Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
It's been an exciting year. It started out with a scholarship for two, which turned in to tickets for five, meeting life long friends, and the best happy brunch dances!
The year did not end there.The Quacking-Scrog-a-Roo Scholarship is now QSAROO TM. A lot has been accomplished this year. The QSAROO group has expanded and with new adds comes great ideas.
We've hired one of our own (at the time unemployed) recent graduates to design 'pay it forward' cards and launch QSAROO.com. While it's still in construction, it is up for 2012!
The site shares the message, stories of giving/receiving, and while donations to QSAROO are happily accepted via paypal (at the same name) also features a section for giving directly to good causes within the Inforoo family. We lovingly call this Amy's link. Amy is family of an Inforooer who lost her brother to suicide. Her spirit and story captured us and inspired the link for issues beyond inforoo.
This past year we gave 5 tickets to Roo, founded QSAROO, designed the cards, launched the site, added several new caring people to QSAROO, gave out concert tickets to the unsuspecting, cooked meals on the holidays for those without, provided a professional resume package for an Inforooer in need of employment and change, helped out another of our own in need of a xmas miracle, and spread the word and giving in many, many ways.
Our own Scrog has been the convert, 'faceman', and now preacher of the cause. It's changed his life and ours to be part of this. Thank you Bryan. This was meant to be and we are better for it.
So on to 2012!!!
While this has gone beyond Inforoo, it started here and the focus is still here !!
2012 Inforoo goals:
1) Send Bunny to Roo 2012 2) Travelers package - EZ up, chairs, water, basic supplies (we have a local storage/delivery set up) 3) Quacking-Scrog-A-Roo scholarship - 2 tickets, travel stipend... more in April...
Aggressive perhaps but we are already 1/3 of the way there on meeting these goals!!
Looking forward to the New Year and new heights of the generous spirit of Inforoo. While $ is lovely! 1,2, 10, ;D and gratefully accepted, this board is full of amazingly talented, knowledgeable people. Often it is ideas and spare change. Today there was a boy at the local mart picking out 60 cents from his pocket to buy a little candy. He was excited and yet stressed as he counted his nickels.
QSAROO was behind him. He got his candy bar, kept his nickels, got the QSAROO card, and learned 'pay it forward'. He will, no doubt. That smile was priceless. Some times the simplest kindness can affect change.
Wishes for all to have a happy, healthy, prosperous New year filled with love.
Post by Funky Munky on Jan 1, 2012 11:18:49 GMT -5
I must be missing something. I vantage figure out how to give you stuff from the QSAROO site. I really dig what you guys did and want to contribute. Love the cards by the way.
I must be missing something. I vantage figure out how to give you stuff from the QSAROO site. I really dig what you guys did and want to contribute. Love the cards by the way.
We will add the paypal info to the site and are exploring other options for donations as well.
Thanks for the feedback FM. With everyone's help we'll make this site the best!
Post by gardenfresh on Jan 1, 2012 12:15:04 GMT -5
have you looked into incorporating as a non profit? it might not be as hard to do as you think and there could be tax breaks for both you and any donors that may come your way. also if theres a verrryyyy wealthy benefactor thats ready to drop a big load of dough, he/she may be more inclined to do so if you were an official charity.
have you looked into incorporating as a non profit? it might not be as hard to do as you think and there could be tax breaks for both you and any donors that may come your way. also if theres a verrryyyy wealthy benefactor thats ready to drop a big load of dough, he/she may be more inclined to do so if you were an official charity.
A very wealthy benefactor would sure be nice!! And yes we are looking into this. Thanks for the nudge to keep moving on that.
1-1-12 Bassnectar NYE SHOW! 1-21-12 G. Love and Special Sauce 3-1-12 Radiohead 3-9-12 Experience Hendrix 5-15-12 Jack White @ The Ryman 6-7-12 Bonnaroo 6-19-12 Roger Waters presents "THE WALL" 7-7-12 Ringo Starr's 72nd Birthday Party Extravaganza at the Ryman
Providing an outlet and a voice for music lovers to unite under the common theme of music for all. Join The Pondo Army to show your allegiance to musical freedom! Fighting for no censorship of the arts & music education in schools, The Pondo Army will triumph! The Pondo Army Movement
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I signed up for the mailing list as a former recipient I want to help out as much as I can. It is a good cause anyway. I have tried doing a few unsuccessful/mediocre successful giweaways since Bonnaroo as funds and time has allowed. But always with QSAROO in mind. Just not mentioned. I feel a bigger group will help empower me to do bigger things there is power in numbers!
1-1-12 Bassnectar NYE SHOW! 1-21-12 G. Love and Special Sauce 3-1-12 Radiohead 3-9-12 Experience Hendrix 5-15-12 Jack White @ The Ryman 6-7-12 Bonnaroo 6-19-12 Roger Waters presents "THE WALL" 7-7-12 Ringo Starr's 72nd Birthday Party Extravaganza at the Ryman
Providing an outlet and a voice for music lovers to unite under the common theme of music for all. Join The Pondo Army to show your allegiance to musical freedom! Fighting for no censorship of the arts & music education in schools, The Pondo Army will triumph! The Pondo Army Movement
Follow me on twitter@Pondoknowsbest
Er.. Um.. goal number 1 has been met! Bunny brings us brunch.. we bring bunny!!
And we have found our first 'Amy's link' for the site. Will update the web site soon and post to the sewing thread. This was made for the Roo-Tu sewers!!
Update and thanks to those for the posts and PM's. We appreciate the thoughts, suggestions, and support!!
We are currently using qsaroo@yahoo for email and paypal. The website is being updated. However as we are maturing we are looking to move away from Yahoo to a more 'professional' email service.
Efforts are underway to determine if we can obtain official non-profit charity status. This is a top goal for the year.
The funding for Bunnie's ticket to Roo 2012 is complete. And the first of the two GA scholarship tickets is funded.
QSAROO was contacted for gifting a ticket directly to one of our own who otherwise could not attend.. We are More than happy to be that conduit!! More on that later Woof.
Still a long way to go to meet the goals set out but confident we can meet these with the support of Inforoo!!
We are looking into a possible ticket give away in conjunction with another non-profit. Hopefully more soon. If it works out, crafty-sewers get ready.
Look for the scholarship and traveler's package information later this spring.
1-1-12 Bassnectar NYE SHOW! 1-21-12 G. Love and Special Sauce 3-1-12 Radiohead 3-9-12 Experience Hendrix 5-15-12 Jack White @ The Ryman 6-7-12 Bonnaroo 6-19-12 Roger Waters presents "THE WALL" 7-7-12 Ringo Starr's 72nd Birthday Party Extravaganza at the Ryman
PS.. two free concert tickets of your choice - $100 maximum value - OR one GA ticket to Roo - for the first person to answer these random Inforoo questions Correctly! All information is available in the threads except for the # 10 tie breaker :
1) What is Scrog's mothers name? (No Mom is not exceptable ) 2) What Hammock would CursedLono own? Name brand please 3) What is NoAges favorite album? 4) What is the name of one of Druid's feline companions? 5) Who wrote THE guide to roo and what is the most important health related information? 6) What is Quacker's current dogs name? 7) What band would Nodepression Least like to see? 8) What is it your mom wants you to read about before going to Roo? 9) What's bunnies real name? 10) Dr. Teeth picked a number between one and ten - what is it?
Whoever gets those right deserves it. I found maybe one answer.
Oh rdk.... 1000 plus posts... ??
Bet if we asked... what's the worst 'mafia' move eva??? you could name that one! Its about listening to your I-roo peeps and reading the most important survival guides . XOXO