Battlestar | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 03:44 pm  I posted this in OUTSIDE the HOUSE and in the AHH!! Banner thread but it has been ignored and I think it the absolutely most coolest thing that has happened because of Big Brother. Go to www.jireh.com (they flew the banner today) and click the Big Brother icon---and it will take you to an article about the establishment of the EDDIE MCGEE-Fund at NWBA. The money isn't for him--it is for the grassroot development of the sport |
Mlady | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 03:52 pm  Thanks for posting it here. I hadn't seen it..An awesome thing to do. Eddie will be proud! |
Rmgreco | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 03:58 pm  I can't wait till Eddie see's all the good he's created and how many people he has affected so positively! I LOVE it! |
Tootseug | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 04:23 pm  I just checked it out. Eddie WILL be PROUD! And so will his mom. GO EDDIE!!!!! |
Wendy | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 05:59 pm  Thanks for bringing this info here, Battlestar. I'll put it on my site. |
Gubblebum | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 07:18 pm  this is good- eddie would love this something positive out of this mess |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 07:48 pm  That is wonderful! |
Donnalea | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 10:19 pm  >>The money isn't for him--it is for the grassroot development of the sport >> What exactly does that mean? Sounds like someone gets a lot of money to do nothing. |
Noslonna | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 10:36 pm  Donnalea, please check out the site yourself before making such an insensitive comment. |
Donnalea | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 10:54 pm  Pray tell why it's insensitve. I hate basketball in any form. Sue me. |
Nadi | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 11:02 pm  Grassroot development of sports usually refers to the programs aimed for kids. Teaching young kids and getting them involved in the sport. Its aimed at the root of the sport, neighbourhood leagues etc. In grassroot development programs the money goes to the kids. Nobody gets a lot of money for doing nothing. I've been involved in grassroots soccer for over 15 years. Nobody gets paid a cent. The adults volunteer many hours for no pay. |
Canucknucklehed | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 11:07 pm  Donnalea, even if you despise basketball, you should look at it from the point of view that this program is aimed at youngsters who have been born with or have suffered debilitating physical traumas, and face a lifetime of not fitting in with regular sports. However silly basketball is (and I agree it is now when you consider many of these professional dolts earn millions), having a sport which is geared towards the physically challenged is more than just a noble idea, it is a necessity. Please give that some thought. (PS: Canadians invented basketball...and baseball!) |
Donnalea | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 11:11 pm  Nadi - If no one gets paid nothing (sic), why do they need donations? Just curious. I know I sound like an a**h*** but my brother in law has been in a wheelchair all his life, has been in a bowling league, paid for his leg braces and his electronic wheelchair with all his own money, put himself through four years of college while working full time and never received a dime from anyone. I just don't know why some people think that money will solve everything in life. It won't. |
Nadi | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 11:17 pm  The money goes to a variety of things. Equipment and uniforms. Court rental fees, which can be fairly expensive. It depends on how much money an organization has and what its needs are. They budget accordingly. These organizations are non profit and have to account for every cent they spend. |
Nadi | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 11:21 pm  Most children who participate in grassroot sports have to pay (their parents do) certain fees. Donations help to offset some of the costs and help to make these sports accessible to every child regardless of financial situation. |
Donnalea | Tuesday, September 19, 2000 - 11:43 pm  Nadi - Thanks for the info. |
Psp | Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 03:21 pm  I guess my only question would be whether this is an officially endorsed fund, or just a "get rich quick" scheme. I'm probably too quick to doubt, but I'd want to see some official confirmation before sending money to that kind of setup. I felt the same way about banishgeorge.com. They have spent money with banners, etc, but there is no accountability. |
Battlestar | Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 04:09 pm  NWBA ---the National Wheelchair Basketball Association is in it for the longhaul---the fund was started by them--not JIREH.com (they just support it--and it was they who flew the banner)---go below to the Official 'endorsed' page at the www.nwba.org http://www.nwba.org/nwbaindx.htm |
Psp | Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 04:32 pm  Battlestar: Thanks for that link. Duh, if I'd gone past the main page on the nwba site I would have found it. I still think the information at the jireh site would look a lot more credible if they included a link directly to that page. |
Battlestar | Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 04:36 pm  They actually do ---but you have to scroll to the bottom of the page to see it--so it is easily missed. |
Ken | Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 05:00 pm  Donnalea wrote "I know I sound like an a**h***..." I was going to attack the reasoning underlying your post, but I guess as long as you know how you sound, there's no need. |
Gubblebum | Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 09:21 pm  donn...isn't it nice that you brother in law was able to do that...many many others cannot let the anger at what eating you go whats wrong with helping out our earthmates in need jeese- i guess let them eat cake |