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Orange Krush FAQs

1. Where does the Men’s Basketball Team host their games?
2. Do I have to be a member of Illini Pride to join the Orange Krush?
3. Who should my donor make his/her check out to?
4. How does the pledge system work?
5. What if I don’t turn in my pledges on time?
6. Where does my pledge money go?


1. Where does the Men’s Basketball Team host their games?
The Men’s Basketball Team hosts their games at Assembly Hall. [See it on a map]


2. Do I have to be a member of Illini Pride to join the Orange Krush?
Yes! To be a member of Orange Krush, you MUST be a member of Illini Pride!  Orange Krush is a sub-group of Illini Pride.


3. Who should my donor make his/her check out to?
Checks can be made out to Orange Krush Foundation.


4. How does the pledge system work?
See How to Join.


5. What if I don’t turn in my pledges on time?
You must turn in your pledge information by September 15, 2010.  The Orange Krush registration period for the 2010-2011 basketball season will end at 11:59 p.m. on September 15, 2010.  If you miss the deadline to turn in your pledge information, please contact Dan Gilpin, Orange Krush Foundation President, at gilpin1@illinois.edu immediately.


6. Where does my pledge money go?

Proceeds from the 2008-2009 Basketball Season were donated to:

(Organization - Donation)
The Lou Henson Coaching Endowment Fund - $75,000
Cunningham Children’s Home - $8,100
Eastern Illinois Food Bank - $3,300
Crisis Nursery - $3,300
Garden Hills Elementary School - $3,100
Habitat for Humanity, UIUC - $2,900
The Gift of Adoption Fund - $2,900
American Lung Association - $2,650
SIU Foundation, Camp Coco - $2,500
Alzheimer’s Association - $2,061
Safe Kids Champaign County - $2,061
Special Olympics Illinois/Easter Prairie - $2,060
Muscular Dystrophy Association - $1,650
Big Brothers, Big Sisters - Central Illinois - $1,650
The Good Samaritan Inn - $1,648
WILL - Illinois Public Media - $1,648
University YMCA - $1,648
Senior Resource Center at Family Services - $1,648
Champaign County Special Advocate Program - $1,600
Lincolnland AMBUCS - $1,440
American Cancer Society - $1,240
Camp New Hope - $1,240
PAID - $1,240
Champaign County Health Care Consumers - $1,235
Provena United Samaritans Medical Center - $1,200
Homestead Corp of CU - $1,100
Northeast Community Fund - $1,100
Wesley Evening Food Pantry - $1,070
East Central Illinois YFC - Real Life - $990
Frances Nelson Health Center - $825
The Warm-A-Kid Program - $825
Colleges Against Cancer - $825
Danville AMBUCS - $825
TALKS - $825
Cooperative Nursery School - $800
Adult Basic Education Parkland College - $800
RSVP: Retired and Senior Volunteer Program - $600
East Central Illinois Refugee Assistance Center - $550
The Reading Group - $550
Parkland College’s College for Kids - $515
Mental Health Center of Champaign - $470
Prairie Rivers Network - $450
Project Goodstart - $415
Generations of Hope - $410
The Young Achievers Awards Program - $410
Orpheum Children’s Science Museum - $410
Parkland Child Development Center - $400
New Life Car Care - $200
Read Across America - $200