CLARIFICATION of BW2723, VA-MRGOODBUCKS.COM, issued June 27, 2000.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CLARIFICATION by...mrgoodbucks.com Members of the media received information the week of June 26, 2000 regarding college and university athletic departments that have entered into partnership with mrgoodbucks.com in an effort to raise additional funds for their institutions. Please note that Florida State University Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. was included in the list of mrgoodbucks.com's "exclusive partners." Florida State University is not in a partnership with mrgoodbucks.com. We apologize for the confusion and would appreciate it if you would omit any references to Florida State University should you choose to pursue the mrgoodbucks.com story. Following is the corrected news release in its entirety. If you have any questions, please call Leslie Goodman or Chris Ault Chris Ault (born November 8, 1946 in San Bernardino, California), is the current college football head coach of the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. Ault, along with Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden, is one of three active coaches who have also been inducted in to the College Football at (804) 698-8000. Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , Michigan Join Growing Number of Schools Turning to the Internet for Fundraising Through mrgoodbucks.com CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2000 --University Athletic Departments Cash-In Online-- College and university athletic departments are finding a new revenue stream by using the Internet as a source for funding. Websites like mrgoodbucks.com enable consumers to make purchases and, at the same time, donate to college and university athletic departments. A growing number of college and university athletic departments including Arizona State, Michigan, Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, University of (nō`tər dām, nō`trə), at Notre Dame, Ind., near South Bend; Roman Catholic; coeducational; est. and opened 1842, chartered 1844. Florida and the University of Virginia have joined the Atlantic-10 and the Commission on Athletics (COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) A document that accompanies software which states that it is an original package from the manufacturer. It generally includes a seal with a difficult-to-copy emblem such as a holographic image. ), as partners of mrgoodbucks.com. Giving through mrgoodbucks.com is fast and simple. The consumer goes to www.mrgoodbucks.com, selects a college or university, K-12 school, or charity to support, and begins shopping with one of the site's more than 150 e-tailers. Up to 15 percent of the shopper's purchases goes to the organization of their choice--at no additional cost. "Simply being successful at traditional fundraising methods is not good enough anymore," said Gene Corrigan, former NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association president and former ACC See adaptive cruise control. commissioner. "Schools are competing with more and more organizations for the same donors while, at the same time, donors are being approached by more charities than ever. A partnership with mrgoodbucks.com makes it easy for alumni, staff, fans, and students to give back while shopping online." "Making purchases through mrgoodbucks.com doesn't cost the consumer one penny more and can have a significant impact on a university's athletic budget," said David Randle, executive vice president of mrgoodbucks.com.mrgoodbucks.com expects a surge in activity as students and sports fans gear up for the back-to-school season. Consumers can purchase text books, clothes, computers, and football tickets from mrgoodbucks.com e-tailers such as varsitybooks.com, gap.com, cduniverse.com and ticketsupfront.com. "Often students and young alumni don't have the resources to financially give back to their school. By shopping through mrgoodbucks.com, an individual who purchases five CDs, at an average cost of $15 per CD, can automatically donate $11.25 to their school. Over a period of time, these donations start to add up," said Randle. Its easy to see why so many schools are turning to the Internet for fundraising." Based in Charlottesville, VA., with offices in Baltimore, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , mrgoodbucks.com is an Internet marketing See Internet advertising. company that makes it easy for individuals and businesses to contribute to non-profit organizations while making purchases through some of the biggest merchants in e-commerce. |
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