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Our
Mission
The Stormfans.org
community is one of the most active and enthusiastic groups
in the WNBA. The new ownership group, Force 10 Hoops, has
stated that part of their decision to pursue buying the Storm
organization was due to the level of support we Storm fans
have shown to the team.
Now that
the Storm organization is going to be split off from the Sonics
and will eventually need to stand on its own, the success
of the team is in our hands more than ever. It's time for
us to join together and do whatever it takes to ensure that
the Storm not only stays in Seattle, but continues to be a
success into the future.
I take
the success of this franchise personally and I hope all of
you do as well. It may be Force 10 Hoop's name on the bottom
line, but the Storm is our team and it's our responsibility
to step up and do what we can.
Towards
that end, Stormfans.org is beginning an annual donation drive
so that we, as a group, can purchase a block of season tickets
that will be donated to local kids' groups.
Our
Goal
$3600,
or 20 $180 season tickets.
How
it Works
Starting
February 12th and ending April 25th, you can email
Katie Dahl or call her at 206-272-2746 at the Storm front
office with your donation. Katie will take your donation,
arrange for corporate matching if your employer offers that
benefit and send you a tax deduction statement for your records.
All donations
will be handled through the Sonics and Storm Foundation, a
non-profit organization. The Foundation will also take care
of distributing the tickets to area kids' groups.
You can
donate as much or as little as you like — a full seat
for $180 or $10 if that's what you can afford. Every little
bit will help.
The
Fun Part
Well,
fun for you. As an incentive, beyond helping the team succeed,
whoever donates the most money (including their corporate
matching) gets to pick what color my hair will be for opening
night. Yes, I'm stealing from jilly here, but if you want
to see my hair red, magenta or green all you have to do is
donate the most money.
I will
be keeping a Seat Meter on the home page tracking our overall
progress. I will also post the high donation amount (donor
identity will be kept private until we have a winner) so you
can gauge if you want to try and beat that for the honor of
picking my hair color.
Some
Tidbits
Our timeframe
has to end in late April so that the Foundation can have time
to arrange for groups for the preseason and early season games.
Stormfans.org
will not be accepting, processing or distributing any money
or game tickets.
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