Perhaps the most awesome request for donations, ever

(Photo stolen from HartBeat Ensemble’s website)

Gregory Tate’s turning 60 on January 26th.

Tate is the co-founder of  HartBeat Ensemble, a 10-year old theater ensemble Hartford is lucky to have, but which this year lost a $57,000 state education grant because of budget cutbacks.

So rather than get a bunch of socks (what does one buy an actor for his birthday, anyway?), Gregory’s suggests you donate to HartBeat using the following Greg Tate Math:

•  60 ÷ 3 = $20: If you’ve known Tate for a 1/3 of his life, it would be 20 years!
•  60 ÷ 2 = $30: $30 in honor of Tate’s radioactive “half life.”
• 1 x 60 = $60: For the first time you’ve donated $60 to HartBeat Ensemble in Greg Tate’s name!
•  2 x 60 = $120: Multiplied by two for the number of times in the last 60 years Greg Tate told you a joke that you actually laughed at.
• 4 x 60 = $240: “4” he’s a jolly good fellow!
•  Or any equation of “Greg Tate math” you feel like celebrating!

$57,000 is a lot of money to make up, but surely we can find something for this creative man and his fabulous ensemble.