Can we get 1,000,000 paper balls onto my neighbor's roof by Mother's Day?
Every $1 = 1 paper ball on the roofGive whatever you like. I crumple, number and throw every single ball, on video.
My mom has spent her life cleaning other people's homes. My dream: hand her the keys to one of her own on Mother's Day. I can't get there alone. So here's the deal: you give, I throw.
How big a house does my mom get? That's up to you.
Real photo of the real roof below. Updated every day.
Mother's Day · Sunday, May 9, 2027
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Sooner would be amazing. If it takes longer, we keep going.
Why I'm doing this
For as long as I can remember, my mom has cleaned houses for a living. Other people's kitchens. Other people's floors. Other people's homes.
We never had a home of our own.
I'm working hard to build something online and change that. But a house is too big for one person. So I decided to ask you for help.
Here's how it works: every dollar becomes a real paper ball, numbered and thrown onto my neighbor's roof, on video. You watch the roof fill up. The more balls up there, the bigger the home she gets.
She spent her life taking care of other people's homes. Let's give her one of her own.
Every dollar is one ball. $10 is ten balls, $10,000 is ten thousand. No minimum, no maximum.
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I make your ball
Half a sheet of paper, crumpled, taped with its number and the date.
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Up on the roof
On video, every day on X. No faces, no names. Just the roof, and your number on it.
The roof today
Same roof, same angle, every day. Watch it fill up.
Day one photo coming soon. For now it's an empty roof.
50 big balls = 1,000,000
The roof holds about 20,000 balls at a time. When it's full, I film it, clear it from the window and bag the balls. Then one big painted ball goes up there and stays for good.
A new color every 100,000. The last one is gold.
The cleared balls go into clear bags labeled with their roof number ("Roof #3 · 20,000"), kept in a room at home. Every full roof gets a mark on that room's wall.
Every dollar, in the open
Total received$0
Processing fees$0
Money out$0
Balance for the house$0
Donations0
Last update—
The total never goes down. Fees and anything that leaves the account are shown on their own line.
Build Mom's house
Warm up before the real roof. Move the hand and hit Throw while the meter is in the yellow zone. Every ball that lands on the roof adds 1 piece to Mom's house, and 80 pieces finish it. Just like the real one, 20 balls fill the roof: they go into a clear bag and a big painted ball stays up for good.
Ready to throw?
Drag (or use ← →) to move the hand. Tap the roof, press Throw or hit space when the meter is in the yellow zone.
It's our challenge, so you get a say. What's the smartest way to use the money for my mom: all of it on the house, or a home plus something that keeps her safe for years? Vote, and tell me why. And if Mother's Day comes before the million, we decide the next step together, right here.
Wall of throwers
Everyone who throws a ball is part of this. Leave a message when you donate. I read every one, put it up here and answer.
The first thrower's message goes right here.
Throw your ball
Give whatever feels right: $1 is one ball, $100 is a hundred, $100,000 is a hundred thousand. Donations open soon. I'm testing every payment method with real money first.
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I will never DM you asking for money. The only real donation links are on this page.
The rules
The one rule
Every $1 you give = 1 paper ball on my neighbor's roof. Give any amount: $20 is 20 balls, $10,000 is 10,000 balls. The count uses what you gave; processing fees are shown separately in the numbers above, never hidden.
Why Mother's Day?
Because that's the day I'd love to hand my mom her keys: Sunday, May 9, 2027. For that, the money has to come in before then. If we get there sooner, even better. The countdown is my goal, not a deadline for you.
What if we don't make it by Mother's Day?
Nothing is lost. On May 9 I'll show exactly where we are, and we decide together, right here on the site: keep going for the million, or use what we have as a down payment on her home. Every dollar still goes to my mom's home either way.
What happens when the roof is full?
About every 20,000 balls the roof is full. I film it, clear it and bag the balls with their roof number, and a big painted ball goes up for good. Every ball still counts, and the counter never goes down.
Is the roof safe?
Nobody walks on it. I throw and clear everything from the window. A full roof of paper balls weighs about 50 kg spread over the whole roof, and before heavy rain I pull the balls in and put them back once they're dry.
Where does the money go?
Only to a home for my mom. The more balls on the roof, the bigger the home she gets. How it's split, all on the house or part of it saved so she's covered for years, we decide together in the vote. If it isn't enough for a house, it goes into the best home it can get her, a down payment or land to build on, also decided with you. Whatever happens, I'll show what was bought. Not her face, not the address.
Why are you anonymous?
To protect my mom's privacy. What I give you instead is proof: numbered, dated balls, a photo of the same roof every day, and every dollar logged on this page.
Is this a charity?
No. It's a personal fundraiser for my family. Donations are gifts and are not tax-deductible.
Is there a coin or token?
No. There is no investment and no return. If someone offers you a "Mom's House" token, it isn't me.
Do you track me?
Only anonymous counts: visits, games played and buttons clicked. No cookies, no ads, and your IP address is never stored, only a scrambled code that stops spam votes.