We raised $1.3 million for Haiti. It would be kind of embarrassing if do not exceed that for our own people. It's at $150,900 as of this moment.
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Issue is there are already countless number of donations setup throughout KY. A poor showing tonight doesn’t mean people don’t care, they have likely given elsewhere already as I have.
Holtmann or Oats for next UK coach
I'll take Oats. He'll be able to recruit at a much higher level at UK than Bama.
What a huge gesture by Holtmann....pretty cool
Yes, this is a wonderful gesture. Putting it into context:
Holtmann makes $3.1 million/year. The median household income in Kentucky is about $55K. So Holtmann's donation is the equivalent of the average family donating $887 to the cause.
An $887 donation from an "average" family is very generous.
Holtman is on everyone’s radar.
Did take long. Hope your proud of yourself
Not to split hairs but since his tax bracket is 25% more than the average family the equivalency is even higher but point stands in his generosity.
hope it goes well - everyone should set aside whatever animosity they have
I'd hate to hear someone calling up and giving them crap while they donate their time to help Kentuckians
I'd hate to hear someone calling up and giving them crap while they donate their time to help Kentuckians
Embarrassing for who? These guys are raising money to help people in need after a terrible event. Whatever they raise is a Godsend for the needy, not a comparison to something else to make the program look bad. Anybody who thinks there is any reason to embarrassed about whatever is raised has there head in the wrong place.
Id rather that money go to my friends, family, and even people I don’t know in Kentucky. I hope the best for people from other countries, but we send crazy amounts of money there to begin with. It’s the American people we need to be concerned the most with. I don’t know why this is controversial. Every other nation worries about their own first, we’re being brainwashed into making our nation worse off.
They're 2 different events separated by a decade. It's not an either/or deal. The fact that our program raises money to help people in need is awesome. Not something to compare and be embarrassed about if one event raises more or less than another was my point. This isn't political. I hate politics. It's helping people who need it. You think we shouldn't have had the telethon for Haiti? Is that really what you're saying? I hope not.
WTH some of you can’t give your hate a rest for Cal for one thread. Says a lot about some alleged BBNM’s.
It's always good to give or help when your in a position to do so.
My Grandma always said, "charity starts at home "
yeah me saying he is a charitable guy who has all the qualities of a guy we would want at UK is bad. Stop quoting me, Richard.
This is CatsIllustrated, it’s not CatInCanuckLand. What difference does it make? Our team is 7-2. Oscar is playing very good. This is not a one-man forum. And that’s really a bad question!
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Prayers for the people, we drove thru there today coming back home to Memphis. It is a disaster area.
Jim Beam just donated $1 million. With the match that puts the total raised to over $3.5 million so far!!!
So I called…. Line was busy or whatever. Gave on the website. But they only show 544,987$ in current contributions. Is that from the website only or total?
Makes me laugh thinking about the goobers online who have one track minds and constantly say things like how we're supposedly close to another civil war happening and since we all hate each other, why not just let it happen and let the chips fall wherever. Yes, we have disagreements in life, but once again, tragedy shows that we all care about one another and when a community is hurting and in need, several other communities step in to help.
Don't ever let idiots act as if we all hate each other, because it's simply not true.
Don't ever let idiots act as if we all hate each other, because it's simply not true.
Damn!! Do some of you have to find negative out of everything posted. I’ll send my money and prayers and I’ll pray for all of us that seem to need conflict instead of just handing together for our Kentuckians in need. I apologize for my out burst but man there are times that demand love and cohesion.
That is very generous. This is really great to see. These people have lost so much. God bless all involved.