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pointsjunkie

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i wonder if every starwood owner who has leftover staroptions could book 1 night in orlando and we orchestrate the dates .we could get enough for a make a wish family to have a holiday or i am sure a few families.

i am going to call starwood to see if it could be done.

it is such a shame letting 3000-8000 staroptions go to waste , but if we use a little ingenuity i think it could be done.

i am on with starwood right now. i'll get back to you and let you know.:cheer: :cheer:

barbra
 
Great idea - I'd be happy to donate my extra Options each year to such a cause.
 
it would have to be enough for 1 night at either svv or svr.we will need to hear from other starwood tuggers to see what they have left.
 
What a great idea!
I don't have any points but it is a great idea.
 
We have some for 2008 that will go to waste; about a night's worth in Orlando. Too few for me to call in myself, but I'm happy to help combine them with others to help out Make a Wish!!
 
Barbra,
You must be reading my mind. I was going to pm you since you are the master at this thing. I have 21,625 *options available to chip in.
 
oneohana said:
Barbra,
You must be reading my mind. I was going to pm you since you are the master at this thing. I have 21,625 *options available to chip in.
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that would be enough for a family to go away. call make a wish at 1-407-622-4673 ask fir ruthie. ''get 3-4 families dates and then call starwood to see what is available using the staroptions you have.book the reservation then call make a wish back to get the families name and address to give to starwood. it is that easy.

you could get a small 1 br sun-thurs.or we could combine like the thread said and get something the family needs.

i hope we can get more TUGGers on board.thanks:cheer:

barbra
 
clsmit said:
We have some for 2008 that will go to waste; about a night's worth in Orlando. Too few for me to call in myself, but I'm happy to help combine them with others to help out Make a Wish!!
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how many exactly do you have?

we need to know the amount from everyone so we can get the most days for a family.
 
pointsjunkie said:
how many do you have left?
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I'm not sure, but I think ~ 1000. I must have read your post wrong, I had thought you were going to try to convince SVN to bundle all our excess Options together, but now it seems we each need to have at least one night's value. I suggest, since you're already in talks with them, that you ask if they could bend the rules for donations like this and would combine all excess Options from many members. Seems like they would receive a lot of good press from it, as well. It might be good to talk with their marketing dept, if possible, to propose the idea.
 
any more people out there with extra staroptions they will not be using. for the first time i think we only need people that have a full night's worth of options
so the minimum amount is 3700. that would be a mon, tues, or wed in a 1 br.

please let's get this going.

barbra
 
Barbra --

This is a great idea and I wish I had some to chip in. Last year, I left the difference between gold and silver seasons at Harborside on the table, but this year I have none, sorry.

-- Jerseygirl
 
Ken555 said:
I'm not sure, but I think ~ 1000.
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Just checked - I have 1,900 SOs left from this year. Let me know if you convince SVN to accept these... they're yours for the asking!
 
thanks i will check with them. does anyone have suzanne clarkes e-mail address or phone number. i think i will start right at the top.
 
Whatever Happened?

Is everyone waiting on each other? As of 7/23 Make a Wish had a request for a 1bedroom with a check-in 10/9 and check-out 10/14. They also had a request for a 2 bedroom, but I didn't ask for the dates since I didn't have enough *options. I was a little short, so I just borrowed from '09.

Barbra started a good thing, let's not let it die.:)
 
oneohana said:
Is everyone waiting on each other? As of 7/23 Make a Wish had a request for a 1bedroom with a check-in 10/9 and check-out 10/14. They also had a request for a 2 bedroom, but I didn't ask for the dates since I didn't have enough *options. I was a little short, so I just borrowed from '09.

Barbra started a good thing, let's not let it die.:)
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hi, i was just trying to get 2 or 3 more people to gether to get this rolling. did you borrow for 2009 for yourself or for make a wish?

can you give them back to 2009? together we could have enough for the 2 br. get back to me ASAP. please.

i was very busy this week with my camp, it was show week
 
this is also the first time a new you actually got in touch with makes a wish , that is great. did you book the 1 br for make a wish?
 
Barbra,

I borrowed *options from 2009 to get a 1 bedroom for make a wish. I was short a little over 2,000 options and was going to have some left over from 2009, so I just borrowed them.
The way I look at it I get my *points from paying my mfs earlier.:hysterical: I actually saved money by not having to drive out to WMH to use up my options.:cheer:
 
oneohana said:
Barbra,

I borrowed *options from 2009 to get a 1 bedroom for make a wish. I was short a little over 2,000 options and was going to have some left over from 2009, so I just borrowed them.
The way I look at it I get my *points from paying my mfs earlier.:hysterical: I actually saved money by not having to drive out to WMH to use up my options.:cheer:
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congratulations, isn't it the best reservation you ever made? you will be thinking of them the entire time they are on vacation.:cheer: :cheer:

can't wait to do it again. maybe this year, just waiting for my 90 day window and then i will know what i have to donate.
 
pointsjunkie said:
congratulations, isn't it the best reservation you ever made? you will be thinking of them the entire time they are on vacation.:cheer: :cheer:

can't wait to do it again. maybe this year, just waiting for my 90 day window and then i will know what i have to donate.
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Yes, it was. I love Disney and we have annual passes to Disneyland. I enjoy just going there and watch the people having a great time.

It will probaly become an annual thing for me. I will always have leftover *options, and it doesn't take that many to make a reservation. Plus if it could put a smile on a child for a few days, what's the saying... "priceless".
 
Hi Barbra

I only have 2600 but they are yours if Starwood will let us combine options.
 
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