A Thank You from Ken Korach

by Tyler Bleszinski on May 1, 2008 2:24 PM PDT

Ken Korach, the stellar play-by-play voice of the A's recently sent me a note that he wanted me to share with Athletics Nation. He's been very happy with the support that he's received from AN for his charity effort. If you aren't aware, Sporty Spice has organized an effort to back Korach and she deserves a ton of credit for doing something great . You are still more than welcome to join.

Without further ado, here is what Ken would like to say:

Blez...I don't know if this is possible, but I wanted to send along a thank-you to the entire AN community for getting behind my charity.    It is so heartwarming and gratifying to have received such a wonderful response.

One thing I have learned about trying to raise money is that you can't be afraid to ask.   I understand that people have other important priorities and we all probably get tired at some point of being asked to donate to a cause.      All I am trying to do is get the word out and this effort has confirmed that people have their hearts in the right place.   I really believe that by the end of the season, the high school baseball players in Oakland will have benefited greatly.

I can't thank you and everyone at AN enough.   Through good times and bad....good broadcasts and bad...the support has been something that I have never taken for granted.

By my own count, including the donations from AN, we are over $5,000 so far.

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Interesting

It looks like there’s no longer a limitation on how long a post can be replied to. If that was announced I missed it, but I think it used to be after a week or so posts could no longer be commented on.

Aside from that, it’s good to see more people jumping in on this.

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by Flashfire on May 1, 2008 2:36 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks for posting this note, Blez.

And thanks to Capt. Ken for getting the drive started, and SportySpice for letting us in on it!

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by Poppy on May 1, 2008 3:08 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah!!!!!

this is so encouraging. ( starts to e-mail friends & family to chip in….)

"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."

by Imaseasonticketholder on May 1, 2008 3:27 PM PDT reply actions

Join the Fun

if you haven’t already. You can declare your contribution here, or if you want to be an anonymous philanthropist, you can email me at sbeck97@gmail.com. Whether you pledge 10 cents a win or $2 a win, it’s all good.

Check out the running tally of our pledges on the left hand box on the home page. We’re already approaching $1000!

by SportySpice on May 1, 2008 3:29 PM PDT reply actions

Ooops

What I should have said is we’re approaching $500, but let’s get to $1,000 by the end of May.

by SportySpice on May 1, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Update

Including people who just pledged today, we have 20 people making contributions ranging from 50 cents to $4 per win.
Each A’s victory means another $33.21 from AN.
That’s $564.57 just in one month.

by SportySpice on May 1, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions