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Dump Dorrell Billboard: Taking Donations Now

Update: The widget is not updating donations made properly for some reason. As of 10:40 am PDT Monday morning total donations made = $1,442.36 by 31 contributors. Great start!! We hopefully will get the widget fixed when we hear from the s/w company tomorrow.

cross-posted from DumpDorrell.com

Now it's time to act. We all know we won't win the Pac-10 even though we still can so now is the time to let Dan Guerrero and all the VIP boosters know that we demand change. VIP boosters that have Dan Guerrero's ear and Dan Guerrero himself need to KNOW that we want change! You all wanted us to get the billboard idea going so we are doing it now for you. A Dump Dorrell billboard makes our views loud and clear to the decision makers. We are now taking donations for the billboard idea that we have discussed here and that has been discussed and voted on at BruinsNation.com. If we don't raise enough funds then we will give all the money back to the donors.  Details follow.

This donation tracker has just been added and since we found it after we received the first 12 donations of $623.36 those donations do not show on the counter. If you have a website or blog you can add this counter to it!! Just click on "copy" and you will be given the code. Otherwise spread the word across the UCLA boards.

Click on the Chip In button and you will be taken to PayPal's site. Add a dollar amount and you can figure out the rest. If you want change YOU have to make it happen.

Here are the details:

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  2. Billboards in West LA near UCLA, where we obviously want to place our message, cost around $11,000 for everything, including an attorney for consultation.  This obviously varies with placement rates.
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  4. Billboard ad placements are rented on a per month basis, so we will rent a billboard on the West side for 1 month.
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  6. Your donation will go to us via very safe Paypal and be kept in our PayPal account until we buy the ad space.
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  8. Your donation is not tax deductible. We are not CPAs or attorneys so don't take our word for it.
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  10. If we do not meet the goal in a reasonable amount of time, say for now 2 weeks, we will give all your donations back to you (it's easy, we just click a button).
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  12. If there is any money left over after we stop accepting donations and pay for the billboard then we will give the remainder to a UCLA charity (to be determined later).
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  14. The actual copy on the billboard is not set yet, so you will be donating knowing this, but here are the 3 main ideas we are going with (we will probably end up with something very similar to one of these):
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    • Save Bruin Football
      DumpDorrell.com
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    • Bruin Football
      Demand Excellence Demand Change
      DumpDorrell.com
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    • End Bruin Football's
      Commitment To Mediocrity
      DumpDorrell.com

  15. We will keep a running tally somehow when we find the right script/code for it.  So keep checking back.
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  17. The example we are using for this billboard is the LSU billboard example. LSU fans raised $11,000 in 2 weeks for a billboard (near SuC, so it was very much cheaper, and it was over a year ago) and a truck ad they sent to ESPN.

You can also Get The Word Out by emailing Dan Guerroro, UCLA administrators, and the media.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.

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As of noon: Total = $573.36
total donated so far is $573.36.  Someone has a sense of humor with the .36 cents rather than rounding to the nearest dollar, but every bit counts.
editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Oct 28, 2007 12:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

11 people have made donations
nm
editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Oct 28, 2007 12:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It does update in real time
but it might take 10 to 15 minutes to process the PayPal info through the ChipIn site to the plugin.  
editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Oct 28, 2007 2:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The widget should be embedded...
on the front page, maybe in the right column so it is more visible. Just a suggestion.

by YooCLA on Oct 29, 2007 5:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just contributed
I also sent an e-mail to Guerrero stating that my money was sent to the Dump Dorrell Billboard campaign instead of going to the athletic department. I figure if Guerrero knows that sizable monetary contributions are going towards this instead of the athletic department that that would be very resounding.

I also would like to suggest that, if Guerrero fires Dorrell in the next couple of weeks, that my contribution goes to the athletic department in good faith for Guerrero's action.

"If I don't do my job, I will get fired" -Karl Dorrell

by godblesstyus95 on Oct 28, 2007 1:03 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If DG fires Dorrell
we will just give all the money back to the donors and you can send it to him directly.  
editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Oct 28, 2007 1:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Excellent
Will bump this to the top ... later today or tomorrow am.

by Nestor on Oct 28, 2007 2:09 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Trouble Donating
Just tried to donate using a credit card on PayPal and PayPal wouldn't let me do it.

Want a check?

sjh

by Class of 66 on Oct 28, 2007 2:43 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have to wait for Mrs. Fox 71
She has some sort of power over PayPal that perhaps only femals have.  See if Mrs sjh or your daughter can handle it.  They probably can.

by Fox 71 on Oct 28, 2007 2:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thats odd
We have had no one ever tell us they had a problem paying for tshirts or donating via PayPal with a credit card.  You can call their toll free number, I have 2 ... one is for vendors the other for general questions and I cant remember which is which:

888-221-1161
866-837-1863

PayPal's website also says that they accept checks. I wonder though if we inadvertently chose only to accept credit.  If we change it now it might change the counter back to 0.  I will look into this and get back to you. We cant take checks ourselves though.

editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Oct 28, 2007 3:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I suggesting calling PayPal then
because it should go through pretty easily.
editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Oct 28, 2007 3:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Donation tracker updating issue
the ChipIn donation tracker is not updating for some reason. There have been more donations made that are not, at the time of this posting, showing up. We have made ChipIn aware of the issue.
editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Oct 28, 2007 4:43 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

On our last poll 10/27...
Over 1200 people voted to fire KD (200 said he should resign). Even if these 1200 people wanted to make a statement, it would only cost them less than $10. Come on folks, at least toss in 10 bucks, then you can decide later on if you need to make that $1,000 donation.
GO BRUINS!

by YooCLA on Oct 28, 2007 6:11 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DD
Please keep updating this post throughout the day if possible with the amount you guys are raising. Thanks!

by Nestor on Oct 29, 2007 5:03 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The destination of dollars
I have contributed to UCLA to best of my budget for years.  If they think they can waste ~$1,000,000/yr. on the joke of a coach, I can find better places to spend my money.  The billboard will be getting a donation from me later today.
Bob O. (Signholder #3)

by TuneMan7 on Oct 29, 2007 6:53 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm in, but it wasn't easy
DD, let me make a suggestion.  I may not be the only person in the BN who has trouble following the "simple" steps that computer geeks who write the instructions come up with.

It may be helpful if you would do a really really easy step by step tutorial to help geezers and near-geezers with this process.

And someone else suggested something that I think is a good idea, which is to make sure that the school knows that a contribution which could have been to something worthy has gone to a billboard suggesting that the coach be fired.  

by Fox 71 on Oct 29, 2007 8:15 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll be donating
later today.  Our "firewall" is down at work and I'm hesitant about using the computers right now.

by Barnes2JJ on Oct 29, 2007 9:53 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DD
Looking forward to updates later tonight. I am going to pitch in later this week.

by Nestor on Oct 29, 2007 5:57 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just donated
Come on, everyone, even if it's only $10.  This is something productive you can do.  Take a stand against mediocrity.  

by Barnes2JJ on Oct 30, 2007 5:57 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Will pitch in
once I'm back from this business trip. F$&k it's cold in SF!

by tasser10 on Oct 30, 2007 6:52 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

new tally?
Does anyone know the lastest tally for the billboard. Will kickin my $$ soon. Just wondering.

by PasadenaBruin on Oct 30, 2007 11:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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