Go Education!

                                                                                  Harlem's Gator Nation: '09-'10 (via RobinsonGator)

Some of you may know me from my contributions over at Garnet and Black Attack. I recently joined your fine community here to share with you the good work that one of your alums is doing up in NYC. The long and the short of it is this: He's a teacher in Harlem who is raising money to take his best students on a tour of the University of Florida, and by so doing, inspire them to go to college. I met this teacher through a mutual friend over the winter holiday, and recently learned that he is just shy of meeting his financial goals for the trip.


I'm not normally in the habit of hitting up strangers for money, but I thought if anyone would be interested in donating to such a cause, it would be the wonderful people here at Alligator Army. More Info after the jump.

Per an e-mail from our mutual friend (a UGA fan):

Dear everybody,

Turns out, my lifetime of cheering against the University of Florida gets trumped by once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for students.

I have a good friend (most of you know him) named Keith Robinson.  Keith is an unbelievable teacher.  He has an incredible ability to inspire excellence in his students.
Keith needs our help.  He has planned an ambitious field trip for his students to serve as a long-term academic incentive and an opportunity to get kids excited about college.  Here's a video that shows what he's up to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM2VRM0dxAo
Here's a direct link to the fund-raising page for this project:
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=359858

Through the generosity of many, he has raised over $13,000, enough to cover food, hotels, events, buses, etc. for this trip.  The final expense is airfare.  He needs $7,600 more to pay for flights.  The catch is that he only has 11 more days to raise this money.  Do you know of people who would be interested in investing in a project like this?  If so, please forward this email along to them, post the links on your Facebook pages, Twitter, etc.  It's time for a media blitz.

Keith would be grateful for your help in getting the word out.  But, as you can tell from the video, his students would be even more grateful.
Go Education!

So there you have it Gator fans. Be proud that your alumni are repping Gator nation from coast to coast. Oh, and if you have a few extra bucks, feel free to donate.