[NU Sports] Donating bowl tickets to Big Brothers/Big Sisters

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

The ticket office told me that the tickets that I bought as a donation would be tax deductible and that it would send me confirmation of my tickets having been given to a charitable organization.  I had asked that the tickets be given to some wounded soldiers at the Army hospital.

John DeGroat
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From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
> Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
> 
> I'm passing along this information in case any of you (like me) plan to buy bowl 
> tickets, but cannot attend the game. 
> 
> I contacted Denise Barkhurst at the Big Brothers/Big Sisters office in San 
> Antonio (www.bbbs.org). She confirmed that if I send them my tickets (I'm 
> probably buying 4 of the $55 tickets) they will distribute them to Bigs and 
> Littles so that they can attend the game together. And, BBBS will send me a 
> letter noting the face value of the tickets as a tax-deductible donation. 
> 
> The NU ticket office has a 'Donate' option, but since the tickets may go to a 
> current student, I have to believe you can't claim a tax deduction for that. 
> Plus, helping at-risk kids has more appeal (personally) than giving tickets to a 
> current student, espcially one who lives in Shepard (I lived in Willard). 
> 
> The only trick to it will be to get the tickets from NU and then turn them 
> around quickly in the mail because BBBS will not offer them to their members 
> until they have them in hand (no need to promise something to the kids in the 
> program and then not deliver). They are really go at last-minute ticket 
> dristribution, so even if they arrive on 12/28, they will give them away. 
> 
> In January, after the Cats win, I will email the Athletic department and 
> encourage them to work directly with such charities in the future. They can 
> probably do the same thing for the USO and other groups. 
> 
> If you'd like to take this option, mail your tickets to with a brief note of 
> explanation to:
> 
> BBBS of South Texas
> 202 Baltimore
> San Antonio, TX 78215-1907
> (210) 225-6322
> 
> You might also email Denise (dbarkhurst at bigmentor.org) to let her know your 
> tickets are coming. 
> 
> Victory & Honor,
> Jim
> 
> 
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