Wrestling for Life NCAA Challenge

[CowboyUp61]

Gentlemen, and other wrestling fans;

With Jim at Wrestling for Life’s blessing, we are continuing the spirit of friendly competition while supporting the growth of our sport, thought maybe we could get an across the boards bragging rights challenge for the NCAA tournament going. I know it is 5 months away, but it is never too early to start thinking about Wrestling for Life and growing the sport we all love. Plus, you can start saving money to donate!

Rules are simple;

1. Openly pledge any amount per team point scored by your team at the NCAA tournament to be donated to Wrestling For Life. MAKE SURE TO DESIGNATE YOUR TEAM. Example: CowboyUp61 pledges $1 per point for OKLA STATE. If OSU scores 150 team points, my donation would be $150.00. Any amount is welcome, and appreciated. If you don’t want to keep track, you can just donate a flat amount, and it counts for your board! Any receipt posted(to WFL J) dated after the original post is made, through April 2nd, counts!

2. ACTUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH ON YOUR PLEDGE, and post your receipt by April 2. (Nobody likes someone who skips out on a charity donation!)

3. The winning board and team will be decided by the amount of receipts to WFL posted by April 2.

4. The winning board gets an electronic trophy they can pin to the top of the board. Not to mention bragging rights for the next year.

5. One lucky soul who contributed to the winning board will receive a gift pack of clothing and memorabilia from the University they support worth approximately $150.00.

6. All who donate get the knowledge their money went to provide shoes to those that otherwise may not have them, tickets to events for kids who otherwise may never be able to attend, and that these young kids may stick with wrestling due to your support!

DISCLAIMER: My only affiliation with WFL is as a supporter. However, the cause is close to my heart as I was that kid who wouldn’t have been able to have wrestling shoes, equipment, trips to tournaments, etc. without the aid and assistance of others. Wrestling For Life does wonders in the wrestling community in getting equipment to where it can do the most good. Feel free to jump in and play along, with all funds going to a great cause!

 

[purescurve]

Gentlemen, and other wrestling fans;

With Jim at Wrestling for Life’s blessing, we are continuing the spirit of friendly competition while supporting the growth of our sport, thought maybe we could get an across the boards bragging rights challenge for the NCAA tournament going. I know it is 5 months away, but it is never too early to start thinking about Wrestling for Life and growing the sport we all love. Plus, you can start saving money to donate!

Rules are simple;

1. Openly pledge any amount per team point scored by your team at the NCAA tournament to be donated to Wrestling For Life. MAKE SURE TO DESIGNATE YOUR TEAM. Example: CowboyUp61 pledges $1 per point for OKLA STATE. If OSU scores 150 team points, my donation would be $150.00. Any amount is welcome, and appreciated. If you don’t want to keep track, you can just donate a flat amount, and it counts for your board! Any receipt posted(to WFL J) dated after the original post is made, through April 1st, counts!

2. ACTUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH ON YOUR PLEDGE, and post your receipt by April 1. (Nobody likes someone who skips out on a charity donation!)

3. The winning board and team will be decided by the amount of receipts to WFL posted by April 1.

4. The winning board gets an electronic trophy they can pin to the top of the board. Not to mention bragging rights for the next year.

5. One lucky soul who contributed to the winning board will receive a gift pack of clothing and memorabilia from the University they support worth approximately $150.00.

6. All who donate get the knowledge their money went to provide shoes to those that otherwise may not have them, tickets to events for kids who otherwise may never be able to attend, and that these young kids may stick with wrestling due to your support!

DISCLAIMER: My only affiliation with WFL is as a supporter. However, the cause is close to my heart as I was that kid who wouldn’t have been able to have wrestling shoes, equipment, trips to tournaments, etc. without the aid and assistance of others. Wrestling For Life does wonders in the wrestling community in getting equipment to where it can do the most good. Feel free to jump in and play along, with all funds going to a great cause!

Purescurve-.50 per IOWA point and .50 per Penn State point

 

[PinsNpints]

Natty's pretty far off but I like the way you think Cowboy !
.50 Hawks, .50 Panthers, .50 clones
Go Iowa

These monies generated will also be donated to HWC

 

[whejoe]

I'm down for $1 per point.

 

[sstark46]

I'll go $1 per point for Iowa and $25 bonus per every Iowa national champion

 

[CowboyUp61]

https://www.facebook.com/gg121and2/

Just another example of the good we can do together!

 

[GG121AND2]

I can't begin to adequately express my thanks to CowboyUp and the many other denizens of the "Hawkeye Report cesspool" who help us achieve our mission.

 

[minnhawkeye]

Put me down for $1.00 a point from the Hawks...Also extra $50.00 for a Hawk national champ...

 

[CowboyUp61]

right now, Iowa is in the lead, assuming a three way tie!

 

[IAChief32]

$1 a point for Iowa, $25 per Iowa champ

 

[GantryZ]

THE Northern Illinois University - $5 a point.

 

[GG121AND2]

Once again, I ca't you thank you enough, especially CowboyUp, but also GantryZ who is a long time friend.

 

[CumberlandHawk]

I wanted to bump this and ask if we can just donate a flat amount now or do we have to wait till after the tournament?

 

[LumbeeIndian]

I wanted to bump this and ask if we can just donate a flat amount now or do we have to wait till after the tournament?

You can. It's stated there in the original post.

 

[CowboyUp61]

I wanted to bump this and ask if we can just donate a flat amount now or do we have to wait till after the tournament?

Any receipt posted after the original counts for your team!

 

[CowboyUp61]

UPDATED Totals

PSU 7.50
Iowa 5.10
Northern Illinois 5.00
OKState 3.60
Bucknuts 1.10
Edinboro 1.00
ISU, UNI .50
Minny .10
Nebraska .10

 

[CumberlandHawk]

I decided to do this now while the overtime is here. Probably more to come in March.

November 4, 2017 at 8:40:17 AM PDT
Transaction ID: 0PB68416PU707033K




This email confirms that you have donated $50.00 USD to Wrestling for Life (jbrown@wrestlingforlife.org ) using PayPal.

 

[GG121AND2]

I decided to do this now while the overtime is here. Probably more to come in March.

November 4, 2017 at 8:40:17 AM PDT
Transaction ID: 0PB68416PU707033K




This email confirms that you have donated $50.00 USD to Wrestling for Life (jbrown@wrestlingforlife.org ) using PayPal.

It is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Herbert197]

I'm in for a buck to WFL for every Iowa team point. 50 buck bonus for every Terry toss.

 

[CumberlandHawk]

It is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Your work is greatly appreciated. Of course that is obvious by this thread. Keep it up! I think great days are ahead.

 

[CowboyUp61]

Just to remind everyone-this was posted Saturday.

Wrestling shoes headed to a middle school in New Jersey and to Royce Alger and his Beat the Streets kids in Des Moines. Thank you to all of our supporters who continue to make this possible.

 

[CowboyUp61]

And to top that off, here is todays post! WFL doing great work-join in and everyone help him and have some fun at the same time!

"It's a busy day at Wrestling for Life. I shipped 37 pairs of wrestling shoes to kids whose families can't afford them and received 81 ticket donations in the mail. Thank you to all of the people who make this possible."

 

[PSU Mike]

So, hypothetically, if I were to pledge $2 for every point that Penn State’s total exceeds Iowa’s, then the accounting would add $2 to PSU’s per point donation, and subtract $2 from Iowa’s?

 

[CowboyUp61]

So, hypothetically, if I were to pledge $2 for every point that Penn State’s total exceeds Iowa’s, then the accounting would add $2 to PSU’s per point donation, and subtract $2 from Iowa’s?

nope. But you are half right!

 

[CowboyUp61]

this was getting way to far down on the list! And don't forget Tuesday's donation days....See GG's thread also for matching on Donation Tuesday!

Wrestling For Life shared Jim Brown's post.
Yesterday at 12:59pm ·
Headgear on its way to Royce Alger and his Beat the Streets kids. Thanks to all of our Wrestling for Life supporters for making this happen.

 

[CowboyUp61]

Dang, should have had this challenge for Midlands! 5 champs is pretty good, I guess

 

[CowboyUp61]

Just thought I would bump this back up, just in case anyone forgot. Don't want you spending all your money elsewhere!

 

[CowboyUp61]

getting close to the end, only 2 weeks to get in on the fun! This is who I have so far:

CowboyUp61 OKSU 1.00 0 0.00 34
oberebo OKSU 0.50 0 0.00 34
purescurve IOWA 0.50 0 0.00 HR
purescurve Penn State 0.50 0 0.00 HR
PinsNpints IOWA 0.50 0 0.00 HR
PinsNpints Iowa State 0.50 0 0.00 HR
PinsNpints UNI 0.50 0 0.00 HR
kevin310 Penn State 1.00 0 0.00 bwi
CentexLion Penn State 1.00 0 0.00 bwi
sstark46 Iowa 1.00 0 0.00 HR
whejoe Iowa 1.00 0 0.00 HR
minnhawkeye Iowa 1.00 0 0.00 HR
Pokefan4life OKSU 1.00 0 0.00 34
Slushhead Penn State 1.50 0 0.00 bwi
Slushhead OKSU 0.10 0 0.00 bwi
Slushhead Iowa 0.10 0 0.00 bwi
Slushhead Minny 0.10 0 0.00 bwi
Slushhead Ohio State 0.10 0 0.00 bwi
Proud2bpokes OKSU 1.00 0 0.00 34
IAChief32 IOWA 1.00 0 0.00 HR
GantryZ Northern Illinois 5.00 0 0.00 HR
funkisfun12 Penn State 0.50 0 0.00 BWI
NYWRESTLER94 Ohio State 1.00 0 0.00 BWI
GreenmanRD Penn State 2.00 0 0.00 BWI
pawrestlersintn Penn State 1.00 0 0.00 BWI
pawrestlersintn Nebrasky 0.10 0 0.00 BWI
Herbert197 IOWA 1.00 0 0.00 HR
Bowandarrow Illinois 1.00 0 0.00 BWI
Bowandarrow Northwestern 1.00 0 0.00 BWI
Bowandarrow Princeton 1.00 0 0.00 BWI

 

[CowboyUp61]

With all your "new" fans coming over for the post-season, maybe some of them will join in. One of those fun things where everyone is a winner (except for SPYKER from BWI, who has proven himself to be a LOSER.)

 

[wasdt21]

they just come on to expressed how disappointed they are, not to contribute like real fans.

 

[GG121AND2]

This seems like a good time to update you all on some of the things you helped Wrestling for Life accomplish in the last 12 months. I hope it paints a picture of what your kindness means.

This weekend we are giving away tickets to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. Our total for the year will rank 4th in the 11 years that we have been giving tickets to wrestling events to middle school teams, kids clubs and youth organizations.

We sent wrestling shoes and headgear to middle schools, kids clubs and Beat the Streets organizations in California, Oklahoma , Georgia, New Jersey, Illinois and Iowa. The lack of adequate gear is one of the biggest roadblocks to youth participation.

Last spring and summer we launched 2 annual wrestling camp scholarships, the Bill Bails Scholarship is targeted to middle school athletes with 2 years or less experience. The Logan Luft Scholarship is geared to middle schoolers in general. We will be adding 2 annual scholarships this year, one for middle school girls and one for special needs athletes.

You also helped us send kids to the HWC banquet, support educational outreach at the Hall of Fame's 2 locations and help grow girls wrestling.

I thank our friends from HR, BWI and 34 and Counting for your generosity. Most of all - thank you CowboyUp for putting this together.

 

[CowboyUp61]

they just come on to expressed how disappointed they are, not to contribute like real fans.

As @wasdt21 says above, real fans contribute to the future! Come on in and help one of your own help wrestlers all over the country!

 

[MSeil]

A little early...
You donated $100.00 USD to Wrestling for Life

Donation Details
Date: March 15, 2018 at 6:52:22 AM PDT
Transaction ID: 4915-9611-0686-7616
Purpose: Wrestling For Life
Donation to: Wrestling for Life

 

[CowboyUp61]

Gentlemen, I will start hitting the books tomorrow to remind you. Thanks to those who played. You all had a better weekend than most expected, cost you some money, but should give good satisfaction when everyone sees how much each of you helped raise to push wrestling further!

 

[CowboyUp61]

You donated $75.00 USD to Wrestling for Life

Donation Details
Date:
March 19, 2018 at 6:01:02 AM PDT
Transaction ID:

1UC57177EF982464C

Purpose:

Wrestling For Life


Donation to:

Wrestling for Life


Donation from:

CowboyUp61


Donation amount:

$75.00 USD

Total amount of this transaction

$75.00 USD


Felt bad because of our lack of scoring, so doubled my pledge. Still proud of each Cowboy that went out and competed.

 

[CowboyUp61]

If all of the pledges come in, we will have raised $2,656.15 through this little endeavor. Don't forget to copy and paste your receipt, so you can get credit through the rules!

 

[purescurve]

If all of the pledges come in, we will have raised $2,656.15 through this little endeavor. Don't forget to copy and paste your receipt, so you can get credit through the rules!

Can't seem to find my receipt so I posted the Transaction number. Is that enough per the rules?

 

[CowboyUp61]

Can't seem to find my receipt so I posted the Transaction number. Is that enough per the rules?

if I can find that number, it will work for me.

 

[whejoe]

Date: March 20, 2018 at 8:43:27 AM PDT
Transaction ID: 5302-8426-2387-888
Purpose: Wrestling For Life
Donation to: Wrestling for Life
Donation from: whejoe@yahoo.com
Donation amount: $100.00 USD

 

[CowboyUp61]

Wheeeeeeeeeeee, Joe!

Sorry, I couldn't resist-another higher than pledged!