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Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy [message #847711 is a reply to message #847669 ]	Thu, 02 October 2025 10:58

mightyreasoner
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So for starters, I doubt anyone is shocked that a Katz organization is being slimy, shady, and greedy. When I heard about this, I felt some disgust, but not surprise.

Second, I've had some friends who have been a charity recipient of the Oiler 50/50, and I was initially surprised by their lukewarm reception to it. I thought they would be over the moon, but while grateful and always quick to participate, they kind of alluded that it wasn't as much as one would think it would be, and that there was always difficulty trying to find enough staff and volunteers to run the 50/50 for a game. It was a good fundrasier, but not the home run one might imagine. So this aligns with that and makes sense.

I have to imagine that the Oilers Community Foundation receives all kinds of tax benefits distributing to other charities, rather than money going directly to those charities. Same for other Foundation that is set up to distribute proceeds. It's done for tax benefit purposes.

There's a reason that websites like Charity Navigator, Charity Intelligence, and Charity Watch are so important – they serve as watchdogs for shady practices like this. Personally, I am much more inclined to give to organizations with transparency and show me how the money is being distributed.

https://www.charityintelligence.ca/charity-details/463-edmon ton-oilers-community-foundation

I'm actually not a hardliner for charities having extremely low administrative costs either – it's all about Return On Investment. If you have to pay more for a CEO but that person is connected and makes up the difference (and more) in adding revenue than the alternative hire would, that's money well spent. If you spend $100 in advertising, but make $150 in donations, that is money well spent. So I actually appreciate strong financial stewardship of donations, even if that means a charity has higher administrative costs. But that doesn't sound like what this is.

If there is one thing I know with certainty, it is that Albertans will buy 50/50s like no where else in the world. They don't need the Oilers brand to assist with that.

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Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: HamBlaster on Tue, 30 September 2025 09:19
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: g2k on Wed, 01 October 2025 12:19
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Adam on Wed, 01 October 2025 13:00
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Kr55 on Wed, 01 October 2025 13:33
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: bigEfromGP on Wed, 01 October 2025 13:35
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Greg on Wed, 01 October 2025 13:38
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Kr55 on Wed, 01 October 2025 21:09
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Adam on Wed, 01 October 2025 14:49
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Skookum Jim on Wed, 01 October 2025 18:33
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Adam on Wed, 01 October 2025 20:57
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Adam on Wed, 01 October 2025 17:37
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: mightyreasoner on Thu, 02 October 2025 10:58
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Rutuu on Thu, 02 October 2025 17:47
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Skookum Jim on Thu, 02 October 2025 18:48
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: CrusaderPi on Fri, 03 October 2025 10:46
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Dragon_Matt on Fri, 03 October 2025 16:35
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Adam on Fri, 03 October 2025 17:32
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Skookum Jim on Fri, 03 October 2025 19:13
Re: Katz, Win50 and the 50/50... something looks slimy	By: Adam on Sat, 04 October 2025 14:54

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