GameHearts From: GameHearts <ron.glick69@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:44:50 +0000 I represent a community benefit nonprofit program called GameHearts, a Montana Nonprofit Corporation. Our purpose is to promote adult sobriety through alternative entertainment, which primarily consists of promoting tabletop games (Customizable Card and Miniature Games, Role Playing Games, etc). I welcome you to view our website below for information on our program. Since we are a nonprofit, we rely solely upon donations to operate, mostly of excess gaming materials. Primarily we use commons and uncommons to make decks which can be provided to players free of charge, just for participating, with whatever rares we acquire used as prize incentives. Typically, we solict donations from players, collectors, retailers and manufacturers, with particular attention payed to groups of gamers. As such, you potentially may have excess gaming materials which are not being used nor able to be sold, items that could help our program. Rares are usually the lifeblood of a CCG or CMG singles retailer or trader, but gamers often end up with volumes of commons and uncommons along with the rares, which is why we approach groups like your own. If you have excess materials that you do not use and are simply taking up space, we would appreciate it if you would consider making a donation to our program. Additionally, as you have contact with a broad range of individuals who also acquire these kinds of games, we were hoping you might also forward our information to others who may share an interest in helping, as well. In exchange for donations, we assess incoming gaming accessories and issue receipts for tax purposes. Typically, we baseline values at . 25 a common, $1 for uncommons for current games (.10 per common, .50 per uncommon of out-of-print games). I am a certifiable expert in the collectible genre field and have been issuing tax receipts for donations such as these since 1996, when I worked for a youth program that solicited the same kinds of materials. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a worthwhile cause, while at the same time helping your own business offload excess materials and recoup it through tax deductions (50% of a donation's value can be applied to tax write-off under the current IRS rules). We have few limitations on donations: 1) Cards must be in near mint, ie, playable condition, since we promote tournament level competition and worn cards are considered marked; and 2) individual donations must not exceed $5,000 in value (Should a donation inadvertently exceed this, I have been known to "stagger" them between two receipts to give full value), though any number of donations can be made per year. This latter rule is one established by the IRS, by the way, not by our program. Other than these restrictions, we accept any donated gaming material in any quantity. If you have any questions, please let me know. I will gladly respond to any inquiry. I hope you will consider aiding our cause and spreading word about our program. I look forward to your response. http://GameHearts.org Ron Glick Executive Director Up