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Updated in OP: Sometimes you’ve got to say “No”. LSU got a hard no today.

Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:50 pm
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
10677 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:50 pm
LSU wants donations?

LOL

Go ask those BLM folks for some donations. See if they give you money for whatever crap you’re trying to build.

My annual $2500 donation ain’t much but it’s going to the local high school for their trade school program. Not those bunch of fools.

Update:

Met with the local high school and principal about this and they were shocked someone would even consider doing this. They have two scholarships at the school from local businesses.

The issue seems to be how to get this to the kids with this seemingly being official. It will not be tax deductible because it seems like too much crap to create a scholarship fund. It’s like $20k just to start. I’d have to create a Donor Advised Fund. Then contribute to the scholarship fund. It’ll take a decade to get enough money in it to fund it in perpetuity.

Instead, we’ll be opting to just cut the kids preferred school a check every year once they submit a copy of their fee bill.

Welding classes are the most expensive the school counselor said. It’s $1500 for the first level or whatever they do at BRCC. So if we give $3,000 a year, it’ll help two kids get a good start doing some type of trade school.

We are working out the details with the school Guidance counselor to develop some kind of methodology to how they’ll be chosen.

Downside is my wife is now calling me Scott’s Tots in jest.

Update 2:

LSU actually responded to my email from a very nice lady that is the Vice President of something or another.

We engaged in a couple emails.

Essentially, they’re standing behind their Diversity Inclusion Roadmap and all of us who disagree can just be big mad.

That’s fine. My money is going elsewhere.

Get Woke. Go Broke. Enjoy the fruits of your labors.
This post was edited on 9/17/20 at 4:40 pm
Posted by Mulat
Avalon Bch, FL
Member since Sep 2010
17517 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:51 pm to
Posted by SlackMaster
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2009
2663 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:51 pm to
I'm sad to say I made the same decision.
Posted by Eighteen
Member since Dec 2006
34135 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:51 pm to
Posted by BehindtheWoodshed
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
2343 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:51 pm to
Good for you in supporting those kids.
Posted by AU86
Member since Aug 2009
22545 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:52 pm to
Good for you.
Posted by Nono
Member since Nov 2017
4820 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:53 pm to
My alma mater wanted a donation.

I donated dick pictures.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80548 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:55 pm to
I hope you told them why so it can make it’s way up the chain of command
Posted by Lynxrufus2012
Central Kentucky
Member since Mar 2020
12340 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:57 pm to
Ditto for me at UK. If they want to play stupid games fine, but I'm not buying their stupid prizes.
Posted by DaleGribble
Bend, OR
Member since Sep 2014
6821 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:57 pm to
Nice job. Actions have consequences.
Posted by Diamondawg
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2006
32516 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

My annual $2500 donation ain’t much but it’s going to the local high school for their trade school program. Not those bunch of fools.
If your donation was tied to securing seats, that have happened way before BLM and lsu made their deal. I’m skeptical.
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
20054 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:58 pm to
Now they will hear you.
Posted by hubertcumberdale
Member since Nov 2009
6617 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:59 pm to
Whats the connection with LSU and BLM? Did I miss something?
Posted by Wednesday
Member since Aug 2017
15559 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 3:59 pm to
quote:

going to the local high school for their trade school program.


Love this
Posted by WildManGoose
Member since Nov 2005
4568 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 4:00 pm to
quote:

going to the local high school for their trade school program
Rest easy knowing your money will have more impact on those kids than anything bLmSU would have done with it.
Posted by lsursb
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
11658 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 4:01 pm to
I don’t even give as much as you, but I said “no” also. When I was asked why I no longer wanted to give my annual donation, I said “as a white male, I cannot put my alma mater in the uncomfortable position of accepting my tainted systemic racism induced donations”. There was a few seconds of silence and then a “uhhh...ok...um...well...ok...thank you. goodbye.”. I’m sure it was a minimum wage student but I wanted the message heard.
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41912 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 4:03 pm to
I've decided to continue not donating to LSU.
Posted by SoFunnyItsNot
Member since Mar 2013
4624 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 4:08 pm to
quote:

LSU wants donations?

LOL

Go ask those BLM folks for some donations. See if they give you money for whatever crap you’re trying to build.

My annual $2500 donation ain’t much but it’s going to the local high school for their trade school program. Not those bunch of fools.


Please dont just say no. Let them know WHY. Tell them you won't stand for their Marxist bullshite. It's truly sad our great university has fallen to such bullshite. Or maybe it's always been like that. But luckily I was a business major. So none of my professors tried to brainwash me
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
22909 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 4:17 pm to
I used to be a huge advocate for donating to the LSU Foundation. Not anymore. I haven't received a phone call from them yet asking for money, but I'm sure I will.

Is Troy Middleton's name still removed from the library?
Does LSU still support an overtly racist and Marxist organization?

If the answer to either of those are "Yes" they will not see a dime of my money.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
27367 posts
Posted on 9/15/20 at 4:18 pm to
Besides the required donation for my tickets, I've never donated a nickel.

I don't consider a state supported institution that charges admission to be a charity.

I did send three kids there, so they got my money.
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