We’re Looking for 300 Donors @ $30 Each!
It’s 30 days to October 2, when the IOC will vote on which city will host the 2016 Olympics! (orignally posted on September 2)
No Games Chicago is seeking 300 Champions to donate at least $30 so we can sprint to the finish!
300 donors in 30 days! We can do it!
Listen to No Games organizer, Tom Tresser, launch the campaign.
We’ve also launched a new website for “Clout Fest 2009” where you can share your creativity – upload videos, art work, text and audio with your impressions of the Olympic bid, Mayor Daley and clout in Chicago. We’ve already got a few entries to inspire you! The special web space is at http://nogames.pbworks.com.
Donate via the PayPal link on the upper right hand side of this site. You can mail contributions by sending a check made out “No Games Chicago” to P.O. Box 6815, Chicago IL 60680-6815. Donations are not tax deductible.
One of the first to reply was Bill S. who wrote:
“A check for $75.00 is in the mail. I sincerely wish it could be more. Please keep the pressure on these filthy crooked bastards, especially the Daley Administration. The level of corruption and deceit exhibited by many of our city officials is absolutely staggering! These individuals would sell their own mothers if a profit could be made. They are nothing more than a bunch of political thugs and scam artists. Have they already forgotten that Chicago is deep in the middle of a serious financial crisis? The individuals who have been promoting Chicago as the best site for the 2016 Olympics are the very same people who are responsible for seriously mismanaging or squandering our limited resources. This fact alone should be of grave concern to the IOC Evaluation Commission. If the games are awarded to Chicago, the inevitable boycotts will be remarkable to say the least and nobody will be able to claim that they were not forewarned. The Olympic Games are a special “once in a lifetime” event for most athletes. They deserve so much more than a venue tainted with unrelenting controversy and shameful political scheming. I hope the IOC thinks so too and makes an informed decision. I give my personal thanks to everyone who has fought hard to end this Olympic sized charade. You are the true champions in my view and your selfless efforts will be an example to others. Thanks again.”
I tried to contribute $30 and couldn’t do it on American Express.
I disagree with No Games Chicago. I want the games, but I also want the NoGames people, particularly Tom Tresser and Joan Levin, to be part of the oversight and ombudsman activity to prevent the things which No Games opposes.
Congratulations on your loyal opposition.
Is this so we can send a select few on a second european vacation? We pay you play? When will the no games budget be made available so we can see where our money is going? Where is the transparency in no games chicago? You and your select few get two european vacations out of this?
JV: No Games Chicago is not putting Chicago taxpayers on the hook for potentially billions of dollars. Since it’s their own money they owe you squat. They may have to make some IRS disclosures but that’s it.
Chicago 2016 is the organization that owes taxpayers transparency and full disclosure. But after Chicago “wins” the Olympics Daley will go back to his old games and reveal nothing of substance.