On 11 Dec 05  15:55:53, Nancy Backus got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: TV   
      
    DC> I think it's 5% or less now.  That's why there are so many    
    DC> pledge drives now.     
      
    NB> watch TV, even PBS.  I can remember the days when a pledge drive, then   
    NB> called a marathon, would only be for a weekend, and they'd be looking   
    NB> to raise $5K, maybe stretch and ask for $10K...   Now, they get that   
      
   How long ago was that?     
      
    NB> Besides the pledge drives, TV has always had an annual auction.  I   
    NB> remember a friend in college being glued to his TV set during the   
    NB> auction, hoping to snag bargains...  :)   Nowadays, they run that one   
    NB> on their website, and advertise it all over the radio and TV...  How   
    NB> times change!   :)   
      
   I'm not sure if they do that around here.     
      
      
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