#GiveToMarsDay Live Updates – #PotatoChallenge

This is a live blog that we will be updating throughout #GiveToMarsDay. The updates will include new fundraising totals, winners announcements from our hourly drawings, and the challenges that our #PotatoChallenge crew are facing on Mars to gain water and survive for the 24-hours while we’re trying to save them by sending a rescue mission from Earth.

But to send that rescue mission we need to raise $100,000 for The Mars Generation! This is all for fun, to raise awareness of STEM & space, and provide much-needed funds for the work TMG wants to do. Support our crew by donating now, tweet them, and join them on our Facebook page to wish them well. And don’t forget to use the #PotatoChallenge and #GTMD15 hashtags. Every time you tweet using these hashtags you are automatically entered in our hourly prize drawings!

To reach a goal this big in 24 hours we need you to Give to Mars! 

 

12:00 AM Update

That’s it, everyone! Our #PotatoChallenge participants have been rescued from Mars and are on their way back to Earth!
The Mars Generation cannot thank you enough for the incredible amount of support you’ve shown us in the past 24 hours. In addition to raising funds to help support the goals we’ve set for TMG, you’ve also helped us raise awareness about the importance of STEM and human space exploration. We hope you enjoyed participating in today’s event as much as we did. If you’d like to sign-up to be a part of future events, add your name to our email list!

11:00PM Update

Only one hour to go in the #PotatoChallenge!

Prize Winner: Lina @PlanetaryGoGo

Prize: Earth Liaison Limited Edition Patch

Andrew Rader Space Adventure10:00PM Update

Prize Winner: Alice Higgs @ayhiggs

Prize: Space Adventures Kids Book by Andrew Rader

9:00PM Update

Prize Winner: Brennah @Brennah19

Prize: Autographed photo of Astronaut Abby

8:00PM Update

Are you ready for another Water Challenge? This one is going to not only earn you 6 ounces of water, but it’s going to be a lot of fun! In The Martian Mark Watney used rocks to spell out messages that NASA could read via their satellites. Spell “DONATE” using objects in your house and tweet us a pic! Don’t forget to use the #PotatoChallenge, #GivetoMarsDay, and #GTMD15 hashtags!

Prize Winner: Luke Barratt @astronaut_luke

Prize: Mars or Bust 2030 Patch

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Prize Winner: James Cornthwaite @eatlikeamartian

Prize: Earth Liaison Limited Edition Patch

6:00PM Update

Prize Winner: Ruth Edick @RuthEdick

Prize: Space Adventures Kids Book by Andrew Rader

The Mars Generation T-Shirt5:ooPM Update

Prize Winner: Vicky Houle @VickiCello22

Prize: The Mars Generation T-Shirt

4:ooPM Update

Prize Winner: Ruby Taylor @RubyMayLT

Prize: Autographed photo of Astronaut Abby

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Prize Winner: Corey Maize @StormixOfficial

Prize: Mars or Bust 2030 Patch

2:ooPM Update

Time for a new Challenge! And this one will make some of our #PotatoChallenge participants very happy because the reward is CAFFEINE! We all saw how great Mark Watney was at fixing things while on Mars. Some might even call him a Martian MacGyver. Now it’s time to test out the skills of our participants in the “Fix Anything” challenge. So get out your tools and cameras and send us pics of your best repair job. Be creative! It counts. But more importantly, have fun!

Prize Winner: David Erickson @derickson

Prize: Earth Liaison Limited Edition Patch

Andrew Rader Space Adventure

1:ooPM Update

Prize Winner: Lisa Izzo @LisaIz2

Prize: Space Adventures Kids Book by Andrew Rader

12:ooPM Update

It’s time for another Water Challenge! Do “The One Arm Watney” for 6 ounces of water. In The Martian, Mark Watney’s quick thinking saved his life when his space suit helmet was punctured in an accident. To seal the hole, he cut off the sleeve of his space suit, glued it over the hole in his helmet, then sealed the hole from the missing sleeve of his suit. As a result he was forced to keep one arm inside his spacesuit while he ran back to the safety of the Hab. To pay tribute to Watney’s ingenuity, #PotatoChallenge participants must keep one arm inside their shirt or tied to their waist for either one hour or while doing a task. The task could be anything– Taking the dog for a walk, grocery shopping, eating lunch at a restaurant. Make sure you tweet a picture of yourself doing #TheOneArmWatney. Extra credit will be given for the most creative one-arm activity.

Prize Winner: Jessie Tuscano @JessieTuscano

Prize: Autographed photo of Astronaut Abby

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Prize Winner: Darren Franzen @DarrenTF

Prize: Earth Liaison Limited Edition Patch

10:00AM Update

Prize Winner: Will @BillyTheBrick

Prize: Space Adventures Kids Book by Andrew Rader

9:00AM Update

Prize Winner: Jayeeta Sarkar @Siza111

Prize: Autographed photo of Astronaut Abby

8:00AM Update

TMG Launch Support T-ShirtIt’s boogy time! We are only $2900 away from breaking the $10K mark, and until we get there it’s time to party like it’s the 1970s with the Disco Challenge. Our #PotatoChallenge participants will have to listen to disco music- just like Mark Watney had to do during his time on Mars- until we reach our goal.

Prize Winner: Kristin Peterson @GrandCiel

Prize: The Mars Generation Launch Support T-Shirt

7:00AM Update

Prize Winner: Ben Sterling @BenDSterling

Prize: Mars or Bust 2030 Patch

6:00 AM Update

The Mars Generation T-ShirtWater Challenge: For 6 ounces of water release your inner Emeril! Create the most artistic presentation of your next potato dish and share a pic of it with us. Creativity is encouraged and will score extra points with our judges!

Prize Winner: Susie @SusieMUC

Prize: The Mars Generation T-Shirt

 

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5:00 AM Update

Prize Winner: Bettina Chavanne @PRHelo

Prize: Mars or Bust 2030 Patch

 

4:00 AM UpdateAndrew Rader Space Adventure

Water Ration Earned for first $5,000 in donations

Water Challenge: For 6 ounces of water– Watney Engineering Challenge: Use whatever materials you have available and build a makeshift engineering project. The crazier the better. Once it is done tweet a photo of it and explain what it is supposed to be. Extra points for giving it a cool name!

Prize Winner: Mychele Boardman @GoddessMychele

Prize: Space Adventures Kids Book by Andrew Rader

Total Raised: $5,495

3:00 AM Update

Prize Winner: Farhana Pinki @Astro_Pinki

Prize: Space Adventures Book

2:00 AM Update

Water Challenge: For 6 ounces of water pick an event in The Martian to simulate and share a picture– Be safe!

Prize Winner: Mausonaut @Mausonaut

Prize: Autographed Astronaut Abby Photo

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1:00 AM Update

Prize Winner: Andreas Ducker @DanimathDunker

Prize: Earth Liaison Limited Edition Patch

Total Raised: $3504.00  

Only $96,496 to go!

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