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Beardown

Post subject: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 5:40 pm

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I don't like it.

Bernstein said that 10k will be donated by an anonymous donor if - and only if - 10k can be raised to match it. This is for his kids with cancer charity. I see through it. I know I'm not the only one. It's not like if $9,500 is rasied that this donor will back out.

To be honest, I don't even believe that there is this anonymous donor willing to donate 10k only if it's matched. It's just a way to drum up donations.

Ask people to donate. It's a worthy cause. People will or they won't. Just don't bullshit people.

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Brick

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 5:47 pm

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I believe the anonymous donor exists. However, it's someone clearly attempting to buy favor with the most important man in Chicago sports radio. Who could it be?

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Beardown

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 6:00 pm

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No. There is not an anonymous donor. This is a typical sales scam. Yeah, it's for charity so I guess you could say the scam is for the greater good. I still don't like it.

Who the hell says get 10k or you don't get 10k from me if you really care about kids with cancer? C'mon.

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 6:19 pm

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Is this really a bad thing, getting people to donate money to help kids with cancer? I'm not going to donate but I have nothing against someone trying to get people to help out kids with cancer. Unless of course they are walking across the country with a goat. Those people can fuck themselves.

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Furious Styles

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 6:49 pm

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Cancer? Get outta here!

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:06 pm

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Chus

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:13 pm

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Furious Styles wrote:

Cancer? Get outta here!

It's like a white discoloration.

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No Clever Moniker

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:52 pm

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Consider the cost for airtime and the number of plugs, it will easily be worth more than $10K.

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Beardown

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:56 pm

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I'm just saying you can see though it. It's total bullshit. It's just a cruel way to go about raising money. Think about what's going on.

-I care about kids with cancer.

-Willing to give 10k

-But if you can't raise 10k, fuck 'em. I won't give a dime. Not worth it if others don't pony up.

That's just bullshit.

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:04 pm

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This is fairly common though

I've heard if it in my philanthropic career

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Rod

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:05 pm

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SpiralStairs wrote:

Is this really a bad thing, getting people to donate money to help kids with cancer?

Only if you're Lance Armstrong.

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:06 pm

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

SpiralStairs wrote:

Is this really a bad thing, getting people to donate money to help kids with cancer?

Only if you're Lance Armstrong.

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:26 pm

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Beardown wrote:

What anonymous person would want to give up all that sweet sweet adulation for donating money anonymously?

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 7:54 am

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rogers park bryan wrote:

This is fairly common though

I've heard if it in my philanthropic career

The RPB fund....working to get unfortunate women forced into prostitution off the street...one hour at a time

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 7:54 am

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Beardown wrote:

Beardown, matching donations are incredibly common.

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 8:00 am

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good dolphin wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

This is fairly common though

I've heard if it in my philanthropic career

The RPB fund....working to get unfortunate women forced into prostitution off the street...one hour at a time

The look on their weathered faces is thanks enough

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Beardown

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 9:21 am

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good dolphin wrote:

Beardown wrote:

Beardown, matching donations are incredibly common.

I know. It's bullshit every time it's done.

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Brian's Mojito

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 12:55 pm

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I'd believe the matching offer more if it was in mahogany desks.

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Beardown

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 1:32 pm

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I'm simply saying asking for donations for kids with cancer is enough. This type of trick does not raise more money. People will give if they want. In fact, this type of ploy might hurt as people might think it's an underhanded way and decide to give their money to another cause.

Just say hay our goal is 10k and we would love to exceed it. Please give whatever you can.

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Jaw Breaker

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 4:19 pm

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I've been to a few live auctions where this scam has occurred: up for auction is a one-week stay at beachfront villa at an "exclusive" resort, several people bid the price up to about $7,000 and one guy prevails. Then someone approaches the auctioneer and whispers something in his ear. The auctioneer acts surprised and excited, and announces that the owner of the villa has decided to donate another one-week stay. The auctioneer then proceeds to guilt the second-place bidder into buying that week.

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 4:22 pm

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Jaw Breaker wrote:

Who cares as long as the money is going to a good cause? The people there know they are at a charity auction so it's not like they are being tricked into donating, that's the reason they are there in the first place.

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bigfan

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 4:55 pm

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Usually it is a company or named person matching the donations, or I am kind of with Beardown, whats the point?

Just give the $10K and then ask for more donations, with a goal of $20K.

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KDdidit

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 5:18 pm

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Charity is charity, but I'd bet the house if someone donated $10k the first day nobody would have mentioned it.

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IkeSouth

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 5:55 pm

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this is very derrick rose like. if the donating was done normally, they wouldn't have to stay anonymous. pick a lane. you either love kids or you want them to all suffer and die.

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:03 pm

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IkeSouth wrote:

this is very derrick rose like. if the donating was done normally, they wouldn't have to stay anonymous. pick a lane. you either love kids or you want them to all suffer and die.

This is the same kind of false dilemma thinking that Burntcheese traffics in! What are you, some kinda fancy boy?

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WhiteAndProud

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 10:40 pm

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Also, let's step back and look at the whole "One Step Camp" Charity. While I'm sure it does great things for the kids, take a look at the Board of Directors:

http://www.onestepcamp.org/about/board-of-directors/

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Board of Directors
Officers/Directors:

Allen Kutchins – Chairman
Kutchins Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.

Sander Berman - Vice President
Lipschultz, Levin & Gray

Bill Murphy – Vice President

Edwin Shinitzky – Secretary

Bill Strotman – Treasurer
Robert W. Baird & Co.

Edward S. Baum, MD – Chairman Emeritus
Directors:

Dan Bernstein
WSCR Radio

Chris Eilers
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Jeff Farkas
NorthShore University HealthSystem

Danielle Goldman

Janel Huston
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Jeff Infusino
Children's Oncology Services, Inc.

Jon Leiman
Pfingsten Partners, LLC.

Stuart Lissner
Apex Fundamental Partners, LLC.

Diane Mesh

Kasey Mueller
KCM Consultants

Jennifer Schneiderman, MD, MS
Children's Memorial Hospital

Richard Schwebel

Penny Yoselle

This is as much a way for Jews to build business contacts with Jews as it is an operation to help kids. How would Bernstein benefit? Well, his wife does have an event planning company(http://www.sqnevents.com/profiles-beth-bernstein.html). I'm just saying...

By the way I'm not being anti-semitic. Almost every group does this: Indians, Italians, Greeks, Gays, etc. The Blacks should too, but I digress.

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SpiralStairs

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 11:17 pm

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WhiteAndProud wrote:

By the way I'm not being anti-semitic. Almost every group does this: Indians, Italians, Greeks, Gays, etc. The Blacks should too, but I digress.

Then who gives a shit?

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:12 am

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WhiteAndProud wrote:

(http://www.sqnevents.com/profiles-beth-bernstein.html). I'm just saying....

The University of Chicago has students who are interested in getting into the field of wedding planning?

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bigz38

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:23 am

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Seriously, is this how this forum is all the time? "it's great that kids are being helped, but damnit, Dan is building contacts, and might be helping his wife find work, and I just can't allow that!"

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KDdidit

Post subject: Re: Charity scams

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:23 am

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bigz38 wrote:

Seriously, is this how this forum is all the time? "it's great that kids are being helped, but damnit, Dan is building contacts, and might be helping his wife find work, and I just can't allow that!"

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