SAVES FOR KIDS Final tallys and Donation Info
I had hoped it would be at least a few more weeks, but that was not to be. So...
THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED, IN ANY WAY, IN THE JAPERS' RINK SAVES FOR KIDS PLEDGE DRIVE!
I cannot thank you enough, I cannot tell you how proud I am to be a Rink member and be a part of this. The list of name is incredibly long, too long to post, but every one of you is making a difference.
For the regular season (spreadsheet), we pledged $3935.30
For the playoffs, we pledged $595.15
Yes, $4530.45, all of it to go towards the Children's Hospital NICU.
So, how do you get your money to me/the Caps/babies in need?
You can Paypal your donation to me: robin[dot]taylor[at]student[dot]american[dot]edu. This is linked directly to the dedicated account I set up for our Saves donations.
You can mail me you check (make it payable to Washington Capitals Charities, Saves for Kids on the memo line):
Robin Taylor
1230 Half Street SW
Washington DC, 20024
You can send your donation directly to the Capitals (make it payable to Washington Capitals Charities, Saves for Kids on the memo line):
Kettler Capitals Iceplex
627 N. Glebe Road
Suite 850
Arlington, VA 22203
If you are sending a check to myself or the Capitals, please also include a completed donation form (pdf). If you need documentation for tax purposes, you must pay by check and have this form completed.
If you are in the Waterfront/Ballpark/Capitol Hill areas, I can possibly arrange to meet you in person. Contact me at robin[dot]taylor[at]student[dot]american[dot]edu. If you are in Georgetown, starting Monday, you can drop your donation off with Mr. B at the Georgetown Wachoiva branch at 29th & M Streets NW. Again, e-mail so I can give you his name.
Our goal is to collect as much of this as quickly as possible to try and give it to Theo is person. Again, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated; I've never been so proud to be part of a community as I am tonight. I hope we can do it again next year!
In Case you're wondering what the heck all of this is, check out the regular season pledge drive, which has the link to the Washington post article on Theo, and the playoff pledge drive fanposts.
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Thanks for putting all this together RedBirdie. My PayPal is coming now. I’m sure most people share my thoughts when I say I only wish the team had given me the opportunity to give more.
I think we’re all feeling that way right now. I wish the team had bled my savings account dry.
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and, yay! I got your donation! It works!
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thank you thank you thank you!
Kung-fu Rink Rabbit
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$6.00
That’s for a Caps win versus the Pens, and an Ovie goal in that game (shootout). I’d pledged five bucks per series win, too… So now I’m halfway through a bottle of vicodin, instead. I’ll paypal it in the morning. Great job with this, RB.
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by turnituptoeleven on Apr 28, 2010 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
Sent. You’re welcome, America.
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by turnituptoeleven on Apr 29, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Note — I think you sent your PayPal to me, so I’ll include it with my donation.
"Hockey is my life, wine is my passion." -- Igor Larionov
by Scott in Shaw on Apr 29, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
RedBirdie – Thanks again for all your work on this. I’m hoping this won’t mess up everything too much, but I’ll tack on an extra $13.95 to my total, which should put me at an even $50 (if I did my math correctly). Again, I’m sorry I can’t donate more, but the job market isn’t cooperating. My check will be in the mail to you tomorrow.
that’s just fine with me. I’m not going to chase people down and demand that their pledge match exactly. And thank you!
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Sent my payment via Paypal. You’ve done an amazing job with this RedBirdie!
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thank you! (Yes, I’m trying to thank everyone)
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Thanks for all your work on this. I’ll make a donation via Paypal later today, once I check my math.
Price a flanché, cette fois devant le tsar lui-même, Alex Ovechkin.
Just to be clear – if we included the playoffs in our pledge, we add the two sheets or is that extra few bucks from the playoffs included in the first one?
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two sheets. I can try and combine, but I can’t do it today, I’m wrapped up in meetings starting at 10:30
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You and I are the same — I have us at $94.80. I’m going to make it an even $100.
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by Scott in Shaw on Apr 29, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
got it, thank you!
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Red Birdie – thanks so much for doing all this hard work. Like everyone else, I wish this had gone on much longer. My tear-stained check is on the way to you. I threw in the extra $25 that I had pledged should Theo win the Masterton. Don’t care if he does or not – in my mind, he is the winner, so that’s good enough for the extra pledge. I’ve also rounded up – I’ll pretend it was for all the rounds that they would have won if they had a functional power play.
I’m mailing to you so that you can hopefully present it all to Theo in person at once. A big wad of checks would be so impressive.
Thanks again!
Emily (not the alcoholic, that’s my real name)
RedBirdie, I too want to again thank you very much. Like Emily, I’ve also put my tear-stained check in the mail to you today.
I have a feeling lots of checks are going to be tear-stained. thank you
Kung-fu Rink Rabbit
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The check is in the mail. Thanks for this great idea and your persistence in keeping it going.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
a big thank you should also go to G.O.D, who planted the idea in my head!
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Good point. Props for Gouldie.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Apr 29, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
hey yous, don’t forget to rec the fanpost so it stays at the top of the page, thanks.
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and THANK YOU! you went above and beyond
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thank you, got the notification!
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wanted to share with everyone the reply I got from Ted today, letting him know about the power of the internet and awesomeness of the Rink community: “Thanks—made my day”
thank you, everyone, because that e-mail totally made mine, and this was a group effort.
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Thanks for doing this RedBirdie. My check is in the mail today. I really wanted my check to be the full $500 I pleadged if they won the SC. To ease the pain, I did add in a little extra to round my donation up to $150. At least something really great came out of this season!
Women are angels. And when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly ...on a broomstick. We're flexible like that (:
I just completed the form and stuck it in the mail.
I am a member of the March of Dimes Board here in St. Louis, and spend a lot of time raising money for them to fight the battle against infant prematurity. We donate quite a bit from MoD to the NICU here at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis.
This is tremendously important cause. RedBirdie – you and everyone that donated should be congratulated.
I’m a newbie to this group, but, whether Theo returns or not, whether it’s this charity or another, a similar program next year would be great. I look forward to joining for the regular season.
Watching more games on Slingbox than anyone else!
it is my hope that we can do another drive for a player charity next season, too. I don’t know if anything can top, emotionally, what we accomplished for Saves for Kids, but it’s been a very rewarding experience.
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That would be awesome. :-)
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by IRockTheRed on Apr 30, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
PayPalled away. Bless you for doing this.
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Perspective....
We lost our chance for the Cup but Theo lost his child…. the Cup pales in comparison… this is an amazing thing to do…
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by TheFuryUnleashed on Apr 30, 2010 11:01 AM EDT reply actions
Just paypal-ed you! Thanks again for putting this together.
"Stop hating and just accept the new Red Jesus into our life." --F&B on 14
envelopes are starting to arrive at my office! Thanks, everyone!
Kung-fu Rink Rabbit
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and FYI, I currently have $1200+ for the Caps, and a couple people let me know they’ve already sent their money to the Caps, for another $700.
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Paypal sent.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 30, 2010 4:01 PM EDT reply actions
Robin, thank you for organizing this effort on behalf of Caps fans. As a parent of 3, losing a child is the worst loss imaginable. I so admire how Jose handled it. Any parent who has spent time in a NICU knows the phenomenal care provided by the medical staff. I am sending a check to the Caps today.
Hey Birdie!
What’s the total up to now? :-)
You rock for doing this!
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