The Fighting Tiger Fund - "Giving 110%" [merged]

[blaisee]

So a rough guessimate of the breakdown is ....

   220,000 ............ supporters' donations (pre-gala night)
   600,000 ............ gala attendees' entrance donations (200 people x $3000)
1,080,000 ............ anonymous benefactors group' donation
   250,000 ............ board, staff and players' donations
   150,000 ............ remainder of combined gala night donations (in excess of $3000 entry)
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2,300,000

it wasnt a ticket of 3k to come, there were no tickets.

It was just an expectation that each person that attended would contribute a minimum of 3k. Some contributed more, some contributed 3k

[one-eyed]

So a rough guessimate of the breakdown is ....

   220,000 ............ supporters' donations (pre-gala night)
   600,000 ............ gala attendees' entrance donations (200 people x $3000)
1,080,000 ............ anonymous benefactors group' donation
   250,000 ............ board, staff and players' donations
   150,000 ............ remainder of combined gala night donations (in excess of $3000 entry)
----------------------
2,300,000

it wasnt a ticket of 3k to come, there were no tickets.

It was just an expectation that each person that attended would contribute a minimum of 3k. Some contributed more, some contributed 3k

I realised that blaisee. I just put it that way roughly to get to the tally we have now.

[one-eyed]

David King on 3aw just said $2.3m is a touch disappointing. Dwayne Russell replied it's still pretty good although Richmond were expecting about $2.5 - 3.0 million on the night. Russell then said 3aw got word last night of a $1.5m donation but it turned out it was $1m instead. King then acted as though a $1m donation wasn't such a big a deal for such a event ??? and Russell said you don't knock someone writing a seven figure cheque.


A bit disappointing that it seems the gala night didn't get a mention on either Seven or Nine newses as I was flicking between them. At least Ch 10 showed some decent vision of the night including KB and Neville Crowe sitting together and having what looked like a good friendly chat. Good to see any old differences finally put to bed for the good of the Club  .

[WilliamPowell]

A bit disappointing that it seems the gala night didn't get a mention on either Seven or Nine newses as I was flicking between them. At least Ch 10 showed some decent vision of the night including KB and Neville Crowe sitting together and having what looked like a good friendly chat. Good to see any old differences finally put to bed for the good of the Club  .

Yes it was amazing who managed to appear on the Ch10 news 

 

[Tigeritis™©®]

Ramps i think we done well considering where we are as a club, and world events.

A win in Rd 1 and IMO the money will come. i will donate another few hundred if we top the Blues and thats just me. Im sure there are a hell of a lot of people waiting to see if we can show something this year before digging into our pockets.

Gale should be commended for what he has one so far. I always said  recruit him and we well on our way.

I think Gale's vision for our club is better than anyone we have had at the club before

Benny Gale is the new Greame Richmond maybe even better

[cub]

Great effort so far, now the powers sit down and brainstorm how we get the rest, that I believe will be the hardest part & the $$$ will come if they are on their game.

[jackstar is back again]

win a few games would be a good plan

[Hard Roar Tiger]

win a few games would be a good plan

Thanks for that.

$2.3m is a fantastic start. Along with a very strong membership this year and a reasonable increase in sponsorship - ME Bank should at least see us net +$1m in sponsorship TY we should be looking at a profit of $1m+ this year.

With no debt and no interest rate payments to pay down debt - we are staring down the barrel of a debt free, cash laden club with leading edge facilities for a finals push into 2012!!!

[bojangles17]

im still expecting that through the course of the season we will break through 4mn...i tellya philanthropy is a crowded market with alot of good causes out there...to be near 2.5 within 2 months is an excellant effort. there are more major activities planned..we'll get there. last night was a sterling effort to all involved.

[peggles]

David King on 3aw just said $2.3m is a touch disappointing. Dwayne Russell replied it's still pretty good although Richmond were expecting about $2.5 - 3.0 million on the night. Russell then said 3aw got word last night of a $1.5m donation but it turned out it was $1m instead. King then acted as though a $1m donation wasn't such a big a deal for such a event ??? and Russell said you don't knock someone writing a seven figure cheque.


A bit disappointing that it seems the gala night didn't get a mention on either Seven or Nine newses as I was flicking between them. At least Ch 10 showed some decent vision of the night including KB and Neville Crowe sitting together and having what looked like a good friendly chat. Good to see any old differences finally put to bed for the good of the Club  .

it seems to me david king has never said a good word about us since he left as assistant coach.  Must be still a bit bitter for not being kept on, as he would be when his beloved north melbourne is dirt poor and can still only manage 21000 members 1 week out from round 1.

[MADTIGER2010]

I donated my 2nd $50 amount today 

[tony_montana]

So is this money immediately being thrown on the debt? They should, as we will save ourselves 2-300k in interest immediately.

[tiger4life]

So is this money immediately being thrown on the debt? They should, as we will save ourselves 2-300k in interest immediately.

It has been reported by a couple people that were in attendance on the night that the Club will put 50% into the Football Department and 50% to service the debt.

[WilliamPowell]

It has been reported by a couple people that were in attendance on the night that the Club will put 50% into the Football Department and 50% to service the debt.

This is correct

[10 FLAGS]

If the club believes that football expenditure is this important and the target is $6 million and that we all know it, why doesnt the club put the first $3 million into football projects. By doing that the football dividend will result quicker. After the first 3 million then every other dollar could go into debt. Just my opinion.