05-06-2016, 02:42 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Fort McMurray - Donations and charity discussion - (Red Cross tally = $39,596.50)
Moving the discussion and follow-up from the Fort Mac Wildfire Thread here. It just goes to show how amazing this community is, that this needed it's own thread.
The purpose of this thread is to discuss ideas for charity events, fundraising, and things of that nature, that will invariably end up helping the victims of this horrible tragedy.
I will also continue to update the ongoing CP tally of donations to the Red Cross that CP'ers have decided to disclose, either on the forums or in PMs, here. This is not including the amounts that have not been disclosed, and does not include Federal/Government matching. This is not an official CP-driven charity drive, these are just individual donations made by this incredible community. If you have made a donation since this thread was started, and would like it to be included in the tally, please feel free to follow-up with a post below, or in a PM to me. I will do my best to keep the tally updated as I am able to.
If you're planning on making a donation to the Canadian Red Cross, please visit:
https://donate.redcross.ca/ea-action...paign.id=50639
You can also:
• Text FIRES to 45678 to donate $10
• Text REDCROSS to 30333 to donate $5.
Please feel free to add and discuss any other means of charity, and goodwill to help out our neighbours up north.
So far, members of this forum, including their families, and in some cases their workplaces have individually donated more than $39,596.50 to the Canadian Red Cross in emergency relief for the victims of the wild fires in Fort McMurray and area.
Last edited by TheDragon; 05-15-2016 at 09:18 AM.
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05-06-2016, 03:25 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I'd like to add that if there is anyone who would like to know if their house is there/gone PM me the address and I'll do my best to look at the satellite images. No promises of course, but I might be able to offer some reassurance to those unsure.
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05-06-2016, 04:14 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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$5 from me. Wish I could donate more but not in the cards right now.
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05-06-2016, 04:37 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Oshawa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubecube
$5 from me. Wish I could donate more but not in the cards right now.
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Same for me.
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05-06-2016, 04:46 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Dec 2014
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We did $300 in diapers and food today.
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05-06-2016, 05:34 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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$100 from my family, matched by my employer.
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05-06-2016, 05:56 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Is Calgary looking for any volunteers to help out, and assist the displaced people that may be looking for temporary housing or meals, etc? I would be down for that.
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05-06-2016, 06:27 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Final amount from the Blues:
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues – Verified account @StLouisBlues
Thanks to our fans, we raised over $25,000 for Fort McMurray wildfire victims yesterday! #stlblues #WeAllBleedBlue
And the Jets have donated $100,000:
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets – Verified account @NHLJets
.@WJTNFoundation donates $100,000 to support Red Cross in Northern Alberta. >> http://winnipegjets.com/fortmcmurray
My office also raised $32,000 today.
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05-06-2016, 06:38 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time
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$50 from me; and my employer will match it. Hopefully will be able to contribute more soon.
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05-06-2016, 07:41 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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$50 from our family
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05-06-2016, 07:49 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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$25 is the best I can do.
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05-06-2016, 08:13 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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$10
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05-06-2016, 08:52 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Montréal, QC
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I posted the story along with some photos and a donation link in a local facebook group, hopefully there are some kiwis willing to help out.
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05-06-2016, 10:33 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Iggy-ville
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Donated $150.
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05-06-2016, 11:02 PM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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I donated $5 today, trying to get more to give.
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05-06-2016, 11:03 PM
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Scoring Winger
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One of my staff has significant family ties to YMM. I 5X matched my office collective donation. No numbers, but as a point of reference, it is roughly 60X what I donated to pimking.
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05-06-2016, 11:08 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SW
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$100 + $100 match from my employer
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05-06-2016, 11:12 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Montréal, QC
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According to this article on the CBC, $30 million has been raised by the Red Cross so far.
That means, as we here at CP approach the $30k mark, we are responsible for 1/1000 of the total donations at this point.
I'm sure the numbers have gone up a lot since the article was put out but still, this is great stuff to see. Well done everybody.
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05-07-2016, 12:28 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Mods, please disable the thanks limit.
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05-07-2016, 08:02 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Something to keep in mind when donating:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...571749?cmp=rss
Unfortunately with the matching it makes more sense to donate to the Red Cross. Maybe the Red Cross could distribute funds to local agencies?
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