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  • Kevin
    Red Hot and Rollin'
    • Feb 2007
    • 11663

    We need your help (bad)

    Hi Guys,

    We need your help. Our annual toy drive is really slow to get rolling this year. Many fellas usually pop in late with donations which is of course much appreciated. We're a bit worried though as we're looking to do some early shopping before the "good stuff" starts flying off the shelves plus our main shopping date is set for December 16th and time is closing in fast.

    The need this year is ENORMOUS with the economy being as crappy as it is.

    We've got $7250 in contests for "donators" to participate in. We've only got like 20 donations so far. We're in talks with more sportsbooks to drum up even more betting accounts to give away as incentive to donate as well.

    There have been some guys pop in with some enormous donations. Don't let that scare you off and don't be embarassed to pop in with a $20. Every single donation counts, especially since the avg toy we purchase is only 10-15 bucks.

    I've had a few guys say "here's 20 or here's 40, it aint much but i hope it helps"

    The truth is, thats SUPER generous and it goes a LONG way.

    I've got organizations coming to me with increased numbers this year. Increased need and decreased donations is a disaster.

    Sometimes even I think that some of these f'n deadbeat parents of these kids should be taking care of business but when you dig into the situations and hear the details, it becomes very apparent that for numerous reasons, many of these kids parents have problems bigger than they can handle and NO KID should have to pay for that.

    Please consider donating anything you can to help. I GUARANTEE you that you're Christmas morning will be filled with so much inner peace knowing that some little guy/gal is enjoying Christmas morning rather than crying because they didn't get anything.

    Kids get told that if they're bad Santa Claus doesn't come. We can't let that happen.

    I'd like to punch every one of these kids parents in the mouth, but that's besides the point. We can't fix the world, but for every bad situation that we turn good, it's a win and every win counts BIGTIME.

    I challenge you to read <a href="http://www.predictem.com/forums/predictem-com-10th-annual-holiday-toy-drive/13949-stories-past.html">these stories from the past</a> and try to make it to the end without feeling some emotion.

    Our paypal address is: predictem@hotmail.com

    A check or toys can be mailed to:

    Westin Consulting
    PO Box 428
    The Dalles, Oregon 97058

    Thanks for your consideration.

    Kevin
    Last edited by Kevin; 12-08-2010, 06:20 PM.
  • The Mailman
    Moderator
    • Feb 2008
    • 4666

    #2
    Wagerweb just donated ANOTHER $1000 in wagering accounts to be given away amongst those who donate.

    OUTSTANDING!

    Thanks to Peter and his associates at Wagerweb.com!
    Delivering previews and picks to your computer 365/days a year!

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    • daft_picks
      Kryptonite?
      • Nov 2007
      • 357

      #3
      Haven't been around the forums much at all this year, but I'm glad I peaked in and was reminded of the toy drive! I'm going to mail a money order off by the end of the week, hopefully you get it sometime next week.

      Good luck and thanks for all your hard work doing this! I'm sure you know how to make every dollar count, and it sounds like you need them even more this year.

      Do the right thing people, even a tiny donation can mean a lot.
      GO TITANS!

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      • gadfly36
        Moderator
        • Mar 2007
        • 6205

        #4
        Originally posted by daft_picks
        Do the right thing people, even a tiny donation can mean a lot.
        tomorrow is payday and i'll send another donation. c'mon guys lets help out. i've been donating for several years and get a great feeling out of it every year. my son turns 20 tomorrow and he wants me to donate what i would have given him to the kids. so please help out with what you can. hell 5 bucks helps, but 20 gets you into the contests.
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        • Kevin
          Red Hot and Rollin'
          • Feb 2007
          • 11663

          #5
          Huge thanks to Daws1089 for his generous donation of $25!

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          • Kevin
            Red Hot and Rollin'
            • Feb 2007
            • 11663

            #6
            Huge thanks to Bman81 for his generous donation of $20!

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            • Kevin
              Red Hot and Rollin'
              • Feb 2007
              • 11663

              #7
              Huge thanks to Tman for his generous donation of $20!

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              • Kevin
                Red Hot and Rollin'
                • Feb 2007
                • 11663

                #8
                Huge thanks to FSUFanatic2000 for his generous donation of $50!

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                • Kevin
                  Red Hot and Rollin'
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 11663

                  #9
                  Mega HUGE thanks to Gadfly36 for his generous donation of $100, his second donation in the past week! Thanks Pete. Your generosity is off the hook.

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                  • Kevin
                    Red Hot and Rollin'
                    • Feb 2007
                    • 11663

                    #10
                    Huge thanks to WSOX08 for his generous donation of fifty bucks! This was his second one! Thanks M!

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                    • Kevin
                      Red Hot and Rollin'
                      • Feb 2007
                      • 11663

                      #11
                      Huge thanks to Gadfly36 for his "off the hook" generosity in making his third donation, this time for $100.

                      Every year some really neat things come out of this event and this is surely one of them. His generosity will be directly responsible for purchasing gifts for around 20 kids. What's better than that?

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                      • Kevin
                        Red Hot and Rollin'
                        • Feb 2007
                        • 11663

                        #12
                        We've had a couple hundred more bucks roll in since yesterday. I'll have all that info updated by Monday morning at the latest.

                        We need more help fellas. Please jump in this week. We're going shopping next week and are still not even close to our goal.

                        Thanks for your consideration!

                        - Kevin

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                        • Kevin
                          Red Hot and Rollin'
                          • Feb 2007
                          • 11663

                          #13
                          We're still in dire need! Please consider helping a kid out and getting into the $8250 in contests that ONLY donators can play in!

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                          • Kevin
                            Red Hot and Rollin'
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 11663

                            #14
                            Huge thanks to Jerbeek for his generous $50 donation!

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                            • Kevin
                              Red Hot and Rollin'
                              • Feb 2007
                              • 11663

                              #15
                              Huge thanks to Franchise for his super generous donation of $150. This is the 2nd time this month! Thanks!

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