Hey, Erik:
Thanks for responding to my post on the proposed National College Wrestling Endowment Fund. I don't have $10 million lying around but this would be a national fund that would require participation across the nation from a lot of little guys like myself contributing on an annual basis amounts like $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or more for those who could afford it. The originator of the post on the national forum used this line of reasoning as to the potential donor base. The poster goes by the name SFRob on themat.com and pointed out that there are over 250,000 high school wrestlers in the United States and just think of all the former wrestlers and their families. You are talking about probably over one million people with current or past ties to wrestling. If you could get a million people to contribute a $100 on an annual basis you would generate $100 million. I realize that you are not going to get them all to do that but many would be willing to give a lot more than $100 a year to a National College Wrestling Endowment fund that they felt could make a long term difference. Obviously some big pocket donors would also be necessary to make it happen. SFRob is putting out a goal of $100 million in four years.
Erik, I also still very much believe in the building of college wrestling at all levels including the NCWA. There is a possibility that if my son wrestles that it might be at that level, but even if he does wrestle club for a school like KSU or KU in the future I would still support a national college wrestling endowment because I think it would give national college wrestling the best chance to grow and survive.
If you agree with me at all on this, I would encourage you to get on the topic that I started on the high school forum and post that you would financially support such a fund either on it or on the national forum. I have linked the national forum topics on the high school forum topic.
Good luck to your son today at the Park Hill Duals. I look forward to working with you to promote college wrestling programs in Kansas at all levels.
