***** Santas Strike Force 2015!!! ***** BEASTY BONUS MODE!! (Details in OP)

DeVore

Hey all!!

Its that time of the year again! Santa's on his way and we're back collecting cash for kids charities!

WHAT DO WE DO?
We collect money from online donations of boardsies and I contact children's charities around Xmas and find out what "quality of life improving" items they would ask for from Santa! In the past we've bought everything as diverse as rocking chairs to Xboxes, go karts to kitchen tables.

HOW DOES THIS WORK?
You donate money. I use it to buy these things. No one gets paid. 100% of your money will go to making life a bit better for these kids.
Think of it as, you giving them a treat for xmas. I just middleman the whole operation and take the hassle out of it for you. (I still need your donation mind you!).


I'VE ONLY A FIVER!
I've seen abused kids make a counselling breakthrough with 2 euros worth of finger paints. For 70 euro a kid can have a new 3D printed limb. When you strip away the overheads and costs of admin etc, you would be surprised how far your fiver can go.

I KNOW A KIDS CHARITY THAT COULD USE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
Great, PM me and lets see if we cant work something out!




PLEASE DONATE!! Please encourage others to donate. Spread the word on all the medias of socialness!

On Boards you can use the tag [.SSF]write anything here[./SSF] (but without the "."s) and you will add our little icon! Stick it in your sig or in any post you want to!
(I just tested it, so I know it works!! )

[SSF]LIKE THIS[/SSF]

Or Mobile users can click here

Every single penny donated goes into the projects for kids charities! A few quid can make a world of a difference!


I'll be back over the next few days to update you all on the various projects to date this year!

Finally, remember we are always looking for new targets! If you know a kids charity who could use some life-improving equipment then let me know!!


Edit: Beasty Bonus details, even the smallest donation can make a big difference now

Beasty wrote: »

And now for something slightly different.....

This pledge is not to do with how much, but how many.

So here's the deal:

I will pledge based on the number of unique posters (re-regs of someone who has already pledged don't count!), who pledge donations in this thread between now and the end of the year

10 pledges = €100
25 pledges = €250
100 pledges = €1,000
250 pledges = €2,500 (we didn't get that many last year, so let's see if we can get the full might of AH behind the appeal this year)
500 pledges - well you can probably guess:pac:

Happy Cyber Monday everyone

Another Beasty bonus running till midnight 14/12/15

Beasty wrote: »

OK - this is only going to happen the once this year, and may be the last time I do it, ever....

I will match all (genuine) pledges in this thread between now and midnight tomorrow

There is a limit, but based on previous years I suspect it won't go anywhere near (If it does I may have to jump back in here!!!)

Boom_Bap

Stickied

[SSF].[/SSF]

kfallon

With these typing fingers feeling nifty,
And me not being of a disposition to be thrifty,
To SSF I donate a fresh, crisp fifty,
Unfortunately I can't think of anything else to rhyme with 'ifty'

Trans ID: 39H07503D9483990A

Happy Xmas everyone!!

El Guapo!

Only had a tenner spare for now so just donated that. Transaction 5M9921625H223430M

I'll throw in a few bob more when I can.

Zombienosh

Woohoo

Ruu

30 europeans just sent. Transaction ID 6U815687V01203842.

kfallon

kfallon wrote: »

With these typing fingers feeling nifty,
And me not being of a disposition to be thrifty,
To SSF I donate a fresh, crisp fifty,
Unfortunately I can't think of anything else to rhyme with 'ifty'

Trans ID: 39H07503D9483990A

Happy Xmas everyone!!

Your poem gave me a lifty

I know I asked this last year but where's the link to make a donatiin again?

GLaDOS

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Your poem gave me a lifty

I know I asked this last year but where's the link to make a donatiin again?

You have it in your sig :pac:

Oooops lol.

But I can't see my sig using touch.

Zombienosh

Roll on Friday/Payday

GLaDOS

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Oooops lol.

But I can't see my sig using touch.

Well here you go

[ssf].[/ssf]

Edit: just realised that probably doesn't work on touch

Yip, doesnt work on touch. Perhaps someone would add a workable link for the touchy posters

DeVore

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Yip, doesnt work on touch. Perhaps someone would add a workable link for the touchy posters

D'oh... good point. Touch wasn't around when we started this (and now I feel old).

Will get a regular link asap.

Ruu

Still rocking the Spin.ie email, most people weren't around for that either.

DeVore

I tried to remove that but its tied into the account and that's what caused the donations to be set to pending for a while, last year. I have to dig it out of the boards code because we've removed the ability for admins to create custom tags (afaik)!

I'll fix it in the new year

DeVore

Ok, that mobile link works! *phew*

Beasty

Presumably the bank account from previous years remains open for direct transfers?

DeVore

Yep, the very same!

looksee

Done! 5A307589XT051172R

LizT

50 euro sent Transaction 0680078256049880L

Somnus

€50 from me too!

Trans ID: 5JN54311V68644241

Menas

€30 added to the pot.
Transaction id: 4EP47606X6523754D

Beasty

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

Zombienosh

Beasty wrote: »

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

I'd love to be on a ferry....

Ficheall

Beasty wrote: »

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

I pledge €10.

Ficheall

Beasty wrote: »

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

I also pledge €10

Ficheall

Beasty wrote: »

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

Furthermore, I pledge €10.

RedXIV

Beasty wrote: »

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

I think it's time we all acknowledge that Beasty is obviously the real Santa

Pledge €20

EDIT: TX ID: 1WM816696D760453T

Ficheall

Beasty wrote: »

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

Hmm... €10.

Ficheall

Beasty wrote: »

Currently on a ferry and a bit bored. Looking for something to keep me entertained, so let's kick this off...

€10 from me for ever pledge made in this thread during the course of today (including the pledge already made)

This is for your own good, Beasty.

Another €10.

Zombienosh

is that 3 different pledges?......from multiple personalities?

Ficheall

Zombienosh wrote: »

is that 3 different pledges?......from multiple personalities?

It's 5 different pledges, from a pedantic arsehole.

Zombienosh

€10

3VR67970TV328662W


is the TX id necessary? I feel like we got into the habit of it, but it isn't needed?

Zombienosh

Come on!

DeVore

We often use it if we have a random raffle for something at the end.. we pick between the accounts that have put a TX id in.

Beasty

Zombienosh wrote: »

Come on!

Don't panic - AH is still asleep. Plenty of time yet ......

Zombienosh

DeVore wrote: »

We often use it if we have a random raffle for something at the end.. we pick between the accounts that have put a TX id in.

Ah ok, didn't know that!

Zombienosh

Well here's another €10 then.

TX: 7SB50403R3020205G

DeVore

Every year I panic a bit about this thread and by xmas (real xmas, not the pre-dec makey-uppey shop-driven xmas) it all comes right



Thanks Beasty and everyone so far!

January

Is there a reason this thread was unstickied?

GLaDOS

€10 added (transaction ID: 88B06143JA418454U) to take advantage of the Beasty bonus


Will add more over the weekend once I'm paid.

Beasty

January wrote: »

Is there a reason this thread was unstickied?

Needs more pledges to keep it on the front page;)

So, with Black Friday soon to be upon us (and recognising the potential for others to take a hint from Ficheall:p) for every pledge of €20 or over during Friday 27 November, I will throw in another €20.

Zombienosh

Beasty wrote: »

Needs more pledges to keep it on the front page;)

So, with Black Friday soon to be upon us (and recognising the potential for others to take a hint from Ficheall:p) for every pledge of €20 or over during Friday 27 November, I will throw in another €20.

#beastysblackfriday

i'll start.

€20 in : 8MX979978P7993619

Sleepy

dan786 just helped me save a few quid on my Christmas shopping over on Bargain Alerts so this seems a good way of giving back

€20 in. Transaction ID: 8KV42868E3958131R

Ciano35

€20 in - 2HC05822J3466184D

brevity

20€ - 56F70373YN078434A

Into The Blue

Beasty wrote: »

for every pledge of €20 or over during Friday 27 November, I will throw in another €20.

Instead of buying something for each other, here's the cash myself and my wife were going to spend.

€200 TXID: 1702-7446-6756-1023

DeVore

January wrote: »

Is there a reason this thread was unstickied?

I occasionally unsticky it to let it float in the main threads area. There is something we call "sticky-blindness" where people skip straight past the stickies and on to the new threads, so occasionally unstickying this is a good idea. But then I went to the pub and forgot to sticky it again (so thanks for the reminder!)


This year we worked on a few really interesting projects, when I get a chance I'll sit down and write up a few of them! I have jury duty next week (how random is that... great timing eh?!) but maybe this weekend I'll get a free moment.

miamee

Beasty wrote: »

Needs more pledges to keep it on the front page;)

So, with Black Friday soon to be upon us (and recognising the potential for others to take a hint from Ficheall:p) for every pledge of €20 or over during Friday 27 November, I will throw in another €20.

€20 in the pot.

TX ending -4150H

sweetie

another €20

ID: 34D05252T1398000S

KERSPLAT!

Will get on this tonight. Fair play Beasty, a very generous man.