Kenny's Discus Raffle #5 for NADA 2012 show - Hurry Limited Time 1 week Only!!!

[Melissa]

+2 !

So wonderful you've made this raffle possible Kenny!

[jaykne]

That is Kenny can not find a better person IMO to get discus from not only do you get quality fish but the customer service is always top notch, the only Sponsor I see giving so much not only to help SD but NADA also, we are so lucky to have him!!!

Please No Disrespect Intended to other Sponsors!!!

[Discus-Hans]

[QUOTE=jaykne;813696......................... the only Sponsor I see giving so much not only to help SD but NADA also, .........................[/QUOTE]

At first Kenny is a great guy and a good friend, but dude............ the only sponsor you see...????????? Do you live under a rock or do you've fish poop in your eyes??????????????

Nice to hear for other sponsors lol lol lol

Hans

[yogi]

That is Kenny can not find a better person to get discus from not only do you get quality fish but the customer service is always top notch, the only Sponsor I see giving so much not only to help SD but NADA also, we are so lucky to have him!!!

I know some people won't agree with my response to the quoted message, but NADA wants to thank them all equally.

I have to say that a post like this even though it is meant with good intentions can cause problems. Yes NADA wants to thank and promote Kenny, but the same as it does for all donations. I can't see how saying one is better than another by there donation of fish for a raffle helps. It makes it sound like the ones from Discus Hans, Mike Beals Ohio Discus, Wattley Discus twice, Elite Aquaria, Kingdom Come Discus, Liz Streihorst, Cary Strong and Ken Davis. I hope I didn't forget anyone, weren't as helpful. It can also make it harder for us to get donations for the future.

NADA's goal is to put on a successful Discus Convention in Atlanta in June of 2012. Everyone who helps or donates towards this is helping us reach our goal. We want to thank everyone working towards this and don't want to say one is better than another. We all see the raffles that are public, but what we don't see is people or sponsors who make private donations to organizations by using paypal.

There is only one day left to buy tickets for this current raffle, or to buy tickets to help discusmama. So please hurry up and buy your tickets. Thanks and good luck.

[nc0gnet0]

Well,

I think I am in, the purchasing/checkout mechanism leaves much to be desired...............


Rick

[Chad Adams]

I'm in for DiscusMama

For those who want to catch up:

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...ck-into-Discus

[ericatdallas]

I keep forgetting my login/pw info for the NADA message board and I'm at work so I can't access my personal e-mail account now to reset...

So I'll go ahead and write this suggestion/request down...

I'm kind of anti-eBay b/c of their commissions and fees, but I kind of wish NADA had a PayPal option as well (since it's free). I'm not sure how the commissions compare, but it gives me the option of not having to pull out my CC and type it in to buy raffle tickets.

Also, PayPal has a subscription option, so we could authorize renewal automatically...

If there's a signficant difference in commission then I understand, but if it's about the same.... Well, just an idea...

I just found this w/ a search.. Non-profits get 2.2% with $0.30 per transaction. Not sure how that compares to Authorize.
https://merchant.paypal.com/cms_cont...rofit_faqs.pdf

[Larry Bugg]

I keep forgetting my login/pw info for the NADA message board and I'm at work so I can't access my personal e-mail account now to reset...

So I'll go ahead and write this suggestion/request down...

I'm kind of anti-eBay b/c of their commissions and fees, but I kind of wish NADA had a PayPal option as well (since it's free). I'm not sure how the commissions compare, but it gives me the option of not having to pull out my CC and type it in to buy raffle tickets.

Also, PayPal has a subscription option, so we could authorize renewal automatically...

If there's a signficant difference in commission then I understand, but if it's about the same.... Well, just an idea...

I just found this w/ a search.. Non-profits get 2.2% with $0.30 per transaction. Not sure how that compares to Authorize.
https://merchant.paypal.com/cms_cont...rofit_faqs.pdf

It isn't a matter of cost. We cannot use paypal for our raffles because of our non-profit status. We do have a paypal account and use it for membership and donations.

[nc0gnet0]

After I inputted all the required information, CC number, deciphered the image etc and hit submit, I got nothing indicating the transaction was succesfull, only redirected to the same page with a new image leading me to beleive the transaction had not gone through.

Rick

[Second Hand Pat]

Rick, check your email for confirmation.

[yim11]

You are correct, with so many great sponsors helping not only NADA but Simply as well I think Larrys post was in poor taste.

I know some people won't agree with my response to the quoted message, but NADA wants to thank them all equally.

I have to say that a post like this even though it is meant with good intentions can cause problems. Yes NADA wants to thank and promote Kenny, but the same as it does for all donations. I can't see how saying one is better than another by there donation of fish for a raffle helps. It makes it sound like the ones from Discus Hans, Mike Beals Ohio Discus, Wattley Discus twice, Elite Aquaria, Kingdom Come Discus, Liz Streihorst, Cary Strong and Ken Davis. I hope I didn't forget anyone, weren't as helpful. It can also make it harder for us to get donations for the future.

NADA's goal is to put on a successful Discus Convention in Atlanta in June of 2012. Everyone who helps or donates towards this is helping us reach our goal. We want to thank everyone working towards this and don't want to say one is better than another. We all see the raffles that are public, but what we don't see is people or sponsors who make private donations to organizations by using paypal.

There is only one day left to buy tickets for this current raffle, or to buy tickets to help discusmama. So please hurry up and buy your tickets. Thanks and good luck.

[ericatdallas]

Larry isn't running for political office or NADA board.. no need to be so calculated. I think he just wanted to offer encouragement for Kenny for sponsoring. I didn't take what he said as disparaging towards other vendors/sponsors.

I think what he said wasn't entirely right. Not only have other sponsors supported NADA via the raffle but they do it by supporting NADA itself (http://www.discusnada.org/nada_sponsors.html).

But empty statements don't mean much. Sometimes supporting a 'cause' is more about shining a spotlight on your contributions.The CONTINUING support of SD and NADA is more representative of their commitment than any other one time gesture.

Also, I do think any SD or NADA sponsors are awesome for supporting the hobby not only in financial aspects but in expertise. I mean, how many times have we seen the sponsors help a a new member out who bought their fish from someone's basement (not just their fish).

But let's not jump over Larry for saying nice things about a great guy. Let's just remind him of all the other great people in the hobby (some in the spotlight and some that aren't).

[nc0gnet0]

Pat,

No email conformation, but I am showing a charge to my debit card.

[Sean Buehrle]

I purchased 4 tickets and I have absolutely nowhere to put them.

What to do, what to do

[Second Hand Pat]

I purchased 4 tickets and I have absolutely nowhere to put them.

What to do, what to do

I have an idea bet you do too.