Halvard wrote:
M~ wrote:
Halvard wrote:
Schwcl2 wrote:
https://www.gofundme.com/danielledingman
Thoughts? Comments? There is another triathlete who did the GoFundMe gig to have you pay for her races and the travel and lodging at races.
This year I have supported an triathlon athletes out of my own pocket. I see nothing wrong with that.
I know that in American xc-skiing getting support is critical. Doing fundraising for athletes is part of the sport.
Agreed, however, this isn't what I would call conventional fundraising. Her "benefits" are pretty weak. This really is just looking for a handout. She should have been a bit more creative in her approach IMO. Fundraising is tough, so I feel for her.
Sports is based on handouts, some are just more honest than others.
Seahawks here in Seattle gets handouts. So does UW.
All university sports are based on handouts.
Of course you should be smart and have a foundation helping you so your supporters can get a tax wright off.
Yeah, whatever dude. At what point do we expect fully functioning adults to accept their situation and deal with it as opposed to begging for money from strangers? Maybe things are different in your neck of the woods, but I was raised to accept that if you couldnÂ’t afford to do what you wanted to do, then you didnÂ’t do that. This young woman has plenty of opportunity to make the money she needs to make in order to continue on her desired career path. Certainly, she isnÂ’t the only rookie tri pro that had to hold down another job in order to finance her goals.
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