Danny devito donates 500 k to jersey shore medical center. As a doc in that system I guess it’s a good thing. However, that would be some nice NIL money
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Estimated net worth of $80 million.
Why would Danny DeVito give NIL money to anyone. Do we know if he is even a sports fan?
Note : Tried to see about getting him to make an appearance at Jersey Mikes this past winter but it went nowhere
Note : Tried to see about getting him to make an appearance at Jersey Mikes this past winter but it went nowhere
Would only make sense as spokesperson for jersey mikes to go to a game
You know the board would have gone " Nuts" if he did. Even Frasier Crane had an entire thread for football season
I thought this was going to be a thread about the former Fruit/Illini Qb…. Glad to be wrong…
What the REAL Devito does with this money is, of course, his business and he seems to be altruistic!
What the REAL Devito does with this money is, of course, his business and he seems to be altruistic!
Jeeze, the guy just donated a half mil to a local hospital.
Thank you Danny.
Thank you Danny.
I tried with the folks I know at Jersey Mikes corporate. They didn't "see" it like we did.
The Hackensack-Meridian structure is a bit odd. They have separate foundations for each hospital but the hospitals are part of Hackensack-Meridian.
The guy in charge of fundraising overall for them is Rich Knupp who some of us would know from RU Athletics as well as Rutgers Business School. Good guy.
Edit: fact-checked myself. Rich is responsible for the “north” fundraising. Not all of it.
The guy in charge of fundraising overall for them is Rich Knupp who some of us would know from RU Athletics as well as Rutgers Business School. Good guy.
Edit: fact-checked myself. Rich is responsible for the “north” fundraising. Not all of it.
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This is fundamental to the disconnect between real life and collegiate athletics and underscores what a disaster this whole NIL thing is.
A guy just donated half a million dollars to a hospital. To save lives. To advance lifesaving technology.
And yet there are people who (I assume seriously) are saying "he should give that money to us so we can pay some football players, instead."
A guy just donated half a million dollars to a hospital. To save lives. To advance lifesaving technology.
And yet there are people who (I assume seriously) are saying "he should give that money to us so we can pay some football players, instead."
I agree with your thought but I really didn't see anyone here saying that last part. In fact most replies where in line with your thinking too.
The "synergy" between their naming rights at the RAC, their commitment to Danny in their advertising campaign, and his being a Jersey guy would bring a terrific "return on investment" if they brought Danny to the RAC. I mean it would be a "win-win." I really think they should "pivot" on this one. It's not like they'd even need to "think outside the box." Somebody at Jersey Mike's needs to "drill down" on this. OK, I'm running out of corporate buzz words, but this really seemed like a no-brainer last season, I kept expecting him to pop-up at one of the games.I tried with the folks I know at Jersey Mikes corporate. They didn't "see" it like we did.
I will see some of these folks in person again socially soon so I will bring it up.The "synergy" between their naming rights at the RAC, their commitment to Danny in their advertising campaign, and his being a Jersey guy would bring a terrific "return on investment" if they brought Danny to the RAC. I mean it would be a "win-win." I really think they should "pivot" on this one. It's not like they'd even need to "think outside the box." Somebody at Jersey Mike's needs to "drill down" on this. OK, I'm running out of corporate buzz words, but this really seemed like a no-brainer last season, I kept expecting him to pop-up at one of the games.
I just assumed @djrc89 was going for the funny but with a straight-line delivery (like a Steven Wright) here?
I saw a fair amount of chatter on the Twitter yesterday suggesting that he should have given the money to Rutgers, instead.
I'm fine with the conversation when the discussion is giving something back to the place that set you on your way. I did that when I was promoted the first itme
But I don't see any viable connection between the little guy and Rutgers, so I agree with you...what gives on that one?
I could swear that he did because I was thinking to myself “why” and then I’m like “****. He’s a jersey boy and he’s a sponsor rep.”You know the board would have gone " Nuts" if he did. Even Frasier Crane had an entire thread for football season
no, it was Kelsey Grammar, raised by his grandparents in NJ.
Danny Devito has not, yet, been to JMA or a football game. But having the Jersey Mike's spokesperson show up at Jersey Miike's Arena is really a no brainer.
The separate foundations is based upon Meridian being a hodgepodge of community hospitals pieced together from successive mergers. And the foundations were very protective when Meridian acquired. The foundations got even more protective when the Hackensack/Meridian merger went through. Hackensacks foundation was not run very professionally. They were more interested in throwing large galas in Lincoln Center than putting that money to use for hospital initiatives.
Hackensack may be the largest hospital in the system but the largest donors were from the Meridian side and many want to keep their money regionally.
I know Kelsey was there (and they're not exactly easy to confuse, LOL!). Pretty easy NOT to confuse the 2 of them lol! It was a game I was watching from home and I could swear the announcers pointed him out over in the corner by 118 but maybe I was just imagining things.
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In truth Kelsey Grammer was there more so hawking his microbrew than as a sports fan. He's been making the rounds of local establishments for a while now trying to get the word out to drum up business for his new venture.
Yup. That's how I met him in Hoboken. Really cool guy, actually!
He’s got to have higher ROI opportunities but I assume he is doing it as a bit of a passion project. Is it just me or is that an ironic choice for a recovering addict?
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Is "He should donate to us so football players have some nicer weights to lift or get UberEats" a better use of the funds?
Or "he should use that money to get a closer parking space for 6 games"?
It's not NIL but college athletics as a whole seems to be the disconnect.
Also, wouldn’t it have worked better if the thread title was “Danny Devito donates $500,000 to Jersey hospital”?
I’m not sure “Devito” sums it up accurately.
I’m not sure “Devito” sums it up accurately.