What do you all think of this idea?

[globalvillage]

The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is constructing a world-class state-of-the-art advanced training skills facility at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The center will serve military personnel who have been catastrophically disabled in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The center will also serve military personnel and veterans severely injured in other operations and in the normal performance of their duties, combat and non-combat related.

$200 ENGRAVED PAVER
Includes up to two lines of text
Up to 13 characters/spaces per line
Placement along walkway between the two Fishers Houses serving the Center for the Intrepid

DEMOCRATICUNDERGROUND.COM
JOHN KERRY GROUP


It would take $10 from 20 of us. Or $20...you can do the math :-)

[YvonneCa]

1. Love this idea...

...count me in. Let me know how to send the 'funds'.:-)

[jenndar]

2. I'd love to participate. n/t

[jenndar]

3. Oh, but

"DEMOCRATICUNDERGROUND.COM
JOHN KERRY GROUP"

is definitely more than 13 characters or spaces per line.

[globalvillage]

5. I didn't say it was a great idea

just an idea.

Hehe.

We can abbreviate if you guys want to do this. Any suggestions?

DU
J KERRY GROUP

???

[JI7]

12. personally, i would like Kerry's whole name on there

well, not his middle name. but "John Kerry".

[ProSense]

14. How about

JOHN KERRY
DU GROUP


JOHN KERRY
GROUP AT DU

[MH1]

15. How about

something like

    JOHN KERRY
*HERO* -DUJKG


Thirteen characters per line seems really low for something like this, though.

[ProSense]

17. That could work.

Yeah, even 15 to 18 characters would have been much better.

[MH1]

21. Okay, one more suggestion - if we can do $500

$500 gets 4 lines (see link I posted below).

That may be more than we can handle, but if we dream, how about this:


    JOHN KERRY
     * HERO *

   YOUR FRIENDS
     AT DUJKG


(it would be properly centered on the paver of course. I did the best I could with DU-code.)

[TayTay]

22. Hey, let me know how much and who to send it to n/t

[sandnsea]

23. That would be $27.50?

If my math is right? I can do that. Looks good to me. If we get it together, let's try to contact Imus and get it on his show, a human interest thing. He likes that stuff.

[MH1]

24. Love the Imus idea!!! - $25.00 x 20 will do it

Or 25 of us at $20.

Unless I missed a handling fee or something there.

[sandnsea]

30. lol, that's right

Somehow I got $450 when I did that calculation. :silly: But yeah, $25 x $20 is $500. I always say I've done Algebra 10 times (including me, husband and kids) and still don't get it, hate to have to think I can't even multiply anymore.

[blm]

31. I'm in...who's doing this?

.

[MH1]

19. Forgot to mention - I'm in, of course. n/t

[ProSense]

27. Me too, of course. n/t

[sandnsea]

4. Yeah, I'll do this

What a great idea!!! Just let me know where to send some money. This is so cool. We should pick something once a month and do this. Whaddya think?

[globalvillage]

6. Cool.

JK Group Charities. I'm in.

[globalvillage]

7. How about a fund

for sorry ass football teams?


KIDDING.

:P

[Vektor]

8. Oh, I love it.

I'm in.

[wisteria]

9. Great idea, Count me in, I'll give $20.00 n/t

[JI7]

10. i love this , i will join in, how about we get the number of people

who want to be a part of it and then we will see how much each of us has to give.

[wisteria]

11. Are we limited to just 13 characters? Can we get more if we pay?

It's difficult to add all the necessary information using just 13 characters including spaces.
Dem.Undrgd.
J Kerry Grp. (?)

[MH1]

20. Link to details

http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/common/page.php?ref=how_to_contribute

[wisteria]

29. Actually, the $1,000 placement is very nice and includes a web

mention. Do you think we can raise that amount? I think we have enough supporters here to do it. I'll certainly up my amount. 25 $40.00 donations would do it, or 35 $28.60 donations would be possible. 40 donors at $25.00 would take us there too. I just thought the web mention might attract new bloggers.
What do you think?

[blm]

32. That amount might get Imus' attention, too.

John Kerry

A Veteran's Vet

DemUnderground

[whometense]

26. If we got as high as $500

they'd give us 4 lines of 13 spaces.

[_dynamicdems]

13. I'll donate. Now about those 13 letters and two lines....

that's going to be the tough part.

[Island Blue]

16. I'm in!

Just let me know where and when to send the money. This is a great idear!

[karynnj]

18. Count me in

[whometense]

25. I think it's a lovely idea.

You can count me in.

[beachmom]

28. Yes, I'm definitely in for $20 - $25

Just let me know where to send the money.

[globalvillage]

33. OK. My idear. I'll collect the cash.

What have we decided on?

edit- unless someone has a better idea, of course. Anyone?
How about a poll to decide which one and what text?

[Blaukraut]

34. I'm in, too.

kinda late, but here I am. lol

[hobgoblin]

35. Please count me in.

Let me know the amount and where to send, please. Honored to be a part of this grand idea!

[globalvillage]

36. Absolutely.

Please vote in the poll.

[hobgoblin]

37. Voted for $1,000

Voted in the poll last night. Exciting day today. Go JFK, go!

[jillan]

38. Yes - count me in!

This is great.