
| Rich Briggs, Friend | $75 | Redwood City, CA | 02/20/2009 |
| Mitchell Gitin | $250 | London NW3 1DY, UK | 02/20/2009 |
| Anonymous, Competitor for Sarah's love | $20 | Benicia, CA | 02/20/2009 |
| Great cause and I can't blame you for your efforts toward Sarah. She is the hottest, funniest woman in the universe!!! | |||
| Andrew Stadler, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 02/21/2009 |
| Go get 'er | |||
| Pete Jensen, Friend | $50 | Menlo Park, CA | 02/22/2009 |
| Meg Sharkey, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 02/23/2009 |
| Google Employee Matching Gift | $100 | , | 02/23/2009 |
| Katie Solomon | $200 | Boston, MA | 02/24/2009 |
| Bank of America Employee Match from Michelle Eckmann | $500 | , | 02/25/2009 |
| Deborah Gitin, Enjoying your antics since 1974. | $60 | San Francisco, CA | 02/26/2009 |
| I believe this makes FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS! Get out your camera. (And when is that poetry slam going to be, anyway?) | |||
| Emily Berk, Cuz | $15 | Waltham, CA | 02/26/2009 |
| J Frederic Kerrest, Friend | $25 | Somerville, MA | 02/27/2009 |
| You're a total freak. Proud to say you were my Freshman RA. Awesome! | |||
| Janet Yu, Babysitter | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/27/2009 |
| Looking forward to your rhymes. | |||
| Kathryn Drenning, Former ATC volunteer | $100 | Washington, DC | 02/28/2009 |
| So awesome to see the Chronicle article! Keep it up Rob! | |||
| Kristen Honey, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 02/28/2009 |
| I'll double my donation if you don a Sarah-Silverman-I-want-you thong stuffed with an armadillo. Get crazy! Get creative! You're doing a GREAT JOB, Rob. Keep up the great work. Nice to see you last night. I am still in shock that you live in the City on THIS coast. For YEARS, I've though that "the City" meant New York for you. Glad you're closer. We'll have to hang again. | |||
| ChungWen Hsieh, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 03/01/2009 |
| Andrew McClelland, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 03/02/2009 |
| With that Shayna Punim you've got on ya, how could she not want to take you out? | |||
| Rebecca Weill, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 03/02/2009 |
| How could I NOT donate to your campaign?! This makes me giving up sugar seem so easy... And I'd really like to see you in the sandwich board! | |||
| Clare Nolan, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 03/04/2009 |
| Hi Rob! Good luck with your campaign. Sarah Silverman is the bomb. Clare at Harder+Company | |||
| Liza Kunz, Old Dormmate! | $50 | Sunnyvale, CA | 03/06/2009 |
| Hey Rob! So awesome what you are doing for the community! Good luck wooing Sarah :-) Liza | |||
| Terry & Lori Berkemeier & Lerner | $1,000 | Larkspur, CA | 03/06/2009 |
| Andrew Kingsdale, Friend | $200 | San Francisco, CA | 03/07/2009 |
| I like the sandwich board idea. Or maybe a pledge to stop bathing until you get the date... can be pretty effective too (at least in motivating others to donate) | |||
| Marie G Segares, Friend | $20 | New York, NY | 03/22/2009 |
| paula and mark williams, Friend | $50 | san francisco, CA | 03/23/2009 |
| i think she'll really get into that Fat Albert Suit. I mean she can really get into the suit. Maybe with you in it. Don't even bother washing it. I hear she likes it dirty | |||
| Anonymous | $1,000 | New York, NY | 03/23/2009 |
| Ilana Golin, Fan | $10 | Berkeley, CA | 03/31/2009 |
| Diana Pang, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 04/02/2009 |
| This one's in honor of Jimmy Kimmel. I do hope that you'll be her new man soon. | |||
| Edna Ann Rivera, Friend | $10 | Alameda, CA | 04/07/2009 |
| sorry i missed your performance -- hope you came through with some dignity intact :o) | |||
| Donors from Ode To Sarah Silverman | $200 | , | 04/07/2009 |
| Susan Celia Swan, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 04/09/2009 |
| amanda berk, Broke Cousin | $5 | Asheville, NC | 04/09/2009 |
| Tessa Hedstrom, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 04/10/2009 |
| Rob - thanks for sending out the facebook message with a link to your youtube video. Awesome. I loved your ode and your willingness to do anything for ATC. Your passion, creativity and dedication are really inspiring to me! You go! | |||
| Laurie Navar Gill, Sister of a friend | $25 | Wildwood, MO | 04/13/2009 |
| Amanda Navar introduced me to ATC and this campaign. I have enjoyed following the craziness. Good luck! | |||
| William Thompson, Lover | $25 | Los Angeles, CA | 04/17/2009 |
| Our night together was worth more than $25 but I need to conserve my resources in case the struggling non-profit I'm running goes under. | |||
| Rebecca Knoll, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 04/18/2009 |
| When's the big date with the cardboard cut-out?(hilarious!) | |||
| Gavin Funabiki, Friend | $50 | oakland, CA | 05/18/2009 |
| John and Kim Laurance | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 05/19/2009 |
| Rena Ivy | $100 | Mill Valley, CA | 05/29/2009 |
| JustAnswer | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 05/30/2009 |
| Holly Whitaker, Friend | $5 | San Francisco, CA | 06/19/2009 |
| Word on the street is you've been flaking on your accountant, too... | |||
| Kirsten Olson, Friend | $25 | Portland, OR | 06/19/2009 |
| Good luck with the needlepoint. All the best with the campaign! | |||
| Jacqueline Statum, Friend | $20 | Chicago, IL | 06/20/2009 |
| Very creative campaign. Keep it up Rob! | |||
| Anonymous | $25 | Emeryville, CA | 06/21/2009 |
| Victoria Talavera, Freed ATC Slave | $25 | Long Beach, CA | 06/21/2009 |
| I think I thought about donating once, but forgot. Or maybe I did and now I've donated twice. Either way, this $25 is all I have, so it's all you get. | |||
| Ann Marie Everdell, Friend | $50 | Brooklyn, NY | 06/23/2009 |
| Chris and I could never pass up an opportunity to have you humiliate yourself. Keep at it! | |||
Goal
To get a date with Sarah Silverman. Well, the goal is not really to date her, but to woo her. And woo her I will, with Game that would make LeBron jealous. The more money I raise, the more humiliating and ridiculous the wooing will get. Jimmy Kimmel will be begging for mercy.
For $1,000, I will wear, every day for a week, a sweatshirt with her picture and a special message begging her for a date.
For $2,500, I will write and and perform a poetry slam in her honor at a public place, inviting friends to watch, and post it on You Tube.
For $5,000, I will get the women in my life to provide compelling references as to why I am too good to pass up, and post it on You Tube. Knowing these women, they may choose to mock me instead.
For $7,500, I will show Sarah what a date with me would be like by going out on a simulated date with a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Sarah Silverman, capturing the highlights on You Tube.
For $10,000, I will fly to LA and walk the streets in front of her workplace (or her agent's workplace) for a day wearing a Sandwich Board proclaiming my devotion and requesting her company for an evening.
I chose this goal because
When I saw Sarah about a decade ago on Conan O'Brien, it was Love at First Caustic Joke. Since then, the love has been nurtured into a truer, deeper love. A more meaningful love, not just based on the Outside Sarah, but on the Inside Sarah. Now it is time to requite. In order for this to happen, she first needs to learn that I exist, and that I am her ideal man.
I'm helping because
Much like last year, I kind of don't feel like I have a choice, being the director of ATC. However, this year, it is even more important. Raising money is more difficult than it has been at any time in our 11-year history. We recently had to make cuts to staff salaries for the first time ever. We are doing the best work we have ever done with our youth, seeing them make incredible progress in their lives. We have an unbelievably talented, committed staff that makes this happen. I want my staff to have jobs, and to be paid decently, and unless we raise more money, these two things are threatened.
About At The Crossroads
ATC walks the streets of San Francisco, reaching out to homeless youth and young adults on their turf. We work with young people who others have given up on, who would not get help without us. Since we started 10 years ago, we have worked with more than 5,000 youth, helping them build outstanding lives.
