Jon Wilhite Recovery Fund: First Update (WITH UPDATE UPDATED!)

by Nico on Jun 15, 2009 4:30 PM PDT

As AN continues to collect donations for the Jon Wilhite Recovery Fund that Kurt & Renee Suzuki have set up, I plan to give periodic updates and this will be the first one.

Please note that we will accept donations for as long as they come in, but I am planning to send in the first main batch of donations in about a week -- so if you wish to participate but have not yet gotten around to doing so, please consider sending your donation in the next couple days.

Here is where we are so far, as of today's mail:

I have now received 23 donations totaling $870.00:

* 4 donations of $100.00
* 5 donations of $50.00
* 1 donation of $25.00
* 6 donations of $20.00
* 1 donation of $15.00
* 6 donations of $10.00

This total does not include:

* A $100.00 "matching pledge" by LibrariAN that we can now cash in on for getting 5 $20.00 donations.

* A $100.00 "matching pledge" by iglew if/when we hit a total of 10 $10.00 donations.

* Any checks already in the mail that have not yet arrived to Berkeley.

* Donations that have made through baseballgirl's PayPal account (those are not yet tabulated).

If you wish to participate and have not yet done so, you can either send a check payable to "Jon Wilhite Recovery Fund" to:

Jon Wilhite Recovery Fund c/o
1152 Euclid Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708

Or you can donate through PayPal to baseballgirl's PayPal account (baseballgirl1976@hotmail.com), and baseballgirl has pledged to cover all PayPal charges as her donation.

Finally, some of the donations have come with notes, like one that arrived today that I thought I'd share: "I never met Nick but he was my sister's nephew. (She is married to the brother of Nick's mom, Janet.) I am praying for the souls of those who died and for a full recovery for Jon. This is not much money, but I want him to know that people near and far -- friends and strangers -- are pulling for him."

It's not about the money, it's about the participation -- participate and the money will be there. Thanks again to those who have donated and to those who will. It's for a good cause.

{UPDATE, Tuesday 4:25PM PDT} Please see my comment in the thread for an updated total that includes PayPal and today's mail.

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and that doesn't include direct donations...that's a great job by AN

by stm72 on Jun 15, 2009 5:47 PM PDT reply actions

By direct, you mean sent straight to Southern California not through AN?

I hope ANers who are donating are doing so either through the address or through BBG’s paypal, so we can give proper credit!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 15, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions

yes, that's what i meant. a good deed is its own reward. end of story

by stm72 on Jun 15, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought it was only rewarding if I got a standing ovation

That’s why I never help anyone. You rarely get a standing ovation, so to heck with my CPR training – they can just lie there.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 15, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll send you $60 now,

so it can be counted with the first batch.

If you get more $10 donations, I’ll match the rest with a second check later.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 15, 2009 7:22 PM PDT reply actions

Sounds great; thanks, iglew!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 15, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions

I am mailing a cheque tomorrow morning for $120.00

for the $20 matches.

by LibrariAN on Jun 15, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Woo hoo!

Gracias, señorita.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 15, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Just put my check in the mailbox

Hope it gets to you fast

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Jun 15, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions

Thank you, Hellooooooooooooooo 1st!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 15, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions

I think my username is a bit dated nowadays

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Jun 16, 2009 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Just sent my contribution to baseballgirl's PayPal.

In case it wasn’t noted earlier, if you’re sending your donation via PayPal, be sure to click “Personal” (instead of “Purchase”) and choose “Gift”. Pay using a bank account rather than a credit card. Doing this means neither you nor bbg will have to pay any PayPal charges.

The artist formerly known as HigherPie.

by vegAN ryAN on Jun 15, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions

I will rec this and hope others do too...

That way the address for the donations will be easy to access.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 15, 2009 11:41 PM PDT reply actions

Rec'ed

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jun 16, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions

I just sent $20 via paypal to BBG

Thank you again BBG for giving us this option.

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jun 16, 2009 10:02 AM PDT reply actions

Yup, decided to quickly take care of it before I forgot through PP

And for some reason PP forwarded me to the add bank account page when I hit send o_O I already had one linked- but it says the transaction went through so hopefully it did!

I’ll try to send more when I can.

by fruitattack on Jun 16, 2009 10:30 AM PDT reply actions

Thank you, adragon and fruitattack!

I’ll get the numbers from bbg when I have a chance and report back with a more accurate, and updated, running total mid-week.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 16, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions

The numbers have been sent!

And confirmation emails should have been sent to you as well, bcc-ing each donor.

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jun 16, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Got the email - $270.00, from 11 additional donors through PayPal,

as of this morning. Adding to that 4 checks I received today totaling $110.00 and we are now good for:

$980.00 in checks
$270.00 in PayPal donations
$220.00 in pledges
-————————————
$1,470.00

plus…whatever is still to come…

Thank you, all!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 16, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Threw in $20

Hopefully that gets us close to tipping $1500. $20 isn’t much to make a difference but hopefully each person lets everyone know that we don’t forget about them…

by SeanR on Jun 16, 2009 6:02 PM PDT reply actions

I know I sound like a broken record,

but $20.00 DOES make a difference. It gives us not only $20.00 more towards the cause, but it gives us a 41st (as of this writing) participant to further inspire those who plan to participate to get around to it. To me it’s all about participation; the dollar amount will take care of itself if enough people participate at any level.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 16, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions