Remind everyone ti check whether their employer will match the donation, I sent in the paperwork to my employer and once they verify everything my.donation will be doubled.

Glad to be able to donate.

Donated!

Keeps getting dropped from the sticky!

Staff please restickly this thread. We need to double our donations to get this ship endowed.

[This message has been edited by JeffHamilton82 (edited 12/18/2012 10:18a).]

Trying to keep a great cause on top

to the top - I can't donate right now, but hope to be able to in a few months.

Hey Everyone,

Sorry, for the lack of updates from my end. I spent the weekend at my dad's place outside Mertzon. No cable, internet, and little cell service. It's a great getaway from work (unless your work is building fence) because you have no choice but to leave it behind.

I am working on a press release I'm going to send to a few media outlets. If you know someone who might cover the story and are in an area with a big Aggie population, let me know and I'll send you a copy when it's done.

Also, the FB and twitter posts should pick up as well.

We've slowed a bit, but I'm hoping we can gain some momentum this week. Thanks again to those that have given, and if you haven't, please consider it!

The online giving total is currently $12,760. Once I have updated totals for all giving, I will post those as well.

Happy Monday all!


The Texas A&M Foundation is a nonprofit organization that receives major gifts and manages endowments for the benefit of Texas A&M University. This year, the Foundation will provide $70 million to Texas A&M for scholarships, faculty support, leadership programs and construction projects. Request your A&M Support Kit to learn how you can make a difference at Texas A&M through a gift to the Foundation.

More than half way there.

Same here guys, sorry about the silence over the weekend, my family Christmas plans have begun so I was out of pocket taking care of that over the weekend.

Thanks to all of you who kept donating and bumping the thread once it fell!

OVER HALFWAY THERE!!!!!!!

I contributed this evening. I will fill out the form for matching funds and send it to the Foundation.

Let's get this thing endowed, Aggies!

I think tonight may be a good night.

Looking forward to the update. The Joey V Muster display was incredible. Thanks to the family for sharing your son with us.

The thought that the family will be able to send someone to A&M on a scholarship every year = good bull. Keep it up Ags!

Link to matching promise by SmackDaddy:
http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=2236907&forum_id=25

DP

[This message has been edited by Kels (edited 12/18/2012 4:45a).]

Good bull!

Blackhills, I know you saw this on Premium, did you share with Bath Salts. Pretty incredible...

http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=2236907&forum_id=25

Cliff's notes for us non-premium folks? I can't access the link.
Another thanks to black hills and bath salts for the work in putting this together!

A poster named smackdaddy is matching donations. His match has created about $8000 yesterday after 8pm alone, and he has promised to match another $1300. Another poster is doing the same match for that $1300.

Good bull!

My bad...looks like smack daddy will match another $2200. Just post your donation amount made today and confirmation number and he'll match it.

From SmackDaddy himself:

quote:

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Here's a better summary of money raised from premium, who we're matching and total $ so far:

1. I made original challenge offer to match up to $2,500. armadilloAg quickly tells me to pay up and matches the entire amount himself.

Amount raised: $5,000

2. I challenge armadilloag to match another $1,250 in donations from other premium posters. He quickly agrees and hmiles619 also says he will match.

Amount raised (if a matching amount is contributed by other premium posters): $3,750


3. We need another $3,750 from premium posters. Here is who we are matching at this point and the amount they've donated:

Stuckinaustinag
pplayboy87
grover84
bragagg
cappycap
pater
wordman4077
maroonedinaustin2
Grandpoohbah07
Ranchag04
Kels
Ilikeit
elgoob
OA_02


Total donated: $1,825
Seeking: $1,925

4. Total committed in this thread is $10,575. But we need that additional $1,925! Come on Ags, lots of you just getting to work and seeing this for the first time. DONATE!

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This just in:

I'll be doing a phone interview about this scholarship effort with Steve Fullhart on the KBTX news this afternoon. Should be a little after 4pm Central Time. This is subject to change based on how the news evolves today, but for now it's a go!

Online gifts to the Joey V. Fund now total $22,409!

In gifts just from yesterday and today, y'all raised almost $10,000!

Who is going to push the account over the endowment level of $25,000?!

Thanks again for all you've done to support Texas A&M students. This was truly a grassroots effort and speaks to the power and generosity of TexAgs users and former students.


The Texas A&M Foundation is a nonprofit organization that receives major gifts and manages endowments for the benefit of Texas A&M University. This year, the Foundation will provide $70 million to Texas A&M for scholarships, faculty support, leadership programs and construction projects. Request your A&M Support Kit to learn how you can make a difference at Texas A&M through a gift to the Foundation.

WHOOP! We'll be there by noon.

Smackdaddy et al: incredible! That is some good bull right there.

You guys have me all choked up over here....

I cannot BELIEVE the power of the Aggie Spirit-

GREAT BULL!!