Happy Birthday, Hank!

Today (just today!) nerdfighters around the world have loaned more than $50,000 to entrepreneurs throughout the developing world, from Rwanda to Kosovo.

That’s more money than the kiva nerdfighter group loaned in its first YEAR. Happy Birthday, Hank!

If you want to join the lending binge, check out the nerdfighter kiva group!

Happy Birthday Hank

Hi, Hank.

1. Happy 33rd Birthday.

2. In the past, we’ve gotten you extremely elaborate birthday presents here in nerdfighteria. We got you a piece of the James Webb Space Telescope, planted many trees in your honor, and so on. This year, I’m giving you the biggest and best present ever:

You don’t have to do anything elaborate for my birthday this year. I know this is a huge relief to you, and I happen to know it’s the present you want most of all. 

2a. Also I am getting you a niece/nephew, which is a bit time-consuming at the moment.

3. I was going to make a video about this, but I didn’t because I just had oral surgery and there are a lot of stitches in my mouth.

4. You are a great brother, a made-of-awesome nerdfighter, and a person who is changing the world in cool ways. And I love you.

5. Nerdfighters, if you want to join me in celebrating Hank’s birthday, why not make a loan to an entrepreneur in the developing world through kiva.org? If you’re new to kiva, your first loan is free.

dftbarecords: Check out this new poster designed by Wendy Wiland! The first 1,000 will be signed by Hank Green himself, so pre-order yours while they’re still available! Signed by Hank? Who does he think he is? ME?  (This is a beautiful poster and one of my favorite things Hank has ever said. Preorder here.)
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dftbarecords:

Check out this new poster designed by Wendy Wiland! The first 1,000 will be signed by Hank Green himself, so pre-order yours while they’re still available!

Signed by Hank? Who does he think he is? ME? 

(This is a beautiful poster and one of my favorite things Hank has ever said. Preorder here.)

(via edwardspoonhands)

Source: dftbarecords

Things mentioned in this video:

The TFiOS movie (no links yet…)

Subscribe to mental_floss, hosted by Hank and me.

Support YouTubers and designers you love at DFTBA. (p.s. On the dftba home page, try typing up up down down left right left right b a.)

The Swoodilypoopers.

Crash Course: http://www.youtube.com/crashcourse

Vidcon.

Lizzie Bennet.

2-D Glasses. (Yes, they really work.)

penguinteen:

Updated post! We’ve added events from all across the country (even one event in Vietnam!) for the anniversary of The Fault in Our Stars! Check below for a live streaming or trivia (or both!) event near you. We will be adding to this list as we receive more details about new events, so check back!

It’s been a year since the publication of Green’s acclaimed The Fault in Our Stars. To mark the anniversary, Green and his brother will be performing at Carnegie Hall—and everyone is invited, via live streaming video! Find an event near your hometown and you won’t have to miss a second of it. Be sure to check your local event, as some are first come first serve (no tickets), and some require reservations.

You can also host your very own meetup, and watch the Vlogbrothers livestream with Nerdfighters near you!  Register at tumblr.com/meetups/organize and include the phrase ‘John Green Meetup’ in the venue field to receive a special Tumblr Meetup kit, while supplies last. 15 lucky people who sign up for a meetup kit will come with extra goodies, including a signed copy of the exclusive poster above!

ARIZONA 

Casa Grande Union High School
January 15, 2013
5:00 P.M. 
Casa Grande, AZ   85194

CALIFORNIA

Saratoga Library
Live stream event
January 15th, 2013
4pm
13650 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA, 95070

Inklings Books & Things
Live stream event
January 15th, 2013
4pm
1855 41st Ave Unit F12,  Capitola, CA 95010

Berkeley Public Library Claremont Branch
Live stream event
January 15, 2015
3:30-6:00 PM
2940 Benvenue, Berkeley, CA   94705
 
Alameda Free Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
4:00 P.M.
1550 Oak Street, Alameda, CA   94501

Towne Center Books
Live stream event  
January 15, 2013
4pm
555 Main St, Pleasanton CA 94566

Keplers

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

4 PM

1010 El Camino Real  Menlo Park, CA 94025

Marin County Free Library Novato Branch
Trivia event
January 19, 2013
2-4:00 PM
1720 Novato Blvd, Novato, CA   94947

COLORADO

Westminster Public Library
Trivia event
January 19 & 20, 2013
1-5 PM
3705 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO   80031

CONNECTICUT 

Windsor Public Library
Live Stream Event
January 15th, 2013
6:45pm
323 Broad Street 
Windsor, CT 06095

FLORIDA 

Alafay Branch Library
Live Stream Event  
January 15th, 2013
7pm
12000 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 

Books & Books - Coral Gables
Live Stream Event
January 15th, 2013 
6:30 PM 
265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, Fl 33134

ILLINOIS 

Oak Lawn Public Library
Live stream event
January 15th, 2013
6pm
9427 S Raymond Ave Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Warren-Newport Public Library - The Vault
Live Stream Event
January 15th, 2013
6pm. 
224 N. O’Plaine Rd. Gurnee, IL 60031

Anderson’s Bookshop
January 15, 2013
Pizza/Trivia
5 PM
Live stream event
7 PM
123 W. Jefferson,
Naperville, IL 60540

INDIANA

Cathedral High School Library/Media Center
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
4:00 PM
5225 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN   46226 

The Learning Curve @ Central Library (Indianapolis Public Library)
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
40 E. Clair St, Indianapolis, IN   46208 

Hamilton East Public Library: Teen Zone
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
One Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN   46060

Danville Center Township, Public Library
Live stream event: January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
Trivia: January 19, 2013
9-5 PM
Trivia: January 20, 2013
2-5 PM
101 South Indiana Street, Danville, IN   46122

IOWA 

West Des Moines Public Library
Trivia event
January 19th, 2013
4pm
4000 Mills Civic Parkway  West Des Moines, IA 50265

MASSACHUSETTS

The Public Library of Brookline
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA   02445

Beverly Public Library: Sohier Room

Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7-8:30 PM
32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA   01915

Paul Pratt Memorial Library, Cohasset MA
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
35 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA   02025 

Gleason Teens at the Gleason Public Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA   01741

MAINE

Fryeburg Academy Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
745 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME   04037

MARYLAND

Politics and Prose at Takoma Park Library

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

7 PM

101 Philadelphia Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912

MICHIGAN

Gaines Township Branch of the Kent District Library
Trivia event
All Weekend, January 19th and 20th 2013
421 68th Street, Grand Rapids, MI   49548

NEW JERSEY

Mount Laurel Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mount Laurel, NJ   08054

Cape May County Library 
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
30 Mechanic Street, Cape May Court House, NJ  08210

Cherry Hill Public Library—Cherry Hill, NJ
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30-8:30 PM
1100 Kings Hwy North, Cherry Hill, NJ   08034

Warren County Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7-9 PM
199 Hardwick Street, Belvidere, NJ   07823

NEW MEXICO

Alamosa Books

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

5 PM
8810 Holly Ave NE Ste D
, Albuquerque, NM  87122

Bookworks

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

5 PM

4022 Rio Grande Boulevard Northwest, 
Albuquerque, NM 87107

NEW YORK

Brooklyn Public libraries are offering trivia games all weekend, January 19th – 21st. Contact your local Brooklyn Public library to find out what kind of events will be happening throughout the weekend near you!

PENNSYLVANIA 

John Green Meetup-Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Live stream event
January 15th, 2013
7pm
129 Delaware Drive, Moon Township, PA 15108

Upper Darby Sellers Library
January 15, 2013
5:30 P.M.
76 S State Road, Upper Darby, PA   19082

TEXAS

Stephenville High School
Trivia event
 January 15, 2013
11:40-1:10 PM (during all three lunches!)
2650 W. Overhill, Stephenville, TX   76401 

VIRGINIA

Mt. Hermon Library
Live stream event
January 15th, 2013
7pm
2725 Franklin Tpke, Suite J, Danville, VA 24540

Jefferson-Madison Library, Green County Branch
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30-9:00 P.M.
TRIVIA
January 19, 2013
9 A.M. - 2 P.M.
222 Main Street, Standardsville, VA   22973

Chatham Hall Lee Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
800 Chatham Hall Circle, Chatham, VA   24531

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library—Central Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7-9 PM
Trivia all day event
January 19th
9:00 a.m. –  5:00 p.m
201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA   22902

Crozet Library
Live stream event: January 15, 2013
6:30-9 PM
Trivia: January 19, 2013
9-5:00 PM
5791 Three Notch’d Road, Crozet, VA   22932 

VERMONT

Phoenix Books

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

7 PM

191 Bank Street, Burlington, VT  05401

WASHINGTON

Village Books

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

4 PM
1200 11th Street  Bellingham, WA 98225

ENGLAND 

Central Lending Library/Town Hall
Live stream event
January 15th, 2013
3pm
54 Belvoir Street, leicester, leicestershire, LE5 4AX, England

VIETNAM

Ho Chi Minh City American Academy
Live stream event
January 16, 2013
7:00 AM
16 Vo Truong Toan Street, An Phu Ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

From Indianapolis to Ho Chi Minh City, nerdfighters will be gathering tonight (7 PM Eastern time) to watch our Carnegie Hall show. Join in! (Or watch at home; the show will stream from the vlogbrothers channel.)

For the FIOS anniversary event thing, does that mean that hank and john will be there or not? I am a little confused…

This is a good question, and we really want there to be ZERO confusion about this so please everybody read! The ONLY appearance John and Hank will be doing for the FAULT IN OUR STARS anniversary is the Evening of Awesome Carnegie Hall event in New York on January 15th, which we will be live streaming via YouTube (to watch, go to www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers at 7 PM EST on January 15th). There are also two rehearsals of the Evening of Awesome event happening on January 14th; these events are open to the public, and tickets are available here. 

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: John and Hank will NOT be present at ANY of the events listed here. These are authorless events; some will be showing the live stream event, some will be doing trivia, and some will be doing both. We’ve done our best to make it clear what kind of events the bookstores and libraries are doing, but if it’s unclear, please contact the store or library for more information. 

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To summarize: Physically, Hank and I will be at Carnegie Hall, which is located in New York City. VIRTUALLY, we will be in many places all around the world through the magic of livestreaming.
penguinteen: Updated post! We’ve added events from all across the country (even one event in Vietnam!) for the anniversary of The Fault in Our Stars! Check below for a live streaming or trivia (or both!) event near you. We will be adding to this list as we receive more details about new events, so check back! It’s been a year since the publication of Green’s acclaimed The Fault in Our Stars. To mark the anniversary, Green and his brother will be speaking at Carnegie Hall—and everyone is invited, via live streaming video! Find an event near your hometown and you won’t have to miss a second of it. Be sure to check your local event, as some are first come first serve (no tickets), and some require reservations. You can also host your very own meetup, and watch the Vlogbrothers livestream with Nerdfighters near you!  Register at tumblr.com/meetups/organize and include the phrase ‘John Green Meetup’ in the venue field to receive a special Tumblr Meetup kit, while supplies last. 15 lucky people who sign up for a meetup kit will come with extra goodies, including a signed copy of the exclusive poster above! CALIFORNIA Keplers
Live stream eventJanuary 15, 2013
4 PM
1010 El Camino Real  Menlo Park, CA 94025 Marin County Free Library Novato BranchTrivia event January 19, 2013 2-4:00 PM 1720 Novato Blvd, Novato, CA   94947 COLORADO Westminster Public LibraryTrivia event January 19 & 20, 2013 1-5 PM 3705 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO   80031 INDIANA Cathedral High School Library/Media CenterLive stream event January 15, 2013 4:00 PM 5225 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN   46226  The Learning Curve @ Central Library (Indianapolis Public Library)Live stream event January 15, 2013 7:00 PM 40 E. Clair St, Indianapolis, IN   46208  Hamilton East Public Library: Teen ZoneLive stream event January 15, 2013 7:00 PM One Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN   46060 Danville Center Township, Public LibraryLive stream event: January 15, 2013 7:00 PM Trivia: January 19, 2013 9-5 PM Trivia: January 20, 2013 2-5 PM 101 South Indiana Street, Danville, IN   46122 MASSACHUSETTS The Public Library of BrooklineLive stream event January 15, 2013 6:30 PM 361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA   02445 Politics and Prose at Takoma Park Library
Live stream event January 15, 2013
 7 PM 
101 Philadelphia Avenue Takoma Park, MA 20912 Beverly Public Library: Sohier RoomLive stream event January 15, 2013 7-8:30 PM 32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA   01915 Paul Pratt Memorial Library, Cohasset MALive stream event January 15, 2013 7:00 PM 35 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA   02025  Gleason Teens at the Gleason Public LibraryLive stream event January 15, 2013 6:30 PM 22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA   01741 MAINE Fryeburg Academy LibraryLive stream event January 15, 2013 6:30 PM 745 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME   04037 MICHIGAN Gaines Township Branch of the Kent District LibraryTrivia event All Weekend, January 19th and 20th 2013 421 68th Street, Grand Rapids, MI   49548 NEW JERSEY Mount Laurel LibraryLive stream event January 15, 2013 6:30 PM 100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mount Laurel, NJ   08054 Cape May County LibraryLive stream event January 15, 2013 7:00 PM 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ   08210 Cherry Hill Public Library—Cherry Hill, NJLive stream event January 15, 2013 6:30-8:30 PM 1100 Kings Hwy North, Cherry Hill, NJ   08034 Warren County LibraryLive stream event January 15, 2013 7-9 PM 199 Hardwick Street, Belvidere, NJ   07823 NEW MEXICO Alamosa Books
Live stream event January 15, 2013
 5 PM 8810 Holly Ave NE Ste D
, Albuquerque, NM  87122 Bookworks
Live stream event January 15, 2013
5 PM
 4022 Rio Grande Boulevard Northwest, 
Albuquerque, NM 87107 NEW YORK Anderson’s Book ShopJanuary 15, 2013Trivia/Pizza Party5pm Live stream event5pm96 Chatsworth AveLarchmont, NY 10538  TEXAS Stephenville High SchoolTrivia event January 15, 2013 11:40-1:10 PM (during all three lunches!) 2650 W. Overhill, Stephenville, TX   76401  VIRGINIA Chatham Hall Lee LibraryLive stream event January 15, 2013 7:00 PM 800 Chatham Hall Circle, Chatham, VA   24531 Jefferson-Madison Regional Library—Central LibraryLive stream event January 15, 2013 7-9 PM (*trivia contest will be held all day—9:00 a.m. –  5:00 p.m.) 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA   22902 Crozet LibraryLive stream event: January 15, 2013 6:30-9 PM Trivia: January 19, 2013 9-5:00 PM 5791 Three Notch’d Road, Crozet, VA   22932  VERMONT Phoenix Books
Live stream event January 15, 2013
 7 PM
 191 Bank Street, Burlington, VT  05401 WASHINGTON Village Books
Live stream event January 15, 2013
 4 PM 1200 11th Street  Bellingham, WA 98225 VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh City American AcademyLive stream event January 16, 2013 7:00 AM 16 Vo Truong Toan Street, An Phu Ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam From California to Vietnam, people will be gathering to watch the Carnegie Hall Show with Hank and me and the Mountain Goats and other special guests. You could watch it at home on your computer, but it will be far more fun with other nerdfighters!
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penguinteen:

Updated post! We’ve added events from all across the country (even one event in Vietnam!) for the anniversary of The Fault in Our Stars! Check below for a live streaming or trivia (or both!) event near you. We will be adding to this list as we receive more details about new events, so check back!

It’s been a year since the publication of Green’s acclaimed The Fault in Our Stars. To mark the anniversary, Green and his brother will be speaking at Carnegie Hall—and everyone is invited, via live streaming video! Find an event near your hometown and you won’t have to miss a second of it. Be sure to check your local event, as some are first come first serve (no tickets), and some require reservations.

You can also host your very own meetup, and watch the Vlogbrothers livestream with Nerdfighters near you!  Register at tumblr.com/meetups/organize and include the phrase ‘John Green Meetup’ in the venue field to receive a special Tumblr Meetup kit, while supplies last. 15 lucky people who sign up for a meetup kit will come with extra goodies, including a signed copy of the exclusive poster above!

CALIFORNIA

Keplers

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

4 PM

1010 El Camino Real  Menlo Park, CA 94025

Marin County Free Library Novato Branch
Trivia event
January 19, 2013
2-4:00 PM
1720 Novato Blvd, Novato, CA   94947

COLORADO

Westminster Public Library
Trivia event
January 19 & 20, 2013
1-5 PM
3705 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO   80031

INDIANA

Cathedral High School Library/Media Center
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
4:00 PM
5225 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN   46226 

The Learning Curve @ Central Library (Indianapolis Public Library)
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
40 E. Clair St, Indianapolis, IN   46208 

Hamilton East Public Library: Teen Zone
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
One Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN   46060

Danville Center Township, Public Library
Live stream event: January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
Trivia: January 19, 2013
9-5 PM
Trivia: January 20, 2013
2-5 PM
101 South Indiana Street, Danville, IN   46122

MASSACHUSETTS

The Public Library of Brookline
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA   02445

Politics and Prose at Takoma Park Library

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

7 PM

101 Philadelphia Avenue Takoma Park, MA 20912

Beverly Public Library: Sohier Room
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7-8:30 PM
32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA   01915

Paul Pratt Memorial Library, Cohasset MA
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
35 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA   02025 

Gleason Teens at the Gleason Public Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
22 Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA   01741

MAINE

Fryeburg Academy Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
745 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME   04037

MICHIGAN

Gaines Township Branch of the Kent District Library
Trivia event
All Weekend, January 19th and 20th 2013
421 68th Street, Grand Rapids, MI   49548

NEW JERSEY

Mount Laurel Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30 PM
100 Walt Whitman Ave, Mount Laurel, NJ   08054

Cape May County Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ   08210

Cherry Hill Public Library—Cherry Hill, NJ
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
6:30-8:30 PM
1100 Kings Hwy North, Cherry Hill, NJ   08034

Warren County Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7-9 PM
199 Hardwick Street, Belvidere, NJ   07823

NEW MEXICO

Alamosa Books

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

5 PM
8810 Holly Ave NE Ste D
, Albuquerque, NM  87122

Bookworks

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

5 PM

4022 Rio Grande Boulevard Northwest, 
Albuquerque, NM 87107

NEW YORK

Anderson’s Book Shop
January 15, 2013
Trivia/Pizza Party
5pm 
Live stream event
5pm
96 Chatsworth Ave
Larchmont, NY 10538 

TEXAS

Stephenville High School
Trivia event
 January 15, 2013
11:40-1:10 PM (during all three lunches!)
2650 W. Overhill, Stephenville, TX   76401 

VIRGINIA

Chatham Hall Lee Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM
800 Chatham Hall Circle, Chatham, VA   24531

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library—Central Library
Live stream event
January 15, 2013
7-9 PM (*trivia contest will be held all day—9:00 a.m. –  5:00 p.m.)
201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA   22902

Crozet Library
Live stream event: January 15, 2013
6:30-9 PM
Trivia: January 19, 2013
9-5:00 PM
5791 Three Notch’d Road, Crozet, VA   22932 

VERMONT

Phoenix Books

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

7 PM

191 Bank Street, Burlington, VT  05401

WASHINGTON

Village Books

Live stream event
January 15, 2013

4 PM
1200 11th Street  Bellingham, WA 98225

VIETNAM

Ho Chi Minh City American Academy
Live stream event
January 16, 2013
7:00 AM
16 Vo Truong Toan Street, An Phu Ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

From California to Vietnam, people will be gathering to watch the Carnegie Hall Show with Hank and me and the Mountain Goats and other special guests. You could watch it at home on your computer, but it will be far more fun with other nerdfighters!

Announcing the Rehearsals of Awesome!

penguinteen:

Attention Nerdfighters! We have some awesome news! In addition to January 15th’s live Carnegie Hall event, John and Hank will be doing two rehearsals on Monday, January 14 at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC!
 
A couple of things about these warm-up events:

  • There will be two, one at 11:30 AM and one at 3:00 PM on January 14th.
  • They will take place in the Housing Works Bookstore Café (Housing Works is located at 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY)
  • They ARE open to the public, but they are also ticketed events. Tickets are $10 and are available for purchase now. Proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to Housing Works, which is a non-profit organization whose mission is to end the dual crises of Homelessness and AIDS. Find out more about Housing Works here.
  • Buy a ticket to the 11:30 AM show
  • Buy a ticket to the 3:00 PM show
  • The rehearsals will feature John and Hank only (no Mountain Goats or other special guest stars that are scheduled to appear at the Carnegie Hall event).
  • There is ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEO ALLOWED.
  • Signed books will be available for purchase at the venue, but there will not be a book signing following the presentation.
  • By purchasing a ticket, you are guaranteed admission; seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
  • Tickets will be on sale till January 13.

That’s all the details! Hope to see you there. 

So before Carnegie Hall, Hank and I will be doing two rehearsals at Housing Works Bookstore, an awesome organization that works to bring housing, health care, and other services to people living with HIV/AIDS. All proceeds will benefit Housing Works.

A few things to know:

1. If you are going to the Carnegie Hall show, you should NOT go to this, because it will contain spoilers, and also to make room for people who couldn’t get tickets to Carnegie.

2. These will be rehearsals, which means we’ll probably stop and start and discuss stuff and so on. 

3. There will be no signing or anything like that.

4. It will be fun.

5. Housing Works is great and your $10 will be spent well.