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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):
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Suite 850
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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.

by Yoshietree on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

I think we’re all feeling that way right now. I wish the team had bled my savings account dry.

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by RedBirdie on Apr 28, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

and, yay! I got your donation! It works!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just sent mine via Paypal.

Thanks for all your work on this.

by Ames on Apr 28, 2010 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

thank you thank you thank you!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 28, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

$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  

thank you!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up 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.

by reeselynn on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT reply actions  

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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by RedBirdie on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome. Check’s in the mail to you.

by reeselynn on Apr 29, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sent my payment via Paypal. You’ve done an amazing job with this RedBirdie!

by cobracg on Apr 29, 2010 12:20 AM EDT reply actions  

thank you! (Yes, I’m trying to thank everyone)

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for all your work on this. I’ll make a donation via Paypal later today, once I check my math.

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by miseenjeu on Apr 29, 2010 5:10 AM EDT reply actions  

thank you!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

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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by J.P. on Apr 29, 2010 6:31 AM EDT reply actions  

Looks to me like it is two separate sheets.

Free Eric Fehr!

by desperado on Apr 29, 2010 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

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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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

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  

Check’s written and on it’s way to you.

Sig temporarily on hiatus to ease the pain.

by gfcaps fan on Apr 29, 2010 7:11 AM EDT reply actions  

thanks!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

Just sent my paypal payment to you (marked Nicole).

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by boutros23 on Apr 29, 2010 7:33 AM EDT reply actions  

got it, thank you!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

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)

by SOIBF Caps on Apr 29, 2010 8:40 AM EDT reply actions  

thank you

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

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.

by N2CAPS on Apr 29, 2010 9:05 AM EDT reply actions  

I have a feeling lots of checks are going to be tear-stained. thank you

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

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."

by CapitalCentre on Apr 29, 2010 9:10 AM EDT reply actions  

a big thank you should also go to G.O.D, who planted the idea in my head!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

Good point. Props for Gouldie.

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by CapitalCentre on Apr 29, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

Thx again for doing.

And let’s all give RedBirdie the best possible thank you — sending our $ in without making her pester too many times.

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by Sam DC on Apr 29, 2010 9:22 AM EDT reply actions  

Will be sending you a check later today after I get a chance to stop at Target for envelopes.

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by apk3000 on Apr 29, 2010 9:28 AM EDT 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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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 9:50 AM EDT reply actions  

While you’ve already got my money, I just wanted to say thanks again.

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by Carl Putnam on Apr 29, 2010 10:22 AM EDT reply actions  

Just a hat tip. Best $40 I’ve spent in the name of anything Caps-related. =]

by docciavelli on Apr 29, 2010 12:56 PM EDT reply actions  

and THANK YOU! you went above and beyond

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I sent my donation in today. Thanks again for arranging this, RedBirdie!

by Hello Dahlen on Apr 29, 2010 3:10 PM EDT reply actions  

thank you, got the notification!

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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

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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Donation info for SAVES FOR KIDS 2010!! Make a difference.

by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 4:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Thanks again, RedBirdie. Writing out the check this morning was just the thing I needed to feel better. :-)

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by bagace on Apr 30, 2010 7:06 AM EDT reply actions  

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!

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by MR Laughlin18 on Apr 30, 2010 8:03 AM EDT reply actions  

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.

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by STLSpidey on Apr 30, 2010 8:31 AM EDT reply actions  

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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Donation info for SAVES FOR KIDS 2010!! Make a difference.

by RedBirdie on Apr 30, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

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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by IRockTheRed on Apr 30, 2010 9:52 AM EDT reply actions  

As promised, $60 in honor of JT60 is on the way tomorrow.

Thanks a lot for doing this :)

by Joran on Apr 30, 2010 10:26 AM EDT reply actions  

Okay, I lied. Paypaled it in today.

by Joran on May 6, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

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  

Sent mine in yesterday.

rob

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by desperado on Apr 30, 2010 11:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Just paypal-ed you! Thanks again for putting this together.

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by bigeugene on Apr 30, 2010 11:35 AM EDT reply actions  

got it, thanks!

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Donation info for SAVES FOR KIDS 2010!! Make a difference.

by RedBirdie on Apr 30, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

envelopes are starting to arrive at my office! Thanks, everyone!

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Donation info for SAVES FOR KIDS 2010!! Make a difference.

by RedBirdie on Apr 30, 2010 1:40 PM EDT reply actions  

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.

Kung-fu Rink Rabbit
Donation info for SAVES FOR KIDS 2010!! Make a difference.

by RedBirdie on Apr 30, 2010 1:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Since Theo was pulled and didn’t get to play again because of the Caps imploding, I sent $50 instead of $35.

Thanks for your work organizing this.

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by zephyr on Apr 30, 2010 2:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Paypal sent.

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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 30, 2010 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

I said I was doing paypal, but I changed my mind and am sending a check, because I want to enclose a card for Jose. In the mail tomorrow.

by EmilyB on May 1, 2010 2:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Sorry I’m late, sent the paypal payment as soon as I got home this morning :)
Thank you so so much for doing this again, Robin – it’s definitely a fantastic cause, and I hope more people hear about it! Bless you.

by Vinn on May 4, 2010 3:08 AM 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.

by Seminrocks on May 5, 2010 10:34 AM EDT reply actions  

Paypal sent. Sorry for the delay, not a frequent Paypal’er and had to wait several days for the stupid bank transfer to go through.

by Cluster on May 5, 2010 1:07 PM EDT reply actions  

I wasn’t included in the pledges, but I’d like to contribute now. I’ll mail you $25.

by vtcapsfan99 on May 5, 2010 3:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey Birdie!

What’s the total up to now? :-)

You rock for doing this!

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by IRockTheRed on May 6, 2010 11:03 AM EDT reply actions  

I never heard back from the email I sent you RedBirdie… Is there going to be any sort of presentation or are you just mailing checks to them? I will put my check in the mail to you this weekend.

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by Addison H. on May 7, 2010 10:22 AM EDT reply actions  

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