Comments on: Climbing UAlbany for the American Lung Association http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/29/climbing-ualbany-for-the-american-lung-association/ Musings of a Balding 29 Year Old Business Owner Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam McFarland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/29/climbing-ualbany-for-the-american-lung-association/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Adam McFarland Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:40:49 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/29/climbing-ualbany-for-the-american-lung-association/#comment-649 Hi Regular Reader, Great comment: yes, you are definitely correct. That's kind of what I was getting at when I mentioned how inefficient and poorly planned the event was. All in all, I probably spent 3 hours and raised $100, so from a pure cost break down it was the exact same thing as car pooling. The way I differentiate (besides the whole fact that it was for charity) is that it was a one-time thing, not a regular occurrence. If we were doing this every weekend, I would find a way to make it worth my time or I would just scratch a check. Thanks for reading, Adam Hi Regular Reader,

Great comment: yes, you are definitely correct. That’s kind of what I was getting at when I mentioned how inefficient and poorly planned the event was. All in all, I probably spent 3 hours and raised $100, so from a pure cost break down it was the exact same thing as car pooling.

The way I differentiate (besides the whole fact that it was for charity) is that it was a one-time thing, not a regular occurrence. If we were doing this every weekend, I would find a way to make it worth my time or I would just scratch a check.

Thanks for reading,

Adam

]]> By: Regular Reader http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/29/climbing-ualbany-for-the-american-lung-association/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Regular Reader Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:55:24 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/29/climbing-ualbany-for-the-american-lung-association/#comment-648 Adam, It is very inspiring that you guys take time for such a great cause. If everyone had the mind set you guys did the world would be a better place. But on another note I think that this post is almost contradictory with the carpooling post you had a few days. I found that post really interesting and liked how you broke everything down. Anyways, the 10 of you guys raised around $1000. Which is terrific, I'm not knocking that at all. But you guys were there for about 2 hours right? And I'm guessing along the line you each spent about 1-2 hours each on top of those 2 hours finding sponsors, planning for the event, etc. Plus you all had to drive to and from the event. Finally you all also sacrificed time at work to participate. You said in the carpooling post that your time is worth well over 19 dollars an hour. Well if each of you spent 3.5 hrs (average) on this event, that is 35 hours total for the group and you raised $1000, that would put your hourly worth at about $28.50. That is not considering the cost of gas and vehicle deprectiation, etc that you got into or the opportunity loss of the time you could have been working and making money. (Or the fact that at least one is a lawyer and his time is worth MUCH more.) So I guess the way you have got us thinking it almost would have made more sense for you guys to just donate the money out of pocket and stay at work? Just some food for thought, I know there's more to it than just the money. Adam,
It is very inspiring that you guys take time for such a great cause. If everyone had the mind set you guys did the world would be a better place.
But on another note I think that this post is almost contradictory with the carpooling post you had a few days. I found that post really interesting and liked how you broke everything down. Anyways, the 10 of you guys raised around $1000. Which is terrific, I’m not knocking that at all. But you guys were there for about 2 hours right? And I’m guessing along the line you each spent about 1-2 hours each on top of those 2 hours finding sponsors, planning for the event, etc. Plus you all had to drive to and from the event. Finally you all also sacrificed time at work to participate. You said in the carpooling post that your time is worth well over 19 dollars an hour. Well if each of you spent 3.5 hrs (average) on this event, that is 35 hours total for the group and you raised $1000, that would put your hourly worth at about $28.50. That is not considering the cost of gas and vehicle deprectiation, etc that you got into or the opportunity loss of the time you could have been working and making money. (Or the fact that at least one is a lawyer and his time is worth MUCH more.)
So I guess the way you have got us thinking it almost would have made more sense for you guys to just donate the money out of pocket and stay at work?
Just some food for thought, I know there’s more to it than just the money.

]]> By: David Askaripour http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/29/climbing-ualbany-for-the-american-lung-association/comment-page-1/#comment-642 David Askaripour Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:16:48 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/03/29/climbing-ualbany-for-the-american-lung-association/#comment-642 Hey Adam, Thank you. Thanks for being a part of something so positive and helping to raise money for a real cause -- that totally rocks! You guys should totally organize a charity event, that would be great! Keep up the greatness :) best, D Hey Adam,

Thank you. Thanks for being a part of something so positive and helping to raise money for a real cause — that totally rocks! You guys should totally organize a charity event, that would be great! Keep up the greatness :)

best,
D

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