Fundraising tournaments - Revision history

Judycole: /* List of fundraising tournaments */ Added article about Scrabble Schoolhouse

2024-03-03T03:47:00Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: Added article about Scrabble Schoolhouse

2024-02-29T20:45:16Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: Added Schoolhouse

2024-01-02T03:05:53Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: updated Duke link

2023-06-21T13:27:28Z

‎Sanctioned fundraisers: Removed HASBRO reference

2021-06-25T17:46:19Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: 2021-06-25 - Added Longest Day

2020-02-17T02:22:45Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: 2020-02-16 - Added Northampton Club

2020-02-15T19:05:01Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: Added location for PBMT

2020-02-15T01:55:52Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: 2020-02-14 - Added PBMT tournament

2020-02-14T20:05:05Z

‎List of fundraising tournaments: + MWMST

2020-02-14T20:01:58Z

added list

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 ; [https://www.scrabblewiththestars.ca/ Scrabble With The Stars] (Toronto, ON, CAN)
 : Annual unrated event held in support of the PAL Canada Foundation, which &ldquo;works to alleviate the consequences of poverty, isolation and housing challenges among senior and disadvantaged members of Canada's professional artists&rsquo; community.&rdquo;. Local club members volunteer to help run the event.
-; Scrabble Schoolhouse (Castleton, VA)
+; [https://madrapp.com/play-scrabble-at-scrabble-for-charity-p6428-96.htm Scrabble Schoolhouse (Castleton, VA)]
 : Annual event held in support of the [https://www.scrabbleschool.org/Precis.shtml Scrabble Schoolhouse Preservation Foundation]
 ; [https://www.literacynassau.org/unscrabblechallenge (un)Scrabble Challenge] (Long Island, NY)
 : Annual unrated event held in support of Literacy Nassau, &ldquo;a Long Island-based not-for profit organization that makes literacy services accessible to disadvantaged populations of all ages by providing donation-based language-building programs&rdquo;.

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 ; [https://www.scrabblewiththestars.ca/ Scrabble With The Stars] (Toronto, ON, CAN)
 : Annual unrated event held in support of the PAL Canada Foundation, which &ldquo;works to alleviate the consequences of poverty, isolation and housing challenges among senior and disadvantaged members of Canada's professional artists&rsquo; community.&rdquo;. Local club members volunteer to help run the event.
 ; [https://www.literacynassau.org/unscrabblechallenge (un)Scrabble Challenge] (Long Island, NY)
 : Annual unrated event held in support of Literacy Nassau, &ldquo;a Long Island-based not-for profit organization that makes literacy services accessible to disadvantaged populations of all ages by providing donation-based language-building programs&rdquo;.

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 ; [https://www.facebook.com/NorthamptonScrabble/ Northampton NASPA Club #667 Charity SCRABBLE Event] (Northampton, MA)
 : Annual unrated event held to support local charities.
-; [https://www.facebook.com/trianglescrabbleclub/ PBMT (Pediatric Bone and Marrow Transplantation) SCRABBLE Tournament] (Durham, NC)
+; [https://sites.google.com/site/trianglescrabble PBMT (Pediatric Bone and Marrow Transplantation) SCRABBLE Tournament] (Durham, NC)
 : Annual rated event held in support of families in the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. The 2020 event raised over $10,000 to support the program.
 ; [https://scrabblenightincanada.ca Scrabble Corporate Challenge] (Toronto, ON, CAN)

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 The Committee will not unreasonably withhold its approval,
 and will primarily consider in its decision any possible harm that
-might come to NASPA, Hasbro or the SCRABBLE brand through its association with the proposed charitable cause.
+might come to NASPA through its association with the proposed charitable cause.
 == Funds donated through NASPA ==

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 To add your event to this list, please [[Contact|contact]] us.
 ; [http://torontoscrabbleclub.com/tourneys/ Michael Wise Memorial Scrabble Tournament] (Toronto, ON, CAN)
 : Annual rated event held in support of the Michael Wise Memorial Fund at Princess Margaret Hospital. Local directors organize the event.

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 some are sanctioned, rated events on our tournament [[calendar]].
-== Sanctioned fund-raisers ==
+== Sanctioned fundraisers ==
-If a sanctioned tournament is a fund-raiser
+If a sanctioned tournament is a fundraiser, the beneficiary of the event must
 be approved by the [[Tournament Committee]].
 The Committee will not unreasonably withhold its approval,
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 For the director, the NASPA event will run as normal. NASPA will still collect its normal participation fees, then make its agreed upon donation directly to the approved charity.