SOC - Launching the "Can Pioli" Food Drive

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

I hope you guys are right. I could just see them coming up with something making you move it off site, just out of spite. Not trying to piss on the plans, I think it's awesome. Just wanted to throw that out. They control the property which means they could justify it however.

Here's a rough draft type idea...rent the fairgrounds for parking and charge people 20 bucks a car if they donate at least one can of food and use the money to hire a bus service to shuttle people to the stadium and back.

Save people money and take money out of Clarks pocket at the same time as doing the "Can Pioli" idea.

If not the fairgrounds, are there any other places that can accommodate for something that big?...also are there any bus services that could handle the volume of those logistics?

Originally Posted by BossChief

Here's a rough draft type idea...rent the fairgrounds for parking and charge people 20 bucks a car if they donate at least one can of food and use the money to hire a bus service to shuttle people to the stadium and back.

Save people money and take money out of Clarks pocket at the same time as doing the "Can Pioli" idea.

If not the fairgrounds, are there any other places that can accommodate for something that big?...also are there any bus services that could handle the volume of those logistics?

We've had exhaustive conversations about this avenue. After you take on the expenses of shuttles, rental, cleanup, security, marketing, and liability insurance, it's a horrible idea. Why would anybody ditch an hour of valuable tailgating time to board a shuttle to save $7 and stick it to the man? They wouldn't. They will just pay the $27 just like they've always done. The biggest problem with shuttles is you pay drivers for a full day to make 5 or 6 5-10 minute trips 3.5 hours apart. If it were just one drop and you're chartering a bus for one hour, that's an easy expense but when you have to pay CDL drivers to sit and wait 3.5 hours, that's another animal.

[Groves]

Originally Posted by Phobia

The biggest problem with shuttles is you pay drivers for a full day to make 5 or 6 5-10 minute trips 3.5 hours apart. If it were just one drop and you're chartering a bus for one hour, that's an easy expense but when you have to pay CDL drivers to sit and wait 3.5 hours, that's another animal.

I still think the off-site idea is not good, but just in regards to the CDL drivers, you just hire them for one slot, before or after. If they want to accept employment for both a before and after slot, that's up to them.

Or maybe there's some shortage of drivers and vehicles that I'm not aware of?

Originally Posted by Groves

I still think the off-site idea is not good, but just in regards to the CDL drivers, you just hire them for one slot, before or after. If they want to accept employment for both a before and after slot, that's up to them.

Or maybe there's some shortage of drivers and vehicles that I'm not aware of?

We haven't even gotten far enough to check. Somebody suggested we find a transport company willing to donate shuttles. I don't see any business owner willing to do that. Frankly, I'm inevitably going to be a guy stuck shouldering lots of this coordination and I'm not interested in the stress/reward ratio. There is no reward for me. It's just a ton of unnecessary work. If somebody else wants to take that on and they have ideas or the ability to pull it off, then I'm all for it. Personally, I think it's a disaster waiting to happen. For what? The chance to keep $80k out of Clark's pocket? He pays Pioli, Crennel, Daboll, Cassel and Bowe that much in a single day.

[ghak99]

This is brilliant!

Some of the food needs to be delivered to the old lady who went off on the Midget.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by ghak99

This is brilliant!

Some of the food needs to be delivered to the old lady who went off on the Midget.

"We're just out here trying to work a little harder."

[bowener]

Oh hell yes this is awesome!

[Smed1065]

Excellent idea!

[hometeam]

Each can donated gets a free FIRE PIOLI flyer?

[RINGLEADER]

And for the record, this is an absolutely brilliant idea.

[BossChief]

^ maybe an idea for the Indy game?

[ClevelandBronco]

This is really clever. Big props to the guy who thought this up. Huge props.

[Titty Meat]

This is awesome you fellas mind if I tweet this out to everyone?

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

This is awesome you fellas mind if I tweet this out to everyone?

We'd rather keep this on the D/L, honestly. The less food the better. I know I only want to lift about 1000 lbs of cans this weekend.

[Tribal Warfare]

Excellent and cunning promotion guys.