>                         ...  Something is wrong somewhere, they didn't
>want any trouble with this kid going to see a lawyer, so they kept him
>happy by giving him money to forget about what happened.
 
Speculation on your part, and since its to a public list, in rather
poor taste. :-(     The puck didn't go in.  There is no dispute.
 
Maybe the idea of someone doing a good deed just because they want to is
alien to some?  Maybe Mr. MacFarlane was impressed with the demeanor of
Jason (I was) and saw an opportunity to make a difference in a most
positive way.
 
>I don't care what Dodge gives to umaine, they put any money in my
>pocket, do they give money for students to pay their bills, books.. I
>haven't seen any of it.  They sponsor "sport" programs, I'm not saying
>that is a bad thing, but people saying how generous dodge is to umaine,
>lets not consider them donating to all of umaine, correct me if I'm
>wrong, but I've only heard of dodge sponsoring the sporting events.
>They don't sponsor concerts, activities, rallies here on campus,  not
>to my knowledge.  So I'm not going to highly praise dodge for giving us
 
Yet you'll knock them because "I've only heard of..."?  Pretty sad.
 
Corporate sponsorship of Maine athletics is extremely valuable ...  it
allows the level of competition and number of teams that we enjoy.
 
Whether Bangor Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge donates to other parts of U
Maine has no bearing on this discussion.  Disparaging remarks, which is
what I take the above to be, without basis and without bearing is like
asking all of U Maine and Bangor Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge to sit on a
table and look the other way while you saw off a leg.
 
Many companies and persons make money the old fashioned way.
 
No company or person *has* to donate anything to anyone.
 
>money, they can also write it off as a donation, they aren't losing
>anything.  ...
 
I recommend against starting a business right away.  A donation may
have tax advantages, but will probably still cost 50-70% of outlay.
 
Business students ... feel free to chime in here!
 
>      ...  They would have won a lot more support if they just gave the
>guy the truck, would have saved a lot of headaches in the long run, do
>you think that these companies are just going to donate a car or truck
>for free, they write it off, so it's no big deal for them.  ...
 
See above.
 
Wayne T. Smith
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