TBird41
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
"Roy! I Love All 7'2" of you Roy!"
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 17, 2008 10:54:14 GMT -5
Ask and ye shall receive:
We are at $510 raised so far. Keep signing up / transferring me your sign up!
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moe09
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Post by moe09 on Apr 18, 2008 12:15:33 GMT -5
C'mon people! Keep it going! I think $2000 is a fair start-up goal.
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TBird41
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
"Roy! I Love All 7'2" of you Roy!"
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 18, 2008 14:22:08 GMT -5
We are at $535 so far .
Keep it up folks! If you haven't signed up yet, let me know via PM! If you have signed up, don't forget to transfer the $25 sign up bonus to me!
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 18, 2008 14:52:08 GMT -5
It's pretty sad that at $35/person we're only to $535 -- what's that, sixteen people?
The $35 is FREE. All you have to do is sign up.
I was also going to put in for my $.01/post but for some reason the deposit from my bank account won't clear.
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SoCalHoya
Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts)
No es bueno
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Post by SoCalHoya on Apr 18, 2008 15:38:09 GMT -5
C'mon people, let's go!!! It doesn't take that long, and it certainly isn't hard.
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TBird41
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
"Roy! I Love All 7'2" of you Roy!"
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 22, 2008 10:56:31 GMT -5
BUMP
We are at $580 so far. People have pretty much stopped signing up. Please send me a PM if you haven't signed up yet with your email address!
Everyone should help out! It's free and easy!
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moe09
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Post by moe09 on Apr 22, 2008 15:52:50 GMT -5
As far as I know the free $25 transferred right away.
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TBird41
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
"Roy! I Love All 7'2" of you Roy!"
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 22, 2008 15:54:31 GMT -5
Did it take anyone else 11 days to get a confirmation that the money had transfered? That might be because it took a long time to get my account approved, thanks to the warning (or whatever it was called) I had to put on my credit because Gtown lost all my personal info. Anyway, we're now at $702.99. Thanks to SFHoya99 for being the first person who's been able to follow through with a penny a post donation! (Not knocking those who haven't done it yet--I know how many issues there can be signing up for this thing). If you haven't signed up yet, please send me a PM with your email! Even if you don't want to donate your own money, you can get $35 for the HHC by just signing up! |
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TBird41
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"Roy! I Love All 7'2" of you Roy!"
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 23, 2008 9:31:37 GMT -5
The Donations keep rolling in. We've now raised $772.54, and received our second donation based on posts, though I'm not sure who it's from (board name wise). Whoever it was, thanks!!!
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tgo
Silver Hoya (over 500 posts)
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Post by tgo on Apr 23, 2008 11:14:18 GMT -5
i signed up for an acct yesterday but havent gotten the $25 start up bonus yet, perhaps that offer has expired.
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 23, 2008 11:20:42 GMT -5
i signed up for an acct yesterday but havent gotten the $25 start up bonus yet, perhaps that offer has expired. It's possible, but you also have to "accept it" before it hits your account. |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 23, 2008 11:24:10 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity.. but donated money is usually spent on what? This is one of those questions that 100% should be available on the website. I'd bet there's more a few people who do not donate because they don't understand where the money is going. |
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tgo
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Post by tgo on Apr 23, 2008 12:28:14 GMT -5
i signed up for an acct yesterday but havent gotten the $25 start up bonus yet, perhaps that offer has expired. It's possible, but you also have to "accept it" before it hits your account. thanks, got it now |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2008 12:35:51 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity.. but donated money is usually spent on what? This is one of those questions that 100% should be available on the website. I'd bet there's more a few people who do not donate because they don't understand where the money is going. If that's the case, they should actually visit the Hoop Club website: guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/hoops-club.html"The Hoya Hoop Club is an organization of loyal alumni, parents, friends, former players and managers dedicated to helping Georgetown Basketball reach its goals. We provide funds for scholarships, team travel, equipment, cheerleader & band support, and we organize special events for our members. " |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 23, 2008 12:41:26 GMT -5
Ah, yes, the hardest to navigate website in time (and yes, I know it's being worked on).
But yes, that's on there -- although as a member, I was hoping for a more comprehensive list. I know several people who don't donate b/c this is not publicized well. I would suggest a "What the Hoop Club Does" page on the site. Just a thought.
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TBird41
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"Roy! I Love All 7'2" of you Roy!"
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Post by TBird41 on Apr 23, 2008 12:49:28 GMT -5
The Donations keep rolling in. We've now raised $772.54, and received our second donation based on posts, though I'm not sure who it's from (board name wise). Whoever it was, thanks!!! Up to $802.99 and there should be more coming in soon! Thanks to PDRHoya99 for becoming the third member to donate a penny a post! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2008 13:01:42 GMT -5
Ah, yes, the hardest to navigate website in time (and yes, I know it's being worked on). But yes, that's on there -- although as a member, I was hoping for a more comprehensive list. I know several people who don't donate b/c this is not publicized well. I would suggest a "What the Hoop Club Does" page on the site. Just a thought. Not sure how much more comprehensive you can be. The items listed probably account for 95% of the money spent in any given year. As for a "What the Hoop Club Does" page - the info is there, but on the "Mission Statement" page. That should be re-labeled. If people think it's not publicized well, they're right. If they say that information isn't available, they're wrong. Or they don't care enough to look. |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 23, 2008 13:06:18 GMT -5
Ah, yes, the hardest to navigate website in time (and yes, I know it's being worked on). But yes, that's on there -- although as a member, I was hoping for a more comprehensive list. I know several people who don't donate b/c this is not publicized well. I would suggest a "What the Hoop Club Does" page on the site. Just a thought. Not sure how much more comprehensive you can be. The items listed probably account for 95% of the money spent in any given year. As for a "What the Hoop Club Does" page - the info is there, but on the "Mission Statement" page. That should be re-labeled. If people think it's not publicized well, they're right. If they say that information isn't available, they're wrong. Or they don't care enough to look. And that's where we get to the idea that we're either marketing the Hoops Program and trying to actively increase donations, or whether people should be grateful for the right to give. I know which one gets the staff more cash.  |
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PDRHoya99
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Post by PDRHoya99 on Apr 23, 2008 13:20:37 GMT -5
Not sure how much more comprehensive you can be. The items listed probably account for 95% of the money spent in any given year. I don't think it's out of line to suggest you could be a LOT more comprehensive. What did the budget look like for 2007-08 season? What portion of funds went to scholarships and what portion went to sending another care package of bumperstickers to the west coast? I can understand why people not want this info shared, but to suggest the statement above is a comprehensive recording of the Hoya Hoop Club is quite the abuse of the word comprehensive. The list at the top is a generic statement that does technically cover what the hoop club spent money on, but doesn't exactly tell people where their donations went. Highlight the big ticket items from the previous year. Talk up a list of priorities if the club had another $500, $1000, $10,000 or $100,000 in donations. In a word: Sell! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2008 14:56:19 GMT -5
Not sure how much more comprehensive you can be. The items listed probably account for 95% of the money spent in any given year. I don't think it's out of line to suggest you could be a LOT more comprehensive. What did the budget look like for 2007-08 season? What portion of funds went to scholarships and what portion went to sending another care package of bumperstickers to the west coast? I can understand why people not want this info shared, but to suggest the statement above is a comprehensive recording of the Hoya Hoop Club is quite the abuse of the word comprehensive. The list at the top is a generic statement that does technically cover what the hoop club spent money on, but doesn't exactly tell people where their donations went. Highlight the big ticket items from the previous year. Talk up a list of priorities if the club had another $500, $1000, $10,000 or $100,000 in donations. In a word: Sell! How specific do people want this to be? Fundamentally, I see your point, but the reality is that you're then basically asking for the athletic department to make an itemized basketball budget public. Hoop Club money goes to the athletic department, and is allocated from there. Not sure if that's something the athletic department (or any department) wants to do. The reality is this: Hoop Club donations were near $2 million this year. The basketball budget was much larger than $2 million. The money from the Hoop Club made up a percentage of that budget. It's not like the Athletic Department says "We'll pay for the charter bus to the Pitt game, but the Hoop Club will pay for the team's lunches that day." It all essentially ends up in one pot, and gets spent on a variety of items. Up until a few years ago Hoop Club donations could actually be restricted, so that if I contributed $100 and said "Spend this on Gatorade", it had to be spent on Gatorade. That's not the way it works anymore, mostly because it's an administrative pain in the ass. |
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