Help Fund The Bernie Buckeye Banner Fly By

[votesparks]

The Bernie Banner Committee needs a little help!

This may sound kooky but.....we are having a banner flown, by airplane, over the Ohio State University's Horshoe Stadium during the Buckeyes Homecoming game against Maryland on October the 10th. The banner will boldly read...." Bernie Sanders for President 2016"

The "Shoe" has a seating capacity of 105,000 and another estimated 100,000+ people will be around the campus area not to mention other parts of the city the plane has to fly through. That is almost a quarter of a million people that will see Bernie's image on game day.

All we are asking for is a couple bucks from Bernie Sanders supporters to make this happen. Donate today to let the key State of Ohio "Feel The Bern"

Go here to help out: https://www.gofundme.com/a444zuv5

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Sorry it couldn't be more, but the Birthday bash took most of my budgeted 'disposable' cash this

month. But every little bit helps, I hope.

[votesparks]

2. Don't apologize

Thanks for your contribution.

BTW - This isn't my project. I'm helping out my spreading the word here in DU. I also do a LOT of canvassing, because I am often a broke ass mofo myself!

[merrily]

5. Is it someone you know in real life, though?

I've already donated, but the warning is not to donate to anyone you don't know.

Clever idea in any event and the money is over half raised. Not bad for 3 days.

[jomin41]

3. Donated. Great Idea!

Expecting pics on the 10th!

[Android3.14]

4. Who is "we"

I don't know you, and I've not had a chance to interact with you on this board. Who do you represent?

[merrily]

7. I don't know about "we," but the OP does seem to be genuinely a Bernie supporter.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128037472

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128047490

The above two threads are all I recall.

[Android3.14]

9. Call me "suspicious", but I've seen scammers take advantage of good people

Before donating to this, do we have any confirmation from an official Sanders source that it is legit?

[merrily]

10. This would be a tough fraud. We're all going to know if the fly over happens or not

and we know the poster's last name and what he looks like. I'm willing to bet few bucks that Sparks is honest. I just don't just know how well he knows the other guy. Too late, anyway: I donated early this morning.

Even if the fly over never happens, it was worth a few bucks to hear him sing the Bernie Blues (my name for his song, not his name).

[Android3.14]

11. It is an exciting idea, but I give my donations to the campaign

I do hope this is real, but I've seen too many crowdfunding scams that just take advantage of people's good will and excitement.

Tell you what, if someone happens to take a picture of the plane circling the stadium, post it here and I'll send another $20 to Bernie's campaign website. We already send a little money each month anyway, but haven't for September yet.

Alternatively, if anyone can show the Sander's campaign is part of this, I'll throw my money into the GoFundme link for this month.

[merrily]

12. I donated and, as I have said, I am fine with that,

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even if Sparks pockets the money, which I don't think he will.

[Android3.14]

13. No-no-no-no, I miscommunicated

it's all good.
Just saying that Bernie will get our donation one way or another.

[votesparks]

15. I am not affiliated in any way

with this gofundme other than sharing the link.

I do have a friend who knows the people putting this on and says they are top notch folks.

[merrily]

16. I was not the least bit worried. See Reply 10. It's going to happen and it's going to be great!

It's a cool idea. Thanks for bringing it to us.

[Enthusiast]

6. I'm in! I remember looking at the banner planes every time I went to a game, except at night.

Go, Bucks!

[votesparks]

18. Night games sound like

an open invitation for planes with glow in the dark banners!

[Enthusiast]

19. Hey! Nice idea.

The sky is full of those planes on game day. One fun atmosphere. I watch on TV now.

[merrily]

8. $690 out of $950 so far. When I donated this morning, it was $450. People feeling the Bern! nt

This is very good, considering this month, we've had the Birthday Bomb and Smear Bomb already.

[merrily]

14. Now at $755 of $950.

[merrily]

17. Now at $805 out of $950.

[harris8]

20. K & R (nt)

[merrily]

21. Still at 805?

First time I checked back that the total remained the same. I was hoping to see that the goal of $950 had been met.

[merrily]

22. $825 now. $125 to go.

[merrily]

23. Still $825 with $125 to go.

[merrily]

24. Money raised and then some:

$975 of $950
Raised by 52 people in 11 days