Sorry for the technical glitches. I'm too cynical, I guess: my first thought was that someone took advantage of the traffic spike and unilaterally directed it to a worthy cause.
Trust me, I understand the cynicism, and we deserve every critical comment we received here. The good news is we can only get better. :) After the experience of Arturas and the iphone touchid fake $10k pledge, we all have to be on alert when money and publicity are involved.