DLF's Toys for Tots Fundraiser
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Hey everybody, this is Jeff Miller from Dynasty League Football. If you’ve made your way to our GoFundMe page, you probably already know we are conducting a Toys for Tots fundraising drive for the Las Vegas area. That's right, the combined might of the Tom Selleck of Twitter (that's me) and the preeminent dynasty fantasy powerhouse (that’s DynastyLeageFootball.com) are here to run roughshod over your wallet and ask very nicely for you to give until it hurts (figuratively, of course).
When you donate toys to Toys for Tots, which is operated by the United States Marine Corps, they go directly to area kids in need. When you make a cash donation, about 97 cents of every dollar goes to toys, with the other 3% covering fundraising, publicity, and overhead. Zero dollars go to administrative costs or salaries. Toys for Tots is as good of a charitable organization as you will find.
Ideally we will raise enough money that I can both go on an epic shopping trip and cut a check to Toys for Tots. Considering the size and tight-knittedness of the fantasy football community, I don’t think that is an unreasonable expectation.
If you are unable to give and still want to help, you can do that by getting the word out about our efforts. Tweet, post to Facebook, tell your friends, take out an ad on Monday Night Football…anything will help.
As an added bonus, Dynasty League Football is going to throw in five one-year subscriptions to DLF to five randomly drawn people who donate $50 or more dollars. (In order to qualify for the drawing, please make a non-anonymous donation and then contact me through GoFundMe.)
Once the fundraising drive is over, I'll withdraw the funds and hit the stores for some toys. With transparency in mind, once the shopping is done, I will post pictures of the receipt/s. Aside from GoFundMe's cut, 100% of the donations will go directly to Toys for Tots.
You have until the 10th of December to give, so hop on it!
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity, whether it be monetary or simply be helping get the word out. It means a lot to me personally as well as the entire team at DLF and, most importantly, the families we are banding together to help.
Happy Holidays!
-Jeff Miller
FAQ
Why is the cutoff December 10th?
Toys for Tots accepts toys up until the 12th. This will give me time to withdraw the funds and get the shopping done.
Why Toys?
We are aware giving kids toys isn’t exactly curing cancer or solving world hunger. At least not directly. What it does do is give kids a respite from what may perhaps be a less than ideal home situation. It gives them the chance to be creative, or to escape, or simply to do what kids should do: have fun. The more kids we can touch through programs like Toys for Tots, the better chance we have at having a happy, well-adjusted younger generation. Healthy kids become healthy adults, which certainly can’t hurt the odds we cure cancer and solve world hunger.
Why Las Vegas?
Because the economy here is rooted in the tourism industry, we were among the hardest hit cities following the recession in 2008. Real estate prices tumbled by 50-75%, tens of thousands of jobs were lost, people turned to the streets….it got ugly. We’re crawling our way back, but we aren’t there yet. Even before the economic collapse, every city in America had kids who went without the things that most help them be kids. In this post-recession era, that problem has only gotten worse.
When you donate toys to Toys for Tots, which is operated by the United States Marine Corps, they go directly to area kids in need. When you make a cash donation, about 97 cents of every dollar goes to toys, with the other 3% covering fundraising, publicity, and overhead. Zero dollars go to administrative costs or salaries. Toys for Tots is as good of a charitable organization as you will find.
Ideally we will raise enough money that I can both go on an epic shopping trip and cut a check to Toys for Tots. Considering the size and tight-knittedness of the fantasy football community, I don’t think that is an unreasonable expectation.
If you are unable to give and still want to help, you can do that by getting the word out about our efforts. Tweet, post to Facebook, tell your friends, take out an ad on Monday Night Football…anything will help.
As an added bonus, Dynasty League Football is going to throw in five one-year subscriptions to DLF to five randomly drawn people who donate $50 or more dollars. (In order to qualify for the drawing, please make a non-anonymous donation and then contact me through GoFundMe.)
Once the fundraising drive is over, I'll withdraw the funds and hit the stores for some toys. With transparency in mind, once the shopping is done, I will post pictures of the receipt/s. Aside from GoFundMe's cut, 100% of the donations will go directly to Toys for Tots.
You have until the 10th of December to give, so hop on it!
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity, whether it be monetary or simply be helping get the word out. It means a lot to me personally as well as the entire team at DLF and, most importantly, the families we are banding together to help.
Happy Holidays!
-Jeff Miller
FAQ
Why is the cutoff December 10th?
Toys for Tots accepts toys up until the 12th. This will give me time to withdraw the funds and get the shopping done.
Why Toys?
We are aware giving kids toys isn’t exactly curing cancer or solving world hunger. At least not directly. What it does do is give kids a respite from what may perhaps be a less than ideal home situation. It gives them the chance to be creative, or to escape, or simply to do what kids should do: have fun. The more kids we can touch through programs like Toys for Tots, the better chance we have at having a happy, well-adjusted younger generation. Healthy kids become healthy adults, which certainly can’t hurt the odds we cure cancer and solve world hunger.
Why Las Vegas?
Because the economy here is rooted in the tourism industry, we were among the hardest hit cities following the recession in 2008. Real estate prices tumbled by 50-75%, tens of thousands of jobs were lost, people turned to the streets….it got ugly. We’re crawling our way back, but we aren’t there yet. Even before the economic collapse, every city in America had kids who went without the things that most help them be kids. In this post-recession era, that problem has only gotten worse.
Organizer
Jeff Miller
Organizer
Las Vegas, NV
