From the Facebook thread, here’s Theron’s description of what he did:
“I emailed over 300 people—several individually, but most were part of a large and less personal email. Here’s the message I used (note that I included a hyperlink to my fundraising page over the text “Deworm the World”):
Dear friends,
My birthday is coming up on the 13th! Then on the 22nd I’ll move from San Diego to Oxford. To celebrate these events I’ve decided to hold a fundraiser for a highly effective charity called Deworm the World. While I would be very touched if you made a contribution of any size, I do recognize that there are different views about giving and that many of you have already made substantial donations to other charities this year. So please don’t feel bad if you are unable to give on this particular occasion! You can keep track of how much money is raised by returning to the above link (and please feel free to share it on social media!).
From the Facebook thread, here’s Theron’s description of what he did:
“I emailed over 300 people—several individually, but most were part of a large and less personal email. Here’s the message I used (note that I included a hyperlink to my fundraising page over the text “Deworm the World”):
Dear friends,
My birthday is coming up on the 13th! Then on the 22nd I’ll move from San Diego to Oxford. To celebrate these events I’ve decided to hold a fundraiser for a highly effective charity called Deworm the World. While I would be very touched if you made a contribution of any size, I do recognize that there are different views about giving and that many of you have already made substantial donations to other charities this year. So please don’t feel bad if you are unable to give on this particular occasion! You can keep track of how much money is raised by returning to the above link (and please feel free to share it on social media!).
I hope all’s well with each of you.
With best wishes, Theron”