Annual Pledge Letter from Warde

[Stinger92860]

It's just hard for me to justify sending them money when I still owe them 20,000 dollars.

Its had for me to justify after sending then over 200K since 2003.

 

[kyle]

It's just hard for me to justify sending them money when I still owe them 20,000 dollars.

A few years ago they had the nerve to ask graduating seniors to donate some random deposit from freshman year back to the school instead of getting a refund check. lmao off.

 

[microfich]

We were given the opportunity to comment back via an earlier Warde mailing. I clearly and firmly stated it would be difficult to continue supporting athletics at my current level given our conference affiliation. I'm sure I was not alone in this regard. Hoops alone was enough for me to contribute big during the BE years. Football's rise made it even easier. I'll continue to donate as long as hoops stays a power. I have faith but unless that faith is rewarded with positive results, I could use that cash for other things I love and goto to EasySeat for the handful of good games.

 

[freescooter]

I previously donated to both Athletics and The general university fund, I forget the exact name. For the past few years I have given all my donations to the university, not athletics. I admit it isn't a lot of money but it's what I can afford. When the eyeball helmets go I will donate to the AD again, just as I said originally. But I'll say 2 things. 1. Helping the general university actually feels like a good thing to me and will help in any conference realignment I think. 2. TheUConn Foundation folks are remarkably appreciative of even modest donations like mine. I receive handwritten notes of thanks from students who got scholarship aid. I've gotten calls of thanks and have even been taken out for coffee by their folks a few times. And my donation is incredibly modest. I've never gotten more than a form letter from athletics. I don't expect more, but maybe if they made an effort to thank donors and treat them like more than ATMs they'd have better luck in what is clearly a difficult environment.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Gee, how about an invoice?
It's been known to sell tickets.

I think UConn sends most renewals electronically now, like most places, unless one asks for the package by mail. Last year, I only received the actual tickets by mail. The only twist this year was Warde's letter as noted.