From Greg Tate:

So I’m turning 60 on January 26th. Two things that are miraculous. One, is that I actually have made it this close to 60! I mean I come from that “anyone over 30 is old” generation. 40 and 50 amazed me but 60?!!??! AND. Two, is HartBeat Ensemble, because to put it quite simply, thanks to HartBeat, I have been living my dream for the last ten years.

Wanna give me a nice birthday present? As a Co-Founder of HartBeat Ensemble, I’m asking you to make a donation of to our end-of-year fundraising campaign.

This year we received devastating news: HartBeat was not renewed for a $57,000 state education grant during a round of cuts. This grant helped fund our highly successful and important Youth Play Institute and helped to fund staff and artistic salaries.

Please make a donation to HartBeat Ensemble using some “Greg Tate math.” Pick a denomination below in some permutation of 60.

Such as:
60 / 3 = $20: If you’ve known Tate for a 1/3 of his life, it would be 20 years!

60 X 2 = $30: $30 in honor of Tate’s radioactive “half life.”

1 x 60 = $60: For the 1st 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!