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$40,000 for clean water — Domainers raise

Domainers raise $40,000 for The Water School.

The domain name industry raised regarding $40,000 for The Water School at Water Night last night.

The event, held to coincide with Webfest Global in Santa Monica, attracted regarding 250 domain name industry professionals that paid $50 to $100 to get in the door.

Attendees kicked in another $20,000 to get domain name investor Richard Lau’s head shaved, counting a $10,000 match from Oversee.net.

NameCheap paid for the event venue and open bar.

Next up on The Water School’s hitlist: Jodi Chamberlain. The non-profit is trying to raise $50,000 from domain investors in order to shave her head at Domaining Spain in April.

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