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Sorry for the delay, had some access issues with PayPal. Everything's fine now.

It has been brought to our attention that the fine folks over at Blazer's Edge are putting together a little shindig for their fans on December 27th.  They've come across some additional tickets and are going to give them away to the utes' of Portland.  (You can read more about the event by clicking here.)

Minnesota has a long and proud tradition of donating to the great northwest.  I don't know if Blazer fans have ever heard of a player named Brandon Roy, but he was donated to Portland shortly after being drafted by the Wolves back in 2006.  It's called Minnesota Nice, people...it's how we roll. 

In all seriousness, we here at Hoopus think that this is a phenomenal idea and we would like to send the folks at Blazer's Edge a couple of tickets that can then be used to take a kid to the greatest game on earth being played at the highest level....and no, we're not talking about a drunken rock-paper-scissors tournament in my basement....which is kind of creepy now that I think about it.  Anywho...

Someday, when the Wolves have a...shall we say...larger fanbase, we here at Hoopus would love to be able to pull of something like this at the Target Center.  If and when that day comes, we'd like to ask Blazers fans to return the favor and this is why we're asking our readers to donate what they can so that some underprivileged children can attend a professional basketball game. 

If you are interested in donating, please send funds via PayPal to wyn.douglas@gmail.com.  Each ticket is $22 and we will collect funds until this Saturday at noon.  If we collect an odd-ball dollar amount, I will boost up the final tally so that it is enough to buy another ticket.  If we by some chance raise more money than there are tickets available, or if Blazer's Edge sells all of the tickets before we can give them the cash, we will donate the remaining amount to Ryan Gomes' Hoops for Heart Health fund.

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Thanks for the plug, wyn

and you can be sure BE readers will reciprocate when it’s your turn.

Not only has Minn. given us Brandon Roy but there is a huge Scandinavian population in the NW (I also lived in Seattle where it is huge) and every other person I meet has relatives in MN (or maybe ND). A common answer to “what did you do on your summer vacation” is “went to Minnesota to visit relatives.” Which of course=tourist $ :-)

I’ll keep you posted on BlazerEdge night. (I won’t sit with them as I already had tickets, but I did go last year and will stop by and say Hi to Dave and the rest.)

"That's what Prizzy do." - B.Roy 12/02/08

by jorga on Dec 3, 2008 1:35 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey I just wanted to say

that I think this is a great idea, but for this year at least (times are especially tough, as they are for many, I assume), I’m going to stick to the charity I usually give to. Good luck with the tix.

by plinytheelder on Dec 5, 2008 1:35 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks...

…we hope to have something similar to this at a Wolves game down the road when they get good and we have a bigger audience.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 6, 2008 11:01 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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