Felicem natalem diem, Stephen Colbert!

It is a day for celebration in the Colbert Nation, for Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA turns 46 today.  Happy birthday, Sir Dr. Stephen!  To honor Stephen, and thank him for the joy he brings us 160 episodes a year (and many of the days in between), we’re spotlighting one of Stephen’s favorite charities, DonorsChoose.org.

DonorsChoose.org is an amazing charity founded on an incredibly simple idea: ask teachers what they need for their classrooms, and provide a way for individuals to contribute directly to funding those specific projects.  In this model, even small donations make a concrete difference.  Just listen to Stephen describe how meaningful these donations are to students and teachers:

Last year, Stephen participated in the DonorsChoose.org Great Give-Back Birthday event, and asked members of the Colbert Nation to donate to classroom projects in his name.  The page is still active, and there are many projects still in need of funds.  If you’re feeling charitable, if you want to help out students and teachers, if you want a way to thank Stephen for the incredible work he does, take a moment to look over the projects and consider donating.

Best wishes to Stephen on his birthday!

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  1. Tish says:

    Many happy returns to the birthday boy! Love the little addition to the banner <3

    I must try and fire up the Paypal account for the kids. :)

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  2. Aislinn says:

    Happy birthday, Stephen! May your day be filled with love and cake <3

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  3. bandaidhead says:

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN

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  4. Happy Birthday, Stephen! *<|:D

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  5. MaryLovesColbert says:

    Happy Birthday, Stephen!! And many more!

    Love the addition to the banner. ;)

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  6. Lilimich says:

    Best wishes to you, Stephen, for a wonderful birthday! Thank you for all the wonderful laughs you’ve given us over the years. *balloon drop*

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  7. leorabk says:

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN
    STAY STRONG

    btw that was a great clip. but my heart breaks when i hear that people bullied my stephen :(
    but i think its so great how involved stephen is with DonorsChoose

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  8. Gratefull says:

    YYaaaaa! Happy, happy day, week, month, YEAR! Stephen … stay strong and thanks for all the laughs!!! *happy feet*

    (Ha, the ReCaptcha is “far kookier”)

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  9. Eris says:

    Happy Birthday Stephen

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  10. WristStrongTanline says:

    Hooray for the birthday boy! Every year on May 13th, people wonder why I’m in such a good mood haha. ‘Tis a day for celebration!

    Oh, and I just noticed the “Go Stephen, it’s your birthday!” up at the top there XD

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  11. luvtcr says:

    Happy Birthday to my favorite Fundit!

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  12. Katt says:

    Happy Birthday Stephen!!
    xx

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  13. Lucy says:

    Happy birthday Stephen! :)

    *another balloon drop, because you can never have too many balloon drops for Stephen!*

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  14. PriyaNoblet says:

    Happy Birthday Stephen! :)
    I hope he enjoys today and all the many that are to come. I hope he never leaves us, as i know the Colbert Nation will never leave him <3

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  15. friedthing says:

    Happy birthday, Stephen!!

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  16. Erika says:

    Happy Birthday to Stephen!!!!! I think I’m gonna have to go out and get myself some Americone Dream to celebrate.

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  17. Christiane says:

    Happy bday Stephen! I respect ya for making it all the way through high school despite the bullying. *sniffle*

    Just donated on the bday page for ya Stephen. Yay!

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  18. Michele says:

    I donated through the Birthday Page last year and was wondering if it was still active. I’ll have to go check it out.

    Happy birthday Stephen!

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  19. Happy birthday Stephen!!! Thanks for making us laugh! Keep smiling :D

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  20. lockhart43 says:

    Happy birthday Stephen!! I just donated to a kindergarten class in Iowa as a thank you. :]

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    • wildlymissingthemark says:

      I finished the same project just now. It’s completed.

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      • lockhart43 says:

        Yes! That’s awesome! That seriously makes me smile. :]

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  21. Katydidnt says:

    Great birthday, or the *greatest* birthday?

    Happy birthday, Stephen!

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  22. magdalena says:

    Happy Birthday Stephen! You’re the most effective antidepressant known to man, and i’m eternally grateful.

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  23. colbaby says:

    Happy Birthday to ya, Stephen! In your honor, I drew a giant snoopy on the white board in the hallway at work. :)

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  24. dentry says:

    Happy Birthday Stephen!!! :)

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  25. wildlymissingthemark says:

    Happy Birthday Stephen! I donated to Donorschoose for your birthday. Thank you for being the “stress reliever” to America that Dr. Chopra was talking about last night. Every year you are on the air I will donate to some cause on your birthday.

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  26. jbirdNZ says:

    ~~~~~~Streamers~~~Balloons~~~Donations~~~~Happiness~~~~~ all for the sparking brilliance that is Stephen Colbert on his birthday! The Zoners are having a great time and I hope he is too. Yay!

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  27. Laaaura says:

    Happy birthday, Stephen!! I hope you had a great day with your family, friends, etc. Even if stupid things in life get me down, you never fail to put a gigantic smile on my face. And for that I thank you. =)

    I got some AmeriCone Dream today. I haven’t had it in over a year now, but I stopped by a different grocery store today and as luck would have it, they had AmeriCone Dream in stock!

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