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Title: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Yarak on 22-Nov-15, 03:19:26 PM
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ROC the Day is December 1!
 
Are you as ready to ROC as we are? Join us on Tuesday, December 1 starting at midnight to ROC the Day for Rfalconcam.
Don't miss it. Sign up for a reminder at http://www.roctheday.org/ (http://www.roctheday.org/) and get the latest news on ROC the Day activities at our Forum.
Let's ROC the...



Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=2603 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=2603)


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 22-Nov-15, 03:22:46 PM
Coming soon...

(https://www.roctheday.org/images/Logo/Screen/RocTheDay_Logo_Web_RGB_register.jpg)
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(https://www.roctheday.org/images/Logo/Screen/RocTheDay_Logo_Web_RGB_register.jpg)
(https://www.roctheday.org/images/Logo/Screen/RocTheDay_LogoTag_Web_RGB_register.jpg)



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 24-Nov-15, 03:35:42 PM
From the ROC The Day crew:

Greetings,
 
This year we are going BIG for ROC the Day year FIVE! Be a part of the ROC the Day 24-hour dash to donate to those who need it most. Pick 1, 2 or 33 causes. Give $5, $55 or $505 (see what we did there with the fives?) Anything is accepted and every cent is needed!
 
The date.
 
December 1. Put it on your calendar in big block letters. #ROCtheDay #GivingTuesday.
 
It goes from midnight to midnight. Go to www.ROCtheDay.org (http://www.ROCtheDay.org) on the big day to donate.
 
The causes.
 
There are so many agencies signed up to partake in this year's ROC the Day (544 to be exact). You can find all of the participating nonprofits here.
 
The bonuses.
 
There are so many chances to be a lucky ROCstar winner! Find out how you can get your hands on some extra $$$ to send to you favorite local nonprofit.
Odd-hour bonus...Every odd hour during ROC the Day, one donor will be randomly selected to designate a gift of $500 to a participating nonprofit, excluding the 5pm hour.
5peat...Any donor who has made a donation in 2011, 2012, 2013 AND 2014 who donates again on this year's ROC the Day will be entered into a random drawing of five winners to have their 2015 gifts matched to the agencies they already selected, up to $500 per donor.
See you on December 1. Go to www.ROCtheDay.org (http://www.ROCtheDay.org) to scope it out beforehand. If you have any questions email the ROC the Day crew at info@roctheday.org.
 
Best,
The ROC the Day crew


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 24-Nov-15, 07:57:39 PM
Lisa McK has verified that the ROC The Day bonus rewards will the same as last year. Every odd hour they will draw a ROCstar and give $500 to the charity of their choice.  Every even hour the Rochester Community Foundation will give $1000 to the organization that had the most donors in the previous 2-hour time period.

And we know which odd hour and 2-hour period we are going to target, right? ;)


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Lynne in New Hampshire on 24-Nov-15, 08:12:17 PM
Your going to make me stay up until 1 AM  !!!! :2thumbsup:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 24-Nov-15, 08:51:08 PM
Your going to make me stay up until 1 AM  !!!! :2thumbsup:

I'll take a nap when i get home from work & set my alarm  :snore:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Christiane on 25-Nov-15, 01:57:15 PM

....So, the plan is to donate between Midnight and 2am to maximize our count of donors?   :tired:
Christiane


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 25-Nov-15, 02:45:54 PM

....So, the plan is to donate between Midnight and 2am to maximize our count of donors?   :tired:
Christiane

I think actually between 1AM & 2AM...the donations will count for the 2AM "prior 2 hour" drawing as well as we'll each be eligible for the odd-hour ROCstar drawing.

I think that's the correct understanding. I'm sure Shaky will let us know if that's off base.

And, in prior years with the odd or even hour ROCstar drawing, those who are able to spread their donating over the course of the day were encouraged to do so during the odd hours.

I'll have to check which email I've used before so I'll be eligible for the 5 year bonus drawing


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Lynne in New Hampshire on 25-Nov-15, 03:52:33 PM

....So, the plan is to donate between Midnight and 2am to maximize our count of donors?   :tired:
Christiane

I think actually between 1AM & 2AM...the donations will count for the 2AM "prior 2 hour" drawing as well as we'll each be eligible for the odd-hour ROCstar drawing.

I think that's the correct understanding. I'm sure Shaky will let us know if that's off base.

And, in prior years with the odd or even hour ROCstar drawing, those who are able to spread their donating over the course of the day were encouraged to do so during the odd hours.

I'll have to check which email I've used before so I'll be eligible for the 5 year bonus drawing

I received an email telling me I had given the last 4 years.  If you used the same one you should get one.


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 25-Nov-15, 04:43:44 PM
Donate between midnight and 1 AM just like last year. The first $500 bonus drawing will be at 1 AM for the hour preceding it.

The first $1000 bonus will be at 2 AM. There's no need to stay up until 2 if you've already donated before 1 AM.

So stay up until midnight, donate, and go to bed!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 25-Nov-15, 06:44:00 PM

I received an email telling me I had given the last 4 years.  If you used the same one you should get one.


Well look at that...buried amongst the spam...thanks for the tip or I might have missed it!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 25-Nov-15, 06:44:28 PM
Donate between midnight and 1 AM just like last year. The first $500 bonus drawing will be at 1 AM for the hour preceding it.

The first $1000 bonus will be at 2 AM. There's no need to stay up until 2 if you've already donated before 1 AM.

So stay up until midnight, donate, and go to bed!


OK...got it...thanks!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Kris G. on 25-Nov-15, 10:44:23 PM

I received an email telling me I had given the last 4 years.  If you used the same one you should get one.


Well look at that...buried amongst the spam...thanks for the tip or I might have missed it!

I got it too!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 27-Nov-15, 07:33:44 AM
Only 4 more days!


(https://www.roctheday.org/images/Logo/Screen/ROC_skyline_blue_background_small.jpg)


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 28-Nov-15, 09:07:05 AM
Only 3 more days!


(https://www.roctheday.org/images/Logo/Screen/ROC_skyline_blue_background_small.jpg)



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 30-Nov-15, 06:36:44 AM
Starting tonight at midnight!


Let's stay up late and make our donations right after midnight. It doesn't matter how big a donation it is. Whatever you can afford is always appreciated. In fact, you might want to continue to make a series of $1 donations throughout the day tomorrow so you'll have a chance on the odd hours to win the opportunity to have $500 donated to your favorite non-profit.

I believe the link is https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam) -- no confirmation yet. Stay tuned to this topic for more information.




Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 30-Nov-15, 05:51:18 PM
Only 6 more hours!


Take a nap and set your alarm for midnight.



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Braveheart2665 on 30-Nov-15, 06:03:04 PM
I'm ready to ROC  :yahoo:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 30-Nov-15, 09:26:00 PM
On my way to grab a quick nap...alarm is set...


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 30-Nov-15, 10:00:56 PM
Only 2 more hours!


It's a good time for that nap. You remembered to set your alarm for midnight, right?



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 12:02:47 AM
Let's ROC the Day!


The link is live. Please donate now!

https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam)



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 12:09:20 AM
Done! Goodnight! :snore:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: patsy6 on 01-Dec-15, 12:14:27 AM
I had a problem paying with PayPal, so I contacted the chat line and was informed that they're having a server issue. They suggested I wait a few minutes and try again.  I just did that and it still didn't work.  Guess I'll risk the credit card so I can go to bed.    


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Lynne in New Hampshire on 01-Dec-15, 12:17:20 AM
All done !  Goodnight !  Hope we get lots of  $$$$$$$$$$$$  !!!!!!!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: patsy6 on 01-Dec-15, 12:18:16 AM
Okay, done.  Goodnight!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 12:23:45 AM
Done. Same problem with Paypal and had to use credit card.


Title: Re: 9:08 AM EST, December 1, 2015
Post by: Yarak on 01-Dec-15, 09:10:38 AM
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rochfalconflyer (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer) (Lisa McK (http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=394)): We did it again!!!  Rfalconcam has won the $1,000 ROC the Day bonus.



Link:
http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128 (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128)


Title: Re: 9:08 AM EST, December 1, 2015
Post by: Kris G. on 01-Dec-15, 09:21:15 AM
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rochfalconflyer (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer) (Lisa McK (http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=394)): We did it again!!!  Rfalconcam has won the $1,000 ROC the Day bonus.



Link:
http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128 (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128)

                         :mbanana: :bguitar:


Title: Re: 9:08 AM EST, December 1, 2015
Post by: Lynne in New Hampshire on 01-Dec-15, 09:32:52 AM
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rochfalconflyer (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer) (Lisa McK (http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=394)): We did it again!!!  Rfalconcam has won the $1,000 ROC the Day bonus.



Link:
http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128 (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128)

                         :mbanana: :bguitar:
It was  worth staying up !!!   :clap: :thumbsup: :2thumbsup:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 09:48:40 AM
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rochfalconflyer (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer) (Lisa McK (http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=394)): We did it again!!!  Rfalconcam has won the $1,000 ROC the Day bonus.



Link:
http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128 (http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128)
:bravo: Good job, everyone!

In addition to the $1000 bonus, we've raised over $400 in the first few hours! No word from anyone about receiving the $500 bonus. One is available every odd hour, so we can always keep trying.


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam)



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 09:51:25 AM
Woo Hoo! We certainly do ROC!!!!!!! :handshake:  :yahoo:

I reserved a bit for later to try for the $500 bonus...and then there's the 5 year bonus yet to be determined!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 01-Dec-15, 11:14:06 AM
Well done!!! How do "we" spend the money? Cameras etc.? Obviously quite costly.

 :2thumbsup:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Donna on 01-Dec-15, 11:49:20 AM
When is the next best time to donate? I missed the 12 am mark. Ya, alarm did nothing!! Congrats on the BONUS!!   :thumbsup:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 12:59:45 PM
Well done!!! How do "we" spend the money? Cameras etc.? Obviously quite costly.

 :2thumbsup:

Aside from any ongoing regular expenses, I'm sure it goes in the "rainy day" fund to be tapped as needed...like the need this year to outfit the Powers Building with a full set of cameras. I'm sure we would have been challenged to do it if we hadn't put some aside.


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 01:01:14 PM
When is the next best time to donate? I missed the 12 am mark. Ya, alarm did nothing!! Congrats on the BONUS!!   :thumbsup:

The every other hour bonus is drawn at the odd hours except for 5PM. So...you just missed the 1PM drawing...next up is between 2 & 2:59.


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 03:09:19 PM
Well done!!! How do "we" spend the money? Cameras etc.? Obviously quite costly.

 :2thumbsup:

Aside from any ongoing regular expenses, I'm sure it goes in the "rainy day" fund to be tapped as needed...like the need this year to outfit the Powers Building with a full set of cameras. I'm sure we would have been challenged to do it if we hadn't put some aside.

Quite right. The unplanned reboot of the Powers nest box will cost us about $10,000 when completed. Most of that money was earmarked for upgrades to Times Square, but not all of it. Consequently, we spent more than we anticipated in 2015. Without our nest egg (pardon the pun) built from previous years' ROC the Day donations, we would not have been in a position to cover 2 potential nest box locations.

This is why we are so grateful for everyone's generosity today. So far we have raised nearly $600 plus a $1000 bonus. Since no one has come forward to let us know about receiving the $500 bonus for Rfalconcam, we can assume that it didn't happen. But that doesn't mean we can't keep trying! There's still plenty of time. Not to mention that straight donations could easily top the $1000 mark.  And that would be a big help with our plans to upgrade the cameras at Times Square next year.


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Braveheart2665 on 01-Dec-15, 03:19:56 PM
I had a problem paying with PayPal, so I contacted the chat line and was informed that they're having a server issue. They suggested I wait a few minutes and try again.  I just did that and it still didn't work.  Guess I'll risk the credit card so I can go to bed.    

I couldn't get Paypal to work either & time was running out so I used my AAA Visa


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Braveheart2665 on 01-Dec-15, 03:21:53 PM
AWESOME NEWS  !  :clap: :2thumbsup: :mbanana: :bguitar:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 04:11:49 PM
I'll need to finish my donating when I get home...ROC the day is blocked here at work. Boo-hiss...


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 07:30:11 PM
Great job, everyone!

In addition to the $1000 bonus, we've raised over $800! With a few more donations, we can make it an even $1000 to match the bonus.

And there's still a chance for a lucky donor to get an opportunity to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam. Only 4.5 hours to go!


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam)


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 08:01:25 PM
2 more donations in my budget...one for the 9PM drawing and one for the 11PM drawing. It won't bring us to the magic number, but every little bit helps!

And still keeping talons crossed one of us may get the 5 year bonus!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 08:24:18 PM
2 more donations in my budget...one for the 9PM drawing and one for the 11PM drawing. It won't bring us to the magic number, but every little bit helps!

And still keeping talons crossed one of us may get the 5 year bonus!

Yes, thanks!

And perhaps this may be a bit of an incentive for others to donate.

A couple of new Pancams being tested in my den. Hopefully they will soon be at a nearby nest box.


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 08:42:49 PM
We're over $900 now! Sooooo close to $1000.

And there's still a chance for a lucky donor to get an opportunity to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam.

Just over 3 hours to go!


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam)



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 08:56:52 PM
2 more donations in my budget...one for the 9PM drawing and one for the 11PM drawing. It won't bring us to the magic number, but every little bit helps!

And still keeping talons crossed one of us may get the 5 year bonus!

Yes, thanks!

And perhaps this may be a bit of an incentive for others to donate.

A couple of new Pancams being tested in my den. Hopefully they will soon be at a nearby nest box.


Those are SWEET!  :nerd:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Donna on 01-Dec-15, 09:14:05 PM
2 more donations in my budget...one for the 9PM drawing and one for the 11PM drawing. It won't bring us to the magic number, but every little bit helps!

And still keeping talons crossed one of us may get the 5 year bonus!

Yes, thanks!

And perhaps this may be a bit of an incentive for others to donate.

A couple of new Pancams being tested in my den. Hopefully they will soon be at a nearby nest box.


I love Pan Cams!!!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 09:43:02 PM
Lisa posted on FB 30 minutes ago we only needed $2 to make the match!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 01-Dec-15, 10:05:32 PM
OK...my last donation has been done...time for bed!

Great job everyone!


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Kris G. on 01-Dec-15, 10:09:48 PM
OK...my last donation has been done...time for bed!

Great job everyone!

                :thumbsup:


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 10:34:30 PM
We're over $1000! Thank you!!

And there's one last chance for a lucky donor to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam. Make a donation before 11 PM. That's less than 30 minutes away!


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam)




Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 01-Dec-15, 11:43:21 PM
We're over $1,100! Woo-hoo!!

There's still a few minutes left to donate to Rfalconcam. Can we hit the $1,200 mark?


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam)



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Shaky on 02-Dec-15, 12:09:50 AM
The final tally: $1,178.32!  :yahoo:

Thank you, everyone. :thanx:



Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 02-Dec-15, 08:22:35 AM
A splendid showing. And thanks for the info re how "we" spend the money. I was thinking it must be badly needed for cameras etc., and I was right. Thanks to all of you who make this happen. What would we do without you! Not to mention the people "on the street" who never let us down. A big round of applause all round.


Title: Re: ROC The Day December 1, 2015
Post by: Kris G. on 02-Dec-15, 10:32:25 AM
A splendid showing. And thanks for the info re how "we" spend the money. I was thinking it must be badly needed for cameras etc., and I was right. Thanks to all of you who make this happen. What would we do without you! Not to mention the people "on the street" who never let us down. A big round of applause all round.

                    :good post: