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To: Lane3 who wrote (65485)	4/8/2018 4:09:57 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 361544

These things are really misguided at times. McCabe reportedly received 500K in contributions for his "lost pension" before it was explained that he didn't lose it, he just couldn't collect it at his current age of 50. Poor thing. I do make those contributions sometimes but usually only to the neediest.

To: Lane3 who wrote (65485)	4/8/2018 4:22:31 PM
From: zzpat	Respond to of 361544

The first goal was $10,000 to cover travel expenses etc. and now their new goal is $4M and they're almost there. The biggest donor gave over $20,000.

To: Lane3 who wrote (65485)	4/8/2018 4:40:18 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 361544

People are weird. Give them a cause- no matter how stupid- and some of them will send a check. But it's quirky what plucks their heart strings. I guess it's like EBAY- you can see the same item sell for very different prices- or not at all. It's just quirky. Don't expect people to make sense. Life works better that way.

To: Lane3 who wrote (65485)

4/8/2018 6:10:05 PM

From: one_less

Respond to of 361544

>>>Can anyone suggest to me why people would donate millions of dollars to the Canadian hockey team accident victims? <<<

The word sports fan is short for "fanatic." The sports market itself has huge revenue. In addition fans go to great sacrifice and personal expense to be able to follow their faves. I have never been able to relate personally but I think fanaticism might explain it.

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Global sports market - total revenue from 2005 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Sports market revenue in billion U.S. dollars

2005	46.5
2009	58.4
2012	78.2
2013	76.1
2017*	90.9

The statistic depicts the revenue generated in the global sports market from 2005 to 2017. By 2017, the global sports market was expected to generate revenue of around 91 billion U.S. dollars. In that same year, revenue from the sports merchandising market in North America was expected to reach 14.2 billion U.S. dollars

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14Sports market revenue in billion U.S. dollars46.546.558.458.478.278.276.176.190.990.920052009201220132017*
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