Okay, so if you haven't already heard, @dani3boyz and @speakofthedevs had a friendly bet going on while Dani, an Islanders fan, made a bet with Carlos, a Devils fans, that if the Devils won, Dani would have to wear a Devils shirt to an NHL Tweetup event on November 24th, of course the bet was reciprocated and Carlos agreed to wear an Isles shirt if the Islanders won. Well, you can guess the outcome, as the Islanders lost and forcing Dani to wear a Devils shirt.Of course, everyone came to the revelation that a die-hard Islander fan will never have a use for a Devils shirt after the said bet was fulfilled, so they decided to raffle it off for charity. Hockey Fights Cancer was their charity of choice, the charity was founded back in 1998 by the NHL and NHLPA to raise money for cancer research and the NHL has put emphasis on every type of cancer research in the month of October by having various types of cancer awareness days at games and things of the nature. I'm going to really just copy and paste the rest from Dani's original post which was posted on the NHLTweetup website.
Fan or Follow for $400
(Don't know what this is about? Read the posts from the bottom up.)
An update from Dani:
Fan or Follow for $400
Really. It's that simple.
I got a wonderful DM from @StarScene today. It was an offer to bring Carlos and me well over our $1000 goal for Hockey Fights Cancer by donating $400 if YOU help him with his personal goal of 1000 Twitter followers and 500 Facebook fans.
All the details are here in his blog post.
Pretty awesome, huh?
So many people have been so extremely generous already. If you've given, we thank you. If you wish you could but your budget doesn't allow, we thank you for the thought and we very much understand. THIS is something we can all do and it won't cost us a PENNY! So, here's the plan and some ideas on how we can make this happen together....
This is where the "community" comes to play in social media. Don't be afraid to ask your followers/friends/fans for help. Why wouldn't they want to? It won't cost them a thing and it's putting $400 more toward finding a cure for this deadly disease.
- If you aren't already, follow @StarsScene on Twitter.
- Tweet him out as a #hockeyfollow and explain his goal.
- Become a fan of StarScene on Facebook.
- Recommend him to your Facebook friends.
- Are you a blogger? Write a quick blurb with a link to his page(and this one!) explaining what a wonderful thing he has proposed.
- Tweet, tweet, tweet about all of this!
As of midnight 10/20 he had 52 Facebook Fans and 628 Twitter followers. I've read StarsScene... He's worth a follow! Oh, and anyone that knows me knows I don't DO Facebook. In the name of charity, I am now a fan of StarScene. Are you?
- October 21 12:24am
Something for charity, and now for #Isles fans, too...
Don't know what this is about? Read the post on the bottom first.
An update from Dani:
I'd say I've been a pretty good sport about all of this. I lost my wager withCarlos fair and square and now I'll be wearing a Devils shirt at theNovember 24th NHLtweetup. Know what? I had a feeling he was a prettygood sport too and it turns out I was veryright. From that, another way to raise money for Hockey Fights Cancer was born. This is the way it played out on Twitter:
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Me: Hey... @speakofthedevs I have a proposition for you, but I need to know... Do you consider yourself a good sport?
Carlos: @dani3boyz Ummmm....of course! Whatcha got?
Me: @speakofthedevs Would you, saaay... Wear a shirt that#Isles fans would be interested in winning alongside my #Devilsshirt in November?
Carlos: @dani3boyz Hmmm...It crossed my mind, just because you've been so good about all this. ...and, it IS for charity.... :D#Isles #Devils
Me: @speakofthedevs No way?! Because you're a good sport, of course. #closetislesfan #Isles #Devils
Carlos: @dani3boyz Why not, I'll do it. It'll make for some interesting (and confusing) photos!! XD #closetdevilsfan#closetislesfan #Isles #Devils
Me: Yesss! *hug* You da BESTEST! RT @speakofthedevs@dani3boyz I'll do it. It'll make for some interesting (& confusing) pics! #Isles #Devils
Me: RAFFLE UPDATE! I'm going to donate an #Isles shirt for @speakofthedevs to wear that will be raffled off alongside my#Devils shirt!!!
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So now,Isles fans, for the price of a fancy cup of coffee you have a chance towin a men's XL orange Islanders logo tee. Don't make the poor Devils fansuffer in vain. ;)
A recap on the rules: For every $5 donation to Hockey Fights Cancer you'll receive one entry into the raffle. PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF WHICH RAFFLE ITEM YOU ARE ENTERING TO WIN.Wantto donate to the cause but don't care to win either shirt? Just put anote about that during your donation. Please also make a note ofyour Twitter ID for both raffles and donations so we know who you are! Online entries and donations will be accepted up until the day of theevent(11/24) but you can also enter at the event itself. If you win but aren't present, the shirt will be mailed to you.
Other ways to help:
- Tweet thelink and tag it #Isles and #Devils so no one misses out on an opportunity to enter!http://nhltweetup.chipin.com/hockey-fights-cancer
- Add the Chip In widget to your website or blog! Click here for details and instructions.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at dani@nhltweetup.com.
- October 19 1:02am
Lose a bet, charity wins!
At the November 24th NHLtweetup, @dani3boyz will be sporting a team shirt of a different color. There was a friendly wager made between her and @speakofthedevs on the outcome of the Islanders / Devils preseason game in which the loser would have to wear the opposing team's gear to the aforementioned event. As it was, the Islanders lost to the Devils 4-2 and Dani promised to make good on her bet.
Seeing Dani wearing anything other than her beloved Isles gear at an NHLtweetup event is probably something that will only happen once in this lifetime so Carlos (@speakofthedevs) came up with an awesome idea, since she will never wear that shirt again (for obvious reasons), and it probably won't fit him, to raffle off the Devils shirt she'll wear to raise money for Hockey Fights Cancer.
The rules are simple: For every $5 donation to Hockey Fights Cancer you'll receive one entry into the raffle. Want to donate to the cause but don't care to win the shirt? Just put a note with your online donation. Online entries and donations will be accepted up until the day of the event (11/24) but you can also enter at the event itself. If you win but aren't present, the shirt will be mailed to you.
The shirt (women's size small) will be brand new and only worn long enough to take a bunch of embarrassing pictures that will be sure to haunt her for many years to come. At least her humiliation will be benefiting a cause that's near and dear to her heart... Just like that Devils shirt will be for the night!
Follow @nhltweetup on Twitter for updates on the event and the progress of the raffle.
- October 13 12:00pm
You can go to the original source site here, and from now until the raffle is up I'm going to have the widget right on our homepage, you can find that on the top right corner. It's really a great idea with awesome intentions and I would love for them to surpass what they were expecting to donate. If you don't have any cash to donate, help @StarsScene by either following on twitter or fanning him on facebook to help reach those goals so $400 can be donated for you, too. Ideally, I'd say do both, there can never be enough money raised for cancer research. Also, @speakofthedevs decided to wear an Islanders shirt anyway, which will also be raffled off. Do it!
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