Baseball Card Philanthropy

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Posted By: William Cohon

This is another Jew-on-Christmas post. I'm working hard to finish my contribution to our synagogue's fund-raiser auction. It is a display of cards of Jewish ballplayers, arranged chronologically, and spanning one hundred years. The cards are framed, floating in UV-protected glass, allowing access to the backs. And there's a humorous component -- a non-Jew is included, with the theme offering a clue as to his identity. The speculation creates buzz, and the buzz drives up the bidding. It's a lot of fun, and usually brings in the better part of a thousand bucks.

Does anyone else mix philanthropy with card collecting?

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Posted By: leon

I think there have been several things we have done for charity on Net54 VBCF. We didn't do it this year but we have done a charity lot in a major auction the last few years otherwise. Also, a month or so ago one of our board members made available (with only minor shipping costs) thousands of new baseball cards for underprivileged kids. I took about 10,000 cards (I guess it was that many, maybe more) to the Salvation Army a few days ago to be given to the kiddo's for Christmas.....So that is sort of philanthropy....kind regards

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Posted By: Richard Dwyer

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fullerton, Ca. is always looking for donations. Contact me for address, if interested in donating.

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Posted By: Alan

Shalom William,

Happy Hanukkah !!! Your idea sounds really good. It could be a traveling exhibit/auction to raise money for various causes. You should contact Martin Abramowitz at http://www.jewishmajorleaguers.org to discuss ideas with him.

Alan