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Originally posted by CarolinaDG
I'm surprised canning brings in that much money for you all. You guys sound hard core about it. We've always just stuck the cans in the office and told people to place them about businesses. Since this year is my first year as an alumnus, I was curious as to how much money comes from the alumni. We're in our 7th year, so our alumni aren't that old yet (i.e. still making under the $50,000 mark as a general rule) but I was curious as to how much support you all get from the alumni who give every year. That's got to contribute somehow to the numbers raising a bit. I know I gave $150 this year as a first year alumnus, but I plan on giving more each year, so hopefully when our marathon hits the 25 year mark I'll be giving thousands of dollars (hopefully I'll be able to afford it!) Also, you have more sponsorships, more dancers, and more in-between events. Call me a skeptic, but I just find it hard to believe that canning brings in the majority of the money.
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Canning brings in a nice-sized portion of the money but its not all of it. Alot of people pledge money to THON and alumni do donate to THON. Some orgs have corporate sponserships. I know that for us, we do have alumni who donate a good portion of what we raise. Its not all canning, thats true but if you aren't in an org that isn't IFC/PHC or hasn't been around for years and doesn't have the tradition and contacts, canning is how you raise money for THON.
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