PLEASE HELP THE CHEER SQUAD

KRAM1 · February 14, 2012

Folks, perhaps you have not seen the PayPal site set up to help support the UNT Cheer Squad through this year's MEANGREEN.COM Basketball game. I thought i might just try to bring it to your attention once again in the hopes that we can get some support for the Cheer Squad going. The site was set up about 10 days ago (at least) and we still have only raised $25 toward an on-line goal of $500 through that site.

PLEASE think about supporting the great students who do so much in support of UNT...not only in the athletic arena but in the community service area as well. Folks, these students ARE NOT on Cheer Squad scholarships. At this time UNT does NOT offer scholarships for Cheer Squad members as many other universities do...so, they must bear the financial costs of their education along with the personal time and $$$ commitment that comes with being a member of the Cheer Squad.

I know that a small $5-$10-$25 dollar donation does not seem like it would do much good, but, believe me, it will and it will add up! We hope to raise at least $4000 for the Cheer Squad through this year's event...last year we raised a little over $2000. The Cheer Squad members are busy selling sponsorships and ads for the event as well as finding items for our silent auction, but they need your help as well.

If you can donate, even a little, it would be greatly appreciated...or if you can provide a silent auction item, buy an ad for your place of business (ads start as low as $25) or provide a level of sponsorship for the event (sponsorships start as low as $50) it would indeed be appreciated.

OK, I hope some of you are seeing this for the first time and will step up to help a bit at any level. If you need info on ad sales or sponsorships...just PM me...

Thanks to all who have signed up to play, to those who have sent sponsorships and/or purchased ads for the event...you are appreciated more than you know. Please know that this isn't about any of the folks working to put this event on...both inside and outside the athletic dept.....it's about helping some very worthy UNT students, so please let that help in your decision as to whether you will help or not.

Thanks to all...GO UNT CHEER!

KRAM1 · February 15, 2012

Ok, so at this point I am a bit disappointed in the Mean Green Nation. Absolutely ZERO response to date regarding this charity event for the Cheer Squad through the GMG.Com PayPal site other than the initial $25 donation made a couple of weeks ago. What's up with that? Are you telling me that the Mean Green Nation doesn't care? I don't believe that for even one second.

The thread has had almost 90 views with ZERO replies which have resulted in ZERO additional donations through the GMG.Com PayPal site. AMAZING...folks, even $5 would help.

Lots of talk here on GMG.com over the years about supporting UNT and UNT students...seems to me that this is an opportunity to actually do that in a very direct way. ALL PROCEEDS go directly to the UNT Cheer Squad...these students get ZERO scholarship money and actually SPEND a decent amount of personal funds supporting UNT and UNT Athletics. I really don't know what to say about this lack of support at this point other than to hope that folks are just waiting until it gets a bit closer to the March 31st game date to help.

This is NOT a case when the recipients of this fund-raiser are just sitting back and letting everyone else do the work...NO WAY...these students are out selling ad space and helping to raise sponsorship dollars. Even some of the Cheer Squad parents have volunteered to help with the event and the Cheer Sponsor/Coach is working hard to promote the event. The Cheer Squad will, once again, be participating on game day as well.

Really...what's holding you back? Surly it's not the amount of the ask...as the ask is just for whatever amount you feel comfortable in giving.....

OK, that's it, really don't know what more to do here to "arouse" the great Mean Green nation to act in support of these deserving students....

To those who have stepped forward to sign up to play and to those who have stepped up as sponsors and as individual donors and as silent auction donors, all I can once more is THANK YOU!

Edited February 15, 2012 by KRAM1

UNT90 · February 15, 2012

KRAM, I don't do Paypal, but you can put me down for $50. I'll give it to you at the basketball game Thursday night.

KRAM1 · February 15, 2012

KRAM, I don't do Paypal, but you can put me down for $50. I'll give it to you at the basketball game Thursday night.

Somehow I just knew I could count on you. Really appreciate this as I know you will already be coughing up the $25 playing fee as well. If you would like...I can count $25 of this $50 as the playing fee. I think that only fair in response to your very generous support. Deal? Done!

Thanks, Mike. See you Thursday...

Maybe there are others who would like to donate but don't do PayPal...I get that as well...so just PM me and I can arrange a time to meet you or give you an address where chacks can be mailed payable to "UNT Athletics" with "Cheer Squad" on the memo line.

And...thanks to the "grump bucket" who actually gve me a -1 for the post asking for support for these great kids...shame on you! But, par for the course I guess....

UNT90 · February 15, 2012

Somehow I just knew I could count on you. Really appreciate this as I know you will already be coughing up the $25 playing fee as well. If you would like...I can count $25 of this $50 as the playing fee. I think that only fair in response to your very generous support. Deal? Done!

Thanks, Mike. See you Thursday...

Maybe there are others who would like to donate but don't do PayPal...I get that as well...so just PM me and I can arrange a time to meet you or give you an address where chacks can be mailed payable to "UNT Athletics" with "Cheer Squad" on the memo line.

And...thanks to the "grump bucket" who actually gve me a -1 for the post asking for support for these great kids...shame on you! But, par for the course I guess....

Nope. $50 is the donation. I'll pay my $25 seperate to play.

KRAM1 · February 15, 2012

Nope. $50 is the donation. I'll pay my $25 seperate to play.

You, Sir are much appreciated, and I am more than a little grateful for your help and support as will be the members of the Cheer Squad who will benefit from your generosity.

See you Thursday....

Mark

KRAM1 · February 16, 2012

Some, to be unnamed here, kind person offered me a quarter...but only after he first swallowed it and got in back in a day or two! So, OK by me...if it's a quarter and that's what you want to donate then I'll be happy to accept it...I'll be in the Mean Green Room this evening...you can easily find me there, or you can find me in my regular seat at the game...you know where it is....and I'll happily accept your quarter...and in the spirit in which you have offered it.

You know how the saying goes...with friends like these.......

Pretty funny, but I do accept your generous offer and will be happy to present it along with all the other donations and monies we receive through this effort to the Cheer Squad at the end of the event...I will, of course, wash that quarter first!

Here's to "enabling" the Cheer Squad to have a little support. Appreciate your help and support.....no matter what amount...even that quarter or any quarter.

Green59 · February 16, 2012

KRAM, I don't do Paypal

Me neither....I will mail you a check for $30. Thanks for organizing this fundraiser!

KRAM1 · February 16, 2012

Me neither....I will mail you a check for $30. Thanks for organizing this fundraiser!

Green59...thanks so much...another one I can always count on to help support these events and in so doing support UNT. You know how much I appreciate all you do...and so do the UNT student-athletes that you help support through your generosity. Way to go Green59...thanks a ton!

Now, are there any folks out there who do PayPal???? Just wondering...you know, you don't have to have a PayPal log on to use PayPal, right?

Thanks to all...still a long way to go to meet our goal, but it's getting closer with every generous donation.

ALSO...we have Raquel Cuffie returning as a referee for our game along with newbie Troy Kokjohn one of our graduating...yes, I said graduating, senior football players signed up to ref as well. This is going to be a fun day for Mean Green Nation folks...come on out and watch the action (no admission charge) or sign up to play...still time.

KRAM1 · February 17, 2012

Many thanks to the person or persons who added the second $25 in donations to the PalPal site in support of the Cheer Squad fund-raising efforts. Thank you...your generous support is very much appreciated. Good to see some new support coming in for these student-athletes...yes, I truly believe our cheer squad members are athletes. Thanks for the support....

Hope you will either play or come watch as the GMG.Com BB Game II kicks off on March 31st.

KRAM1 · February 19, 2012

Hey, I noticed we are up to $75 in our PayPal account...rumor has it that smoothfresh added one of the $25 donations...if so, thanks smoothfresh...much appreciate the help and the support for the Cheer Squad.

I do not have access to the PayPal site so I have no way of knowing unless some "birdie" tells me...so, just in case you were wondering...that PayPal site is maintained by harry, and we all know he handles things properly...so fear not...it isn't me...if you had any fear in the first place. ha!

Thanks to all...getting a tad closer to that $500 PayPal goal.....keep it comin' folks...BTW...got another check in the mail today for $20...way cool. Thanks...