Athletic Sideline Treatment Tent

[hbk999]

Good luck @Yes. Thanks for your financial support and your thoughtfulness.

I'm sorry you're having to answer questions and receive criticism from a bunch of Athletic Tent Purchasing, Utilization, and Design Experts. Go App

Before I send money to any charitable entity, I ask questions. Haven't criticized at all. I was a trainer and coach for over a decade, thus know how hard it is to compete for funding within the athletic department. I know nothing about the tent concept and haven't claimed to.

I understand where you're coming from. I wasn't referencing you or someone else in particular. This just seems like a nice idea and the tone of the discussion blew my mind overall. I hadn't posted on here in a long time and it riled me up enough to do so.

[AppinVA]

I want to state I am not questioning YAC's efforts. I applaud them. Hopefully, I can throw a few bucks his way.

I still won't change my view that the price point is quite high, considering what it is, essentially. Those folks could mass produce and market it as a quick up tailgate tent and make millions.

[YesAppCan]

I want to state I am not questioning YAC's efforts. I applaud them. Hopefully, I can throw a few bucks his way.

I still won't change my view that the price point is quite high, considering what it is, essentially. Those folks could mass produce and market it as a quick up tailgate tent and make millions.

Nathan just to put it out there... I too think it is overpriced but its a new concept. I think price will eventually come down but I'd rather see our training staff get one sooner than later. I do appreciate anything anyone gives.

[YesAppCan]

Is this appeal going out to other boards? Could the Yosef Club send out a email to donors telling them of our efforts as an FYI?

The Yosef Club would likely prefer that we focus on fully funding athletic scholarships before fund raisers like this. I don't mean to put down any efforts to help support App State in any facet, but I've not lost sight of what I consider our first priority.

Sometimes it takes making the candy look sweeter to make people buy it. This effort will not take one cent away from my $2500/year donation to Yosef.

I think you're reading more into my post than intended. I enjoy seeing anyone raise money to support App in any facet, business school, music program, etc. But the Yosef Club (not athletic department) will likely not want to solicit fund raising for other efforts than raising money for athletic scholarship.

Good luck with your efforts.

I haven't asked them to.

[AppDawg]

I'll be contributing after I recover from Christmas. I definitely like the idea of finding sponsorship for the tent (I'm looking at you Novant) especially considering App has upcoming games in Charlotte and Winston-Salem. They could possibly sponsor a couple of tents for men's and women's programs.

They do not actually provide any regular medical services to the athletes. You would be asking medical providers to work in a tent, have photos taken, and have live TV cameras showing them with the logo of a directly competing organization.

Expecting any program but football to use these is unrealistic.

When I first saw sponsorship, my first thought was Blue Cross, Blue Shield of NC. They already are a big sponsor of App Athletics... further this aligns with their industry.

[TheMackAttack]

This thread is a really disheartening read. A guy trying to do a good thing for App State, who is literally putting his money where his mouth is, is getting blasted because he wasn't willing to settle for anything but the best for our student athletes.


YesAppCan, once pay day rolls around I'll pitch in something, though I can't promise much.

$50 from me as promised. Once I get my tax return, I may be able to contribute a bit more.