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Update - where we are, where we're headed...
To recap, our original plan was to honor Jim Calhoun by raising $25,000 to enable The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiac Center to purchase a cardiopulmonary bypass pump. (If you missed all that, you can find the original post here.)
We figured that would take us most of the season and then we would begin raising some money for the Calhoun cancer charity walk/run/ride next spring.
But then the people here starting giving away their money like they were mad at it - and a few folks were seriously angry at their cash because they donated huge chunks of it. Long story made short, you people raised $25,000 in less than two weeks. And then forgot to stop...as of this moment, our effort stands at $30,485. We've raised enough to buy the pump and then some.
So where do we go from here? Honestly, we were caught a little flat-footed - we expected to spend months on the first act, so we never planned a second act and we still have people donating, asking to donate, telling us that they intend on donating down the road, etc.
So, Act Two - for certain, we're going to stick with the Calhoun Cardiac Center, via the UConn Foundation. There may be some additional area of need that the Center can identify - we're still working with John S. on that front.
If something materializes there and it makes sense, we'll set out for it. But, even if it doesn't, we're still all-in on the Cardiac Center and we'll keep our original drive open and active. We'll settle that in a matter of a few more days.
Bottom line, if you think you missed your opportunity to donate to the Calhoun tribute and a hell of a good cause, you haven't. If you're one of the people who asked if you can donate in December or January or whenever, you sure can. If you intended on donating, but Hurricane Sandy filled your basement with cod or your living room with pine trees or put your deck on the neighbor's roof, no problem - we're on your schedule.
The way we're looking at it, we'll spend the season raising money for the Cardiac Center, take a deep breath and then start planning for the Calhoun Charity Ride where we hope to see as many of you as possible for an old-timey Boneyard get-together - see the original post linked above for details there.
So, that's it for the moment.
To donate or to keep tabs on our running total, either check the header on any of the site's boards or visit our donation page at the UConn Foundation's website. Feel free to pass the link around on other sites, other boards, social media.
To recap, our original plan was to honor Jim Calhoun by raising $25,000 to enable The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiac Center to purchase a cardiopulmonary bypass pump. (If you missed all that, you can find the original post here.)
We figured that would take us most of the season and then we would begin raising some money for the Calhoun cancer charity walk/run/ride next spring.
But then the people here starting giving away their money like they were mad at it - and a few folks were seriously angry at their cash because they donated huge chunks of it. Long story made short, you people raised $25,000 in less than two weeks. And then forgot to stop...as of this moment, our effort stands at $30,485. We've raised enough to buy the pump and then some.
So where do we go from here? Honestly, we were caught a little flat-footed - we expected to spend months on the first act, so we never planned a second act and we still have people donating, asking to donate, telling us that they intend on donating down the road, etc.
So, Act Two - for certain, we're going to stick with the Calhoun Cardiac Center, via the UConn Foundation. There may be some additional area of need that the Center can identify - we're still working with John S. on that front.
If something materializes there and it makes sense, we'll set out for it. But, even if it doesn't, we're still all-in on the Cardiac Center and we'll keep our original drive open and active. We'll settle that in a matter of a few more days.
Bottom line, if you think you missed your opportunity to donate to the Calhoun tribute and a hell of a good cause, you haven't. If you're one of the people who asked if you can donate in December or January or whenever, you sure can. If you intended on donating, but Hurricane Sandy filled your basement with cod or your living room with pine trees or put your deck on the neighbor's roof, no problem - we're on your schedule.
The way we're looking at it, we'll spend the season raising money for the Cardiac Center, take a deep breath and then start planning for the Calhoun Charity Ride where we hope to see as many of you as possible for an old-timey Boneyard get-together - see the original post linked above for details there.
So, that's it for the moment.
To donate or to keep tabs on our running total, either check the header on any of the site's boards or visit our donation page at the UConn Foundation's website. Feel free to pass the link around on other sites, other boards, social media.
