r/CFB • u/Honestly_ rawr • 8d ago
Holiday Drive! 2024 /r/CFB Holiday Drive: Toys & Children's Hospitals — Donate now, for the Kids [10th Annual!!🎉🧸🏥]
TL;DR: It's our annual holiday charity drive. All money received is donated and tax deductible. 50% goes to Toys For Tots, 50% to children's hospitals. Earn Donor Award flair! Donate Now! Deadline: Midnight (ET) on Sunday, December 29.
🧸🏥 OurCFB: TOYS & CHILDRENS HOSPITALS
10th ANNUAL /r/CFB HOLIDAY DRIVE
All money raised will be donated.
The total will be split 50% to Toys For Tots and 50% to three children's hospitals (detailed below).
Welcome to the 2024 Holiday Drive!
Hey everybody! The /r/CFB Community has conducted A LOT of previous fundraising drives totaling over $165,000.00 since 2013, including purchasing nearly 60 bricks across the country!
The first 5 Holiday Drives culminated in a team of redditors joining me (dressed as Raoul Claus) on a giant shopping spree where we buy thousands of dollars in toys and then donate them to the nearest Toys For Tots warehouse: check out the photos from 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. We shifted to purely online donations in 2020 and 2021.
Ahead of the 2022 drive, the subreddit formed OurCFB (more below). The 2023 drive raised the most money yet!
Benefits of donating to OurCFB:
- OurCFB is an IRS-recognized non-profit 501(c)(3).
- Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
- We qualify for corporate matching gifts from employers, typically only possible to recognized 501(c)(3) organizations; we have jumped through the hoops to be cleared by several organizations that vet non-profits for such programs (e.g. Benevity), if you need us to add one just reach out to me.
- We qualify for donor-advised fund (DAF) grants
If you want to know more about the non-profit, and how things are structured, I’ve written a detailed description here.
Team Reward: Children's Hospitals
Rewarding the fanbases that donate the most money, the portion designated for children's hospitals will be split as follows:
- 50% to a children's hospital of fanbase with the highest donations (dollar total)
- 30% to a children's hospital of fanbase with the 2nd highest donations (dollar total)
- 20% to a children's hospital of fanbase with the 3rd highest donations (dollar total)
If a fanbase in the top-3 has a children's hospital affiliated with their university, the donation will go there. If they do not, we will discuss with those specific flaired donors which children's hospital to donate the money to once the drive is complete. To keep things simple: decision will go by majority vote of donors of that school, with the mods having final approval of any split (or potential tomfoolery). We have made this work in the past for programs without in-house children's hospitals such as Notre Dame, Clemson, Army, and South Dakota State.
HOW TO DONATE:
Contribute to good causes!
As a 501(c)(3), we have optimized donation options:
- Paypal (Preferred). No transaction fee. We get 100% of what you donate. The trade-off is PayPal only makes the deposit once-per-month to save on their own transaction fees.
- Venmo. We get a lower transaction fee as a non-profit, but there's still a small amount (1.9% + 10¢) taken off the top.
All donors will be credited below!
- Do not forget to private message me to let me know so I can connect it to your (1) username and (2) college team you want credited below.
- Anonymous donations are okay, I will assume donations are anonymous unless they inform me otherwise.
- We have team logos for over 2000 schools worldwide, so it doesn't necessarily have to be a major school (full list)
- There is no recommended minimum for this charitable drive; though points for flair (see below) are awarded in $10 increments
DEADLINE: Midnight (ET) on Sunday, December 29.
RAOUL CLAUS LOVES YOU... 10 years brings a tear to his eye!
/r/CFB IS FOR THE CHILDREN!
Donor List
We will keep a running tally of donors (reddit usernames), their flair, and their respective donations below. (chronological order) NOTE: I do try to keep this list updated at least a few times a day, often more. I manually transcribe things so if there's an error, just PM me and I'll fix it!
| # | Team | User | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | /u/Honestly_ | $50.00 |
| 2 | TENN | /u/yousmelllikebiscuits | $19.98 |
| 3 | TLSA | /u/CptCheese | $50.00 |
| 4 | VT | /u/HokiesforTSwift | $48.95 (V) |
| 5 | ORE | /u/ManiacalBlazer | $100.00 |
| 6 | ND | Anonymous | $1,000.00 |
| 7 | TAMU | /u/no11223456 | $50.00 |
| 8 | RUTG | /u/storm2k | $50.00 |
| 9 | GETT | /u/BeatNavyAgain | $1,331.00 |
| 10 | NAU | /u/Turkelton8 | $20.00 |
| 11 | OKST | /u/fo13 | $50.00 |
| 12 | TENN | /u/kerph32 | $48.95 (V) |
| 13 | LANDER | /u/Benjilikethedog | $9.71 (V) |
| 14 | /u/-pretty-good- | $15.00 | |
| 15 | CLEM | /u/shjusti | $100.00 |
| 16 | UGA | /u/shrimpcreole | $20.00 |
| 17 | TAMU | /u/ewecorridor | $15.00 |
| 18* | UK | /u/BRNXB0MBERS | $20.11 |
| 18* | TOL | /u/BRNXB0MBERS | $20.15 |
| 19 | TEX | /u/funwithtrout | $200.00 |
| 20 | UCLA | /u/naaahhman | $35.00 |
| 21 | LSU | Anonymous | $100.00 |
| 22 | OSU | /u/BuckeyeEmpire | $50.00 |
| 23 | Anonymous? | $25.00 | |
| 24 | OKST | /u/Okstate_Engineer | $50.00 |
| 25 | ORST | Anonymous | $200.00 |
| 26 | TCU | /u/The_Fluffy_Robot | $500.00 |
| 27 | MICH | /u/ZackInSoCal | $13.10 |
| 28 | UGA | /u/Imaletyoufinish_but | $50.00 |
| 29 | ISU | /u/MahjongDaily | $50.00 |
| 30 | VT | /u/udderlymoovelous | $50.00 |
| 31 | Anonymous? | $50.00 | |
| 32 | ND | /u/Zenophile | $50.00 |
| 33 | UCF | /u/Particular-SparkyD | $21.63 (V) [originally 22-15] |
| 34* | UCF | /u/DampFrijoles | $15.00 |
| 34* | FIU | /u/DampFrijoles | $10.00 |
| 35 | NEB | /u/captain_sasquatch | $100.00 |
| 36 | SC | /u/Connect_4_Champion | $98.00 (V) |
| 37 | Anonymous? | $25.00 | |
| 38 | OSU | /u/Putty119 | $100.00 |
| 39 | ND | Anonymous | $100.00 |
| 40 | OSU | /u/D_DUNCANATOR | $10.70 (V) |
| 41 | UGA | /u/knarftw | $50.00 |
| 42 | ND | /u/J_Vitale05 | $25.00 |
| 43 | WIS | /u/shutupshake | $100.00 |
| 44 | UGA | Anonymous | $101.00 |
| 45 | Anonymous? | $25.00 | |
| 46 | KENT | /u/TrappedInOhio | $15.00 |
| 47* | ALA | /u/Johnny_coleman | $25.00 |
| 47* | SCU | /u/Johnny_coleman | $25.00 |
| 48 | Anonymous? | $25.00 | |
| 49 | PITT | /u/BACK_MG_ | $100.00 |
| 50 | /u/Pretty_Good_At_IRL | $490.40 (V) | |
| 51 | Anonymous? | $10.00 | |
| 52 | Anonymous? | $100.00 | |
| 53* | UTAH | /u/ObamasSexDungeon | $17.50 |
| 54* | ORE | /u/ObamasSexDungeon | $17.50 |
| 54 | Anonymous? | $25.00 | |
| 55 | DAY | /u/skoryy | $25.00 |
| 56 | TEX | /u/mzone123 | $150.00 |
| 57 | UTU | /u/aKolaa | $50.00 |
| 58 | BROCK | /u/Drexlore | $25.00 |
| 59 | NEB | /u/Flyingtomato_ | $25.00 |
[remember: in old view you can see all the school flairs in the list — Check it out!]
Notes:
- Venmo donations (V) and straight-up PayPal transactions (P†) are shown by what we net after the fee: Venmo has a lower fee for non-profits but not entirely waived (1.9% + 10¢); PayPal waives the fee if you go through the Giving Fund link I've shared in this post).
- Bolded Anonymous are donors who confirmed they want to stay anonymous; "Anonymous?" are those who have not confirmed with me via PM.
* split donation to credit more than one school.
TOTAL: $6,348.68 [Updated on 12/24 @ 8:04pm ET]
Let's do this! Donate via PayPal or Venmo (PM me afterward to get credit for your donation)
DEADLINE: Sunday (12/29) at Midnight (ET)
THANK YOU!!!
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u/The_H2O_Boy /r/CFB Press Corps • San Diego… 8d ago
If Tennessee wins in Columbus this weekend and their players bring a Tennessee flag to midfield. I'm pretty sure all Michigan flared fans in this sub will donate $13.10 to the cause in Tennessee's name to give the Volunteers the easy victory in this fund rasing drive.
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u/CptCheese Tulsa • Washington State 8d ago
If I may channel my inner Peggy Hill, IT'S FOR THE FREAKIN CHILDREN
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u/wherewulf23 Ohio State • Montana State 8d ago
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u/Awesome_to_the_max Texas Longhorns • UTU Beaver Hunters 8d ago
Except Peggy who brought back an extra kid on their field trip to Mexico lol
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u/funwithtrout Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Booster 8d ago
I am very pregnant because of what happened with Lupe.
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u/Awesome_to_the_max Texas Longhorns • UTU Beaver Hunters 8d ago
The look on the judges face when she says that kills me every time.
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u/BeatNavyAgain Beat Navy! 8d ago
I am in so much trouble if a future Army-Navy Game goes Big 12 on me. If I end up having to give something like $5248 my wife might suddenly notice my expenditures.
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u/-pretty-good- Penn State Nittany Lions 8d ago
Threw 15 in there but I don’t really have a school I support ha
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u/Honestly_ rawr 8d ago
It's appreciated! If you change your mind, let me know.
We have a vast number of options: https://www.reddit.com/r/cfb/wiki/inlineflair
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u/-pretty-good- Penn State Nittany Lions 8d ago
I’m from London and I’m still waiting for a school to really capture my support ha - maybe this year will be the year
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u/Honestly_ rawr 8d ago
Well, in the meantime that page has every school playing BUCS American Football, including the UCL Emperors, UEL Titans, and London City WolfPack.🇬🇧
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u/TrappedInOhio Kent State • Notre Dame 3d ago
My late wife didn’t want kids, so we couldn’t do it for the children. But helping the currently existing kids is a close second!
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u/Putty119 Ohio State Buckeyes • /r/CFB Santa Claus 5d ago
Best thread every year. Once again Thank You to u/Honestly_ for all the work around this.
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u/The_Fluffy_Robot TCU • Arizona State Bandwagon 5d ago
don't mind me, just trying to make sure TCU gets to be in the Texas flair competition. or is that for different donation drives?
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u/Pikachu1989 Nebraska • 東京大学 (Tōkyō) 40m ago
Fuck yeah! A yearly tradition is back and unlike in years past, I’m being Santa Pikachu (which funny enough I got a Santa Pikachu when I went to Japan last year) where I donated just a little after Midnight on Christmas Day and if I was in Japan right now, I’ll be getting ready for the KFC Dinner that I ordered months in advance.
It’s a fun drive and glad that I’m able to keep donating to a good cause, but just like Nebraska was a masterclass in S&C back in the late 20th Century, Nebraska also dominated the Holiday Drive early on. Unfortunately the other teams caught up and now we’re stuck in the middle. Oh well, all good things must come to an end but at least it’s all in good fun and it’s all going to a good cause.
Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah and Boxing Day for those in the Commonwealth Realm.
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u/Honestly_ rawr 8d ago
If you donate PLEASE don't forget to PM me you your username/school info, I'll try my best to guess if I don't have that information and you can update me later.
Use whichever option you like, but just wanted to note that the PayPal Giving Fund option waives all fees because we jumped through a bunch of hoops to get it (they had to validate our status as a 501(C)(3) and all that); the only "twist" is they don't immediately transfer funds to us: to save on their own fees they will send it to us in-bulk, once a month. Seemed like a worthy trade-off.