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Re: depth of caring
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 17 Sep 2001 16:35:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> The latest tally I have is 650,000.00 USD raised for the Red Cross in a
> media market of only 1 million, with little publicity other than on the
> stations themselves.
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> http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=474043&nav=0Rcd0Uts4h5k
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> Does anyone have tales of elsewhere to share? I can't believe that GR was
> the only place that did this.
This isn't quite as large-scale, but a Pittsburgh radio station held a
fund raiser at a local stadium and took in somewhere over $180,000.00 in
just 10 hours. I don't have a link, but they announced it on-air.
Dave!
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| (...) Los Angeles had 2 drives sponsored by competing TV stations. $350,000 was raised by one. Over $1,000,000 was raised by the other. Not bad for a couple of anchors who made a simple phone call to get them started. -Dave (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> The latest tally I have is 650,000.00 USD raised for the Red Cross in a media market of only 1 million, with little publicity other than on the stations themselves. (URL) anyone have tales (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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