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extra going to waste staroptions

still working on that with them. it might be too confusing and the computer system the way it is set up will probably not allow the combining from owners to make up a day's worth of vacation.
 
I will be travelling to Orlando in November for Thanksgiving week, but I haven't been able to make my ressies yet (staying less than a week at VR or VV...90 day rule :annoyed: ). But once I get my nights confirmed, I will GLADLY donate whatever options we have left! I will let you know!
 
you could always give a 5 night starpoint stay to make a wish. dolphin or swan are 10000 per night and off disney they have 7000 starpoints per night also. call make a wish and tell them and they will give you dates that they have families wanting to go away. don't forget you get the 5th night free. so it would be 28000 starpoints or 40000 starpoints for a 5 night stay. that would be a fabulous donation to a good cause.

disneyland in CA has starwood resorts also
 
i would definitely say a room with 2 double beds. call the make a wish number first and ask them. they will tell you what their needs are for the families

407-622-4673 make a wish number

barbra
 
i am still waiting for the rest of you to fugure if you have any leftover staroptions for 2008? it must be at least 3700 so we can book a day. i have enough for 1 night in orlando, ned has 1 night and we are waiting for iluvwdw to make the 90 day reservation, is there anyone else out there has leftover options?
 
pointsjunkie said:
i am still waiting for the rest of you to fugure if you have any leftover staroptions for 2008? it must be at least 3700 so we can book a day. i have enough for 1 night in orlando, ned has 1 night and we are waiting for iluvwdw to make the 90 day reservation, is there anyone else out there has leftover options?
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I have 6000 options to use for a one night. PM me to let me know what night I should call for and what other magic words to say to link it up with yours and it will be done!

Carol
 
pointsjunkie said:
i am still waiting for the rest of you to fugure if you have any leftover staroptions for 2008? it must be at least 3700 so we can book a day. i have enough for 1 night in orlando, ned has 1 night and we are waiting for iluvwdw to make the 90 day reservation, is there anyone else out there has leftover options?
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I'm still trying to figure out if we are staying an extra night at the end of our trip. I will discuss with DH tomorrow, hopefully I will know how many options I will have left VERY SOON!
 
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I've got 15,875 StarOptions to donate for 2008.

I could call and get a day or two at an SVO Orlando resort to donate directly to Make-A-Wish . . . . OR . . . . . ..

If there were any Tugger that wanted to extend their stay by a day or two (wouldn't it be nice if you didn't have to check-out at 10 AM on your check-out day), I bet we could work out a deal where I'll book the extended days if that Tugger promised to make a financial donation to Make-A-Wish for the reasonable value of those nights. I bet Make-A-Wish would love the cash.

I'm thinking that Pointsjunkie will serve as the broker of any deals.

Interested?

-nodge
 
nodge said:
I've got 15,875 StarOptions to donate for 2008.

I could call and get a day or two at an SVO Orlando resort to donate directly to Make-A-Wish . . . . OR . . . . . ..

If there were any Tugger that wanted to extend their stay by a day or two (wouldn't it be nice if you didn't have to check-out at 10 AM on your check-out day), I bet we could work out a deal where I'll book the extended days if that Tugger promised to make a financial donation to Make-A-Wish for the reasonable value of those nights. I bet Make-A-Wish would love the cash.

I'm thinking that Pointsjunkie will serve as the broker of any deals.

Interested?

-nodge
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just waiting on one more person to find out how many days we can get, so far with you options and 2 other people we have enough for a family for 4-5 days. hold on a few more days and we will be ready to make the phone calls.

barbra
 
Given how cheap RCI & II Extra-Vacations/Getaways are for Sheraton Vistana Resort and Villages for the rest of the year, it seems a shame to "spend" StarOptions for a week there.

I bet if we pooled the donated StarOptions into a week at a less available/ more desirable SVO resort and auctioned off that week on ebay or here on TUG, we'd collect enough money to buy and donate SEVERAL Vistana weeks to the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Alternatively, if anyone has a few hundred bucks sitting around and an II or RCI membership but no StarOptions to donate, they could still "Make A Wish" come true for a child in need simply by buying and donating one of these extra-vacations/getaways.

-nodge
 
i don't think with the 4 people we have that have shown a desire and an interest to donate that we have a full week to go anywhere. we do have 4-5 nights at an orlando resort.
 
when i come home we will coordinate the reservations. please list what each one of you has so i don't have to thumb through this entire thread. or PM me. i spoke to starwood and they told me exactly how to coordinate this. they were very helpful.

barbra
 
pointsjunkie said:
please list what each one of you has so i don't have to thumb through this entire thread.
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The Great State of Oregon! . . . Home of world class Pinot Noir!. . . Crater Lake, the deepest fresh water lake in the US!. . . . Eugene, Oregon where the movie "Animal House" was filmed! . . . . birthplace of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding! . . . and whose state name is widely believed to originate from a typographical error in a 1700's French map of the region! . . .

proudly casts 15,875 StarOptions for our next favorite charity . . . .

The Make a Wish Foundation!

-nodge (OK, I'm still watching too much TV)
 
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Barbra-
Is there a min # of points that we can send your way (to send to MaW)? We can't do anything till next year, but will probably have at least some points left then. Provided, of course, this could turn into an ongoing thing.

BTW-your kind and caring heart is showing ;)

I wonder if Starwood could be persuaded to match points for this cause?
 
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To continue nodge's theme

The Heart of the Nation, Ohio, home of the Rock Hall and the Football Hall of Fame, where you can get of not-so-bad ice wine and really yummy maple syrup, the home of lots of Presidents and deciding state for way too many elections, offers 6000 options for this wonderful cause.
 
I should have 14,700 available, will know later this month.

NY - Go Blue (Football not politics)
 
when will you actually know?

i am planning on running this every year at this time of year so the staroptions we have leftover can be used to help a family.

will call on monday to see which family can fit in to out allotted staroptions.

thanks everyone.

barbra
 
PJ,

By 9/24 (3 months before my christmas trip)
 
just spoke to ruthie at Make a Wish and she loves the idea of all of us joining forces to get a family to go to orlando.

she is calling me back on 9/25, we will wait for our final person to see if they can book on sept 24th for their december trip and to see what they have left for 2008.

we really could use other people who have 3700 staroptions or more left for 2008 to help us out.

i guarantee that this will be the best reservation you will ever make.:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

barbra
 
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