Down here at DCist HQ, you know what really gets us going?

Well, yeah, Dismemberment Plan reunion shows, sure. And voting rights.

What’s really got us worked up lately, though, is the response we’ve gotten to a little idea we had to put a team together for Greater Washington Servathon 2007. We just hoped to raise a little money and spend May 5th doing a little work for a good cause. With the help of our readers, though, we’re going to do a lot more than that.

First, we’re going to crush our original fundraising goal of $2000. In fact, since you can still donate until the weekend, we’re challenging the team and our readers to get to $3000. Click on over to the Team DCist web site and pledge $5 or $10 of support for the good work done by Greater D.C. Cares. For the many team members that have already pledged their own time and money: why don’t you pass on the link to the donation page to your friends, family, and coworkers to kick in their support?

Secondly, our team outgrew our expectations and outgrew our first project site at Hine Elementary School. As we reminded readers last week, anyone who joined our team after April 21 needs to sign up for another project. Volunteers from all the sites, however, will get together at Buffalo Billiards at 1 p.m. for an after party where there will be prizes for the top volunteers and more importantly, free beer and food for all the participants.

See you Saturday!