OfflineDONATION UPDATE!:
Ok, I verified that there is trouble with that paypal account and paypal is looking into it, so this is the new paypal address to pay to: [email protected] . Remember to designate it as a 'gift'. We've lost a lot of donations with that not working. So, if you did try to pay by paypal and it didn't work, please try with this new info. Thank you everyone!
UPDATE:
OK, I want to say that I get such a thrill out of doing this contest and that reading the up and comers reminds me how I was in that position once myself. I will not forget how difficult it is to both get started in REI as well as how much dedication it takes to turn a negative profit business to profitable again. I NEED YOUR HELP!
WE HAD ALMOST A VIRTUAL TIE FOR 2nd and 3rd; separated by only 0.2pts. This is a contest that is put up entirely by the DG family, NOT Dean, not his companies, not the coaches, but US here. I do not want to put the burden on Dean to come up with exorbitant amounts towards this contest when he already gives us so much of himself and his time.
If we can raise $5K for this, our 3rd place winner will get to goto the EDGE. We are at about $1100. We need about $3900. That is 390 more donators at $10 each **OR** if you have $20 to donate, that is only 185 people donating. Also, if we raise the $5000, we can do the contest again next year. Please, if you are able, contribute. If you are in a position where this isn't possible at all, it is totally understandable. But basically, do we, as the DG family, want to be able to pay it forward to the new up and comers? Won't you consider a donation of any amount today? Thank you so much for listening!!!!
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Hello DG Family! (Updated with list of donators/evaluators and to extend the date to Feb 29th)
To those who did NOT choose to donate, would this help you donate? http://www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/everything-else/104191/wh...
Last year, James Kendrick ran a contest for people to WIN a chance to goto the Edge. This year I thought I'd start the thread!
First, we need for DGers who are out there making it happen to donate to the cause. Who's ever up for it, you can either email me with your donation amount or put it right here on this thread. No amount is too small or big 
The EDGE is an AWESOME learning opportunity. But, probably even more, its a great NETWORKING tool and an experience that can't be replicated.
Secondly, we need judges to vote on essays. To become a judge you need to be an active contributor to the sight and/or have done at least 4 deals. (both sides of the deals count). Please contact me at EDGE2012Contest at gmail dot com. Please, NO PMs about this. (I am not very good at organizing my PMs on this site).
Pay attention to this closely. Third, to enter the contest you will have to do 2 things. Write an essay that will convince the judges that YOU should be one of the person's chosen to goto the EDGE event. Second, you must be open to any of the judges contacting you either via email or phone. There will be 2 winners; more if there are more contributions to the cause. You also must be able to get to the EDGE and pay for lodging, as well as be able to make it on the days of the EDGE event (April 27-29). It is not required that you've completed a deal yet. Follow the directions carefully.
--Your essay should be kept more than 400 words, but kept under 1000 words and be about why we should choose YOU to goto the EDGE.
--You must also have filled out your entire DG profile and told us a little about yourself in your profile.
--You must include your name, your contact information (phone and email), your time zone, and your DG screen name at the beginning of your essay as a cover page.
--The title of your essay should be 'Gain the EDGE 2012 Essay, YOUR DG NAME', listed on your cover page.
--Pages, if you should go over 1, need to be numbered.
--You should post to this thread after you've sent your essay.
--Your essay should answer the following questions for the judges:
***Why you want to goto the EDGE?
***What REI means to you
***What will you do if you fail at any time?
***What you think it takes to be successful in REI?
***What will you do with the information you get at the Edge?
***What are you doing now and what have you done so far to build your REI?
Essays should be sent to/evaluators should contact me at EDGE2012Contest at gmail dot com. EVERYONE has a chance to win this! We look forward to reading your essays! The deadline to receive essays will be FEBRUARY 29th; and we will narrow it to 6 finalists. Good luck everyone!
It is CERTAIN we will SUCCEED!
***So far, the following people are donating:***
1. Dean (deangraziosi)
2. Tammy (Zion Properties)
3. Jen (bamagirl6730)RECEIVED
4. Makeba (investorinmissiouri)RECEIVED
5. Jay (jbtoggs) RECEIVED
6. Rina (Rina)
7. Judi (jweaser)RECEIVED
8. Richard R
9. Brian (wwillc) RECEIVED
10.Donna (Donna Doo)RECEIVED
11.Ginger (gcomstock)
12.Keith (keb64) RECEIVED
13.Theo (CogniWorld-LV) RECEIVED
14.Chip and Andrea Weuhle(acinvestments) RECEIVED
15.Mark (Mark K) RECEIVED
16.Ali Safavi
17.Cris (Cocoon)RECEIVED
18.Anonymous - $50 RECEIVED
19.Tom & Jeri (TomAndJeri)RECEIVED
20.Angela (angelala) RECEIVED
21.Courtney(Courtney)RECEIVED
22.Eric (emattp)
23.Valerie (Valuni) RECEIVED
24.Shirley (sphi99)RECEIVED
25.Cathy (cathyb)
26.Larry (flipkid) RECEIVED
27.Ali (coolboy)
28.Tom (tfalcon7000)
29.Susan (foxlady7oaks)RECEIVED
30.Andy S RECEIVED
31.Gina I (cantstopme) RECEIVED
32.Chad (chad.bartlett) RECEIVED
33.Darren (Hazco Investments) RECEIVED
34.Anonymous DGer: THEIR EDGE TICKET!RECEIVED
35.Joshua Bishop RECEIVED $100
36.Tina (Tina1) RECEIVED
Thank you to all who volunteered to donate
TOTAL RECEIVED SO FAR: $1682.42 + 1 EDGE TICKET!!!
***DONATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO:***
(The check should be made out to)Dean Enterprises, LLC
Edge 2012 Contest
ATTN: Jeremy Gabbert
3901 E Roeser Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85040
or, I just got the information that you can send your donation via paypal at:
[email protected]
***The following people are evaluating:***
[We need some more!]
Tammy
Jen
Rina
Judi
Thank you to all who volunteered to evaluate
I just got the word you can send your donation via paypal. If you opt to pay thi way, the address for the donations via paypal is:
[email protected]
This is a chance of your life so take it! I was there last year for the first time and believe me the energy that you will bring home and use what you learn at the edge is priceless. Go forth! we look forward to meeting you there next month!
Tom and Jeri
www.TuCasaInvestors.com
www.TuCasaRealtyllc.com
There is no reason for you not to go. All this mess was a misunderstanding. It had nothing to do with you! Honestly, it had nothing to do with ANYBODY. It was all just a big miscommunication.
GO! GO! GO! You will definitely not regret going. But you may definitely regret NOT going.
Where will NOT going get you? Where may GOING get you?
What to do? What to do? DO!
Karen
"You're never too old to be what you were meant to be!"
www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/investing-journals/59128/day-for...
"Shining Like a Star & Dancing on Sunshine"
"Shoot for the moon! Even if you fall short, you'll still land among the stars!"
Just realized...even your last name on your moniker is saying...Donna Doo!
"You're never too old to be what you were meant to be!"
www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/investing-journals/59128/day-for...
"Shining Like a Star & Dancing on Sunshine"
"Shoot for the moon! Even if you fall short, you'll still land among the stars!"
Ok, because of all the commotion struck up over this, only the 1st and 2nd place winners can go. They are not going to make the exception now, UNLESS we can raise the $5K, then Dean will personally allow Donna to go.
So, what are we waiting for? WE have $840 so far. We have more donations coming in, so should be close to $1100 by the time they trickle in. So, that means 400 of us giving $10 each. CAN WE DO IT?
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. The mindset in me tells me ABSOLUTELY we can do it! Anything the mind can conceive or believe, the mind can achieve! LET'S DO IT!!!!
Let's reach the $5K donation goal and let Donna goto the EDGE! Tell everyone you know here on DG or FB that is involved with DG.com in anyway! WE CAN DO THIS!
Thank you for the paypal link! I sent it as a "Gift" so there should be no fees taken out and they should get the whole 20 bucks.
OK, I want to say that I get such a thrill out of doing this contest and that reading the up and comers reminds me how I was in that position once myself. I will not forget how difficult it is to both get started in REI as well as how much dedication it takes to turn a negative profit business to profitable again.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
WE HAD ALMOST A VIRTUAL TIE FOR 2nd and 3rd; separated by only 0.2pts.
This is a contest that is put up entirely by the DG family, NOT Dean, not his companies, not the coaches, but US here. I do not want to put the burden on Dean to come up with exorbitant amounts towards this contest when he already gives us so much of himself and his time.
If we can raise $5K for this, our 3rd place winner will get to goto the EDGE. We are at about $1100 once all donations already pledged come in (THANK YOU!!). We need about $3900 more. That is 390 more donators at $10 each **OR** if you have $20 to donate, that is only 185 people donating. Also, if we raise the $5000, we can do the contest again next year. Please, if you are able, contribute. If you are in a position this isn't possible at all, it is totally understandable. But basically, do we, as the DG family, want to be able to pay it forward to the new up and comers? Won't you consider a donation of any amount today? Thank you so much for listening and thank you for your donation ahead of time!
~Tammy
It is much appreciated.
Hello Tammy,
Donations confirmed as SENT through Paypal!
I don't know what happened to the check I mailed weeks ago, it hasn't cleared my bank yet. PAYPAL is most definitely faster!
Thanks for the paypal payment option!
Cris
you can put me down...donation in the mail
Don't Wish the Past, Create the Future! - DH
This is awesome everyone! We can do this! We WILL do this! Thanks to all who have donated or who have offered to donate!
We'll make this a great comeback! Appreciate it!
Now, you said you also sent in a check? Did you put it attn to Jeremy? I'll have to find out what happened and see if Jeremy got it or if it went somewhere else. That happened to someone else's donation.
BTW, just so people know, denote it as a gift and I believe no fees are taken out. This is something I didn't know.
I mailed it a couple of weeks ago (when I originally pledged, and attn to Jeremy) and I have just been looking at your original forum thread to see if it has been received. The checks haven't cleared my bank, so I can only assume it got lost in the mail (I put a stop pay on it yesterday) before I decided to get my donations in through paypal.
It all works out. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS HERE!
We all appreciate it!
Cris
Hopefully, our check was received as it was cashed. Let us know if it wasn't.
Thanks! See you all at the EDGE!
Chip & Andrea Weule
AC Investment Group, Inc.
Got an idea .. I will add the links below to my signature, might help generate more donations! (and more people to sign up for The Edge Event!) We will see.
Cris
Got an extra $10 Bucks? Please Share & Donate! (ONLINE donations also accepted through PayPal, instructions at):
http://www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/deans-gain-edge-event/100...
The 2012 EDGE Event Sign - Up Page is at:
https://www.deanenterprisesllc.com/edge2012/sign_up.html
The 2012 EDGE Event Forum is at:
http://www.deangraziosi.com/forums/discuss-news-and-events/deans-gain-ed...
/temporary signature added 3/23/2012
Yup - all the links work. I hope it doesn't affect my capacity or ability to post without getting flagged! LOL!
for doing this! I just got a donation contribution committment from Ali Safavi! He spoke at the Edge 2011 and was a SA student who made over $1M in 8 months.
A few of the other big DGers like Rina, Jay, Jen, Cathy, Larry, and Chip and Andrea have also committed to donating (I asked Jeremy if he got your check Chip and Andrea, but I have not heard back as its the weekend). I'm hoping some more of the big DGers like Carol, Randy, Matt, and Laura have seen this message and will consider donating as well.
In the meantime, all of us can make a difference with $10 donations. If we go by quantity we can do it! I know we can! Please consider donating if you haven't already!
I just read the forum thread (below) this morning, thought I'd share the link here, pretty interesting!
http://www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/everything-else/13747/dea...
I'm glad I am attending the Edge this year!
See you all there!
Cris
Lets keep this going!!! Looking for donations...
Please donate 10 dollars to the cause. Everyone I have heard from say that thier experience was amazing. What a gift to give to someone.
Let keep it going.. What is the tally Tammy?
So many of you have donated already thank you soooo much
"Don't tell me I can't, Tell me how I can."
Lets keep this going!!! Looking for donations...
Please donate 10 dollars to the cause. Everyone I have heard from say that thier experience was amazing. What a gift to give to someone.
Let keep it going.. What is the tally Tammy?
So many of you have donated already thank you soooo much
Susan and Karen Thank you so much for your kind words I DO real want to go I know the knowledge I would gain will move me to a higher level of investing.
But whether I get to go is not he issue.The issue is that the Essay contest must continue..... Please help promote this contest.
"Don't tell me I can't, Tell me how I can."
Come on people, you think you can spare $10 from your tax refund?
Is your Scarcity mindset at work today?
Flip it over to the Abundance mentality and let's send someone to the EDGE & keep this going for next year!!
Mark K.
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offer this contest next year!
About 2 weeks after I started this contest I got the word that I had made the finalist for Dean's Send me Away contest, so I know the feelings you were all going through for this contest!
This essay contest is run by us, the DG family and would love to be able to do it next year! Thank you to those who have donated! And please, if you haven't considered donating, will you please consider doing so now?
We have received $1060 so far, and we're a little over 20% there! There are still some people who have pledged who have not sent in their donation. If you have sent it in, please check to see if I've marked you RECEIVED. I know some people are going to send in a second donation as well, this is so encouraging!
I have spoken with a few of you and know they will be coming in. We really want to be able to offer this contest again next year, so if you haven't offered to donate, can you please consider? Any amount will help! Thank you!
you can now donate by Paypal. Please note on there that it is a gift.
you can send your donation via Paypal using [email protected] email address! Thank you to all of you who generously put forth to this cause!
Just wonder if they have received our second for the contest. We mailed it to Jeremy's attention. It hasn't cashed yet so I was just wondering. Thanks!
Tom and Jeri
www.TuCasaInvestors.com
www.TuCasaRealtyllc.com
Yes, they got that donation today! Thank you SO much! We also had 2 more come in, so we are now up to $1155!
Thank you so much to those who have donated so we can do this contest again next year!
a realllllllllll rollercoaster ride.
I want to say, that we still need to keep on collecting donations, and this next message does not change that because we want to do this again next year and have it still be approved to do by Dean....
Jeremy and Dean also got another donation. It was received today and was not a monetary donation... someone had bought a ticket and cannot go to the event so that person gave an actual EDGE ticket back for Jeremy, Megan and Dean to give to whomever they felt it should goto. Jeremy, Megan and Dean all felt the ticket should goto....DONNA! This one isn't going to be retracted by admin! What an absolutely wonderful blessing!
Guess what Donna? YOU ARE STILL GOING TO THE EDGE EVENT! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BOOK AT THE HOTEL WITH THE DISCOUNT, so I will be calling you with this news!
What a wonderful Family!
sorry about the investor who won't be able to attend, but what a nice gesture to donate the ticket!
Valerie
“And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!” ― Dr. Seuss
"I believe in angels, the kind that heaven sends; I am surrounded by angels, but I call them friends" - Unknown
My journal: http://www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/investing-journals/59110/...
I have my room reservations1!!!!!
I am going to the EDGE!!!! I want to thank Tammy for her determination. I am thankful to the person who donated thier ticket and at the same time sorry that they couldn't go. this was such a kind gesture. Thank you! Valerie you said it best. What a nice family
"Don't tell me I can't, Tell me how I can."
I think that is a good word for it Tammy. Donna, I am so happy for you. It was meant to be and the Universe found a way to make it happen. Congrats!
See how I was able to make money in real estate without any of my own money all while I was over 3,500 miles away!
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