Donating to Barry Greenstein's Charity (LOL DOCUMENTS)

[Gildwulf]

Here is the edited press release I wrote. Thanks Scott for helping out.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact Person: [YOUR NAME]
Organization: [YOUR COMPANY]
Telephone Number: [YOUR NUMBER]
Fax Number: [YOUR FAX]
Email Address: [YOUR EMAIL]
Web site address: www.twoplustwo.com

ONLINE POKER COMMUNITY RAISES $20,000 FOR CHARITY
[YOUR CITY], [YOUR STATE/PROVINCE], February 28, 2007 — From around the world, members of the online poker community united this week in a massive charity drive for impoverished children, thanks to the encouragement of poker celebrity Barry Greenstein.

According to Greenstein, it all started on September 23, 2006, with a friendly wager he made with the members of the online poker forum Twoplustwo.com. The deal stated that if Greenstein said a specific phrase on national television, members of Twoplustwo.com would donate $10,000 US to Children, Incorporated. Greenstein, known as the “Robin Hood” of poker for his tradition of donating tournament winnings to charity, suggested Children, Incorportated as the charity of his choice.

Greenstein agreed to say the phrase “lol donkaments”, an expression coined by members of Twoplustwo.com which pokes fun at the high level of luck involved in tournaments by combining the words “donkey” and “tournament”.

In this week’s episode of the television show ‘High Stakes Poker’, Greenstein kept his side of the bargain, saying ”lol donkaments” after winning a big hand.

As for whether or not members of Twoplustwo.com would keep their promise, Mr. Greenstein remained optimistic.

“One of the producers of ‘High Stakes Poker’ suggested that I post in the forums to get people to donate ahead of time or they might not include ‘lol donkaments’ in the show. I told them, ‘the word of a gambler is good.’” Greenstein then added, “of course, if I were dealing with politicians or some other groups, I would want a contract, witnesses and video.”

As Barry Greenstein predicted, the word of a gambler is good. When news broke that Barry had kept his promise on national television, hundreds of individual contributions poured in to Children, Incorporated from around the world. The charity has received donations ranging from $20 to as high as $2000.

The online poker community reached their goal of $10,000 within the first 24 hours, yet donations kept coming in for Children, Incorporated. Currently, more than $20,000 has been raised in the first day, and donations show no sign of slowing down.

CEO Marian Cummins was “utterly delighted” by the response, and personally expressed her “heartfelt gratitude” in an email to Barry Greenstein and the members of Twoplustwo.com.

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Dear Sponsor,

Thank you very much for your decision to help a child through Children, Inc. Without your support and the support of others, we would not be able to help children both at home and around the world.

Request Details:
Your Account: xxxxx
Donation to Urgent Need
Donation Amount: $50.00

Comments: Please support online gambling in the United States! I support myself through online gambling and it is why I am able to make this donation.
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In the meantime, should you have any questions regarding this sponsorship request, please do not hesitate to contact us at sponsorship@children-inc.org, or call toll-free (in the US) 1-800-538-5381. Thank you for your support!

[Vigorish]

Well, we couldn't do much for obvious reasons, but here's what Sarah and I sent.



Vig

[bb88]

Fantastic work, Gild, that looks awesome.

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[ChrisV]

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Jorge10
Rigel

I just shipped your monies over. 25$, 20$ and 50$

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are those 2+2 or FTP nicks, im too lazy to check

[Marnixvdb]

Hello Marnixvdb,


We have transferred $80.00 from your account to 'wmlbicz' as per your request.

Good luck to you both.


Regards,


PokerStars Cashier

[MasterLJ]

Nice release Gild. Definitely gives the non-2+2 community some sense of context.

[Suigin406]

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Fantastic work, Gild, that looks awesome.

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good job gw

[BG1124]

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Jorge10
Rigel

I just shipped your monies over. 25$, 20$ and 50$

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are those 2+2 or FTP nicks, im too lazy to check

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That's my 2+2 name... thanks again Ahnuld