I'm stepping down from Onward Setonia on April 7th- THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

[walshtrips]

We created Hall Hands on Deck twenty-six months ago to solicit NIL support from alumni and fans. Our focus was contributions between $10 and $2,500, a group that was largely ignored when NIL became a reality. HHOD consolidated its efforts with Onward Setonia in October 2023, and I was asked to lead crowdfunding for Onward Setonia. On April 7th the NCAA/House lawsuit will likely be settled, at which time Seton Hall will be able to share revenue directly with athletes. I envision a more robust NIL kitty as TV revenue, ticket premiums and Pirate Blue donations can be added to the mix.

Seton Hall will still need crowdfunding support to supplement its revenue sources, and I will support those efforts from the sidelines.

My final event, as the leader of crowdfunding for Onward Setonia, is our East Regional March Madness Sweeps. The winner will receive 2 all session tickets for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games at the Prudential Center, a $1,200 gift card, and 3 nights hotel accommodations. A $3,200 value.

You've all been extremely supportive of my efforts, and those of our HHOD team, and I can't thank you enough.

PLEASE CONSIDER A CONTRIBUTION TO MY FINAL EVENT!
You can make a contribution until 9:00 PM EST, on Saturday 22nd.
Click to contribute: http://spot.fund/EastRegionalMarchMadnessSweeps

Even if you can't attend, the tickets can be easily resold and the gift card is like cash.

Thanks for your consideration and past support!

Sincerely
Mike Walsh

 

[Hall Berry]

Thank you for your yeoman efforts and dedication to Onward Setonia, Mike. Go Pirates!

 

[Piratz]

You did great work, Mike! You picked up and made a difference for the program and Seton Hall.

I hope they also recognize your efforts as we do here.

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

Sorry to see you stepping down. You are the one guy who truly got it when it came to fundraising and what we needed for NIL. Thanks for everything you did!

 

[Seton75]

Mike deserves a huge thanks just for volunteering. But he also did a great job and was as responsive as a person could be.

 

[hbkmyr]

Thank you Mike! At a time when it seemed most at SHU were swimming in quick sand, you took the bull by the horns. Without your initiative I feel like we'd still be stuck in neutral.

 

[Fishjam]

Thanks to you and your team Mike. You stepped up and made something of nothing at a time when the Admins were pretending NIL/P4P wasn't real and were ignoring your efforts to help.

 

[Piratz]

Just think, HHOD was the first organized way to try to help our NIL.

Man these people were asleep.

 

[Section112]

Way to go Mike. Your efforts are appreciated by all of us basketball fans. You saw a need and didn't wait and acted on it. That takes courage and resolve and a LOT of time. You are a true Pirate! Thank you!

 

[GrMtWoods]

Thank you for your time and hard work Mike.

Your efforts to fill the void should be appreciated by all of us fans.

 

[HallX2]

Mike, can you share what the total raised so far is?

 

[Turiddu]

Thank you for your tireless leadership, Mike.

 

[Bud Boomer]

Thanks for stepping up Mike. I'm sure it was not easy.

 

[PF58]

We created Hall Hands on Deck twenty-six months ago to solicit NIL support from alumni and fans. Our focus was contributions between $10 and $2,500, a group that was largely ignored when NIL became a reality. HHOD consolidated its efforts with Onward Setonia in October 2023, and I was asked to lead crowdfunding for Onward Setonia. On April 7th the NCAA/House lawsuit will likely be settled, at which time Seton Hall will be able to share revenue directly with athletes. I envision a more robust NIL kitty as TV revenue, ticket premiums and Pirate Blue donations can be added to the mix.

Seton Hall will still need crowdfunding support to supplement its revenue sources, and I will support those efforts from the sidelines.

My final event, as the leader of crowdfunding for Onward Setonia, is our East Regional March Madness Sweeps. The winner will receive 2 all session tickets for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games at the Prudential Center, a $1,200 gift card, and 3 nights hotel accommodations. A $3,200 value.

You've all been extremely supportive of my efforts, and those of our HHOD team, and I can't thank you enough.

PLEASE CONSIDER A CONTRIBUTION TO MY FINAL EVENT!
You can make a contribution until 9:00 PM EST, on Saturday 22nd.
Click to contribute: http://spot.fund/EastRegionalMarchMadnessSweeps

Even if you can't attend, the tickets can be easily resold and the gift card is like cash.

Thanks for your consideration and past support!

Sincerely
Mike

 

[PF58]

Thank You Mike for what you have done here, your sincerity and passion were the main reason for my contributions to HHOD.

 

[HallLine69]

Thanks for all you've done, Mike. I have mucho respect for your diligence, passion and loyalty to SHU.

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

Just think, HHOD was the first organized way to try to help our NIL.

Man these people were asleep.

Some of them still are asleep!

 

[radecicco]

Great job Mike.

 

[Hall91]

We created Hall Hands on Deck twenty-six months ago to solicit NIL support from alumni and fans. Our focus was contributions between $10 and $2,500, a group that was largely ignored when NIL became a reality. HHOD consolidated its efforts with Onward Setonia in October 2023, and I was asked to lead crowdfunding for Onward Setonia. On April 7th the NCAA/House lawsuit will likely be settled, at which time Seton Hall will be able to share revenue directly with athletes. I envision a more robust NIL kitty as TV revenue, ticket premiums and Pirate Blue donations can be added to the mix.

Seton Hall will still need crowdfunding support to supplement its revenue sources, and I will support those efforts from the sidelines.

My final event, as the leader of crowdfunding for Onward Setonia, is our East Regional March Madness Sweeps. The winner will receive 2 all session tickets for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games at the Prudential Center, a $1,200 gift card, and 3 nights hotel accommodations. A $3,200 value.

You've all been extremely supportive of my efforts, and those of our HHOD team, and I can't thank you enough.

PLEASE CONSIDER A CONTRIBUTION TO MY FINAL EVENT!
You can make a contribution until 9:00 PM EST, on Saturday 22nd.
Click to contribute: http://spot.fund/EastRegionalMarchMadnessSweeps

Even if you can't attend, the tickets can be easily resold and the gift card is like cash.

Thanks for your consideration and past support!

Sincerely
Mike Walsh

Thank you Mike for all that you’ve done for Onward Setonia and Seton Hall!

 

[CT Pirate]

You were a game changer in amongst people stuck in the past and waiting for what's next. The definition of someone that controls destiny rather than letting destiny control them. An accurate depiction of what transpired here. Dare to be great in your next venture. The world needs forward thinkers not fast followers.

 

[Seton75]

Just think, HHOD was the first organized way to try to help our NIL.

Man these people were asleep.

i will wear that shirt till it wears out!

 

[SHUHitman]

Honestly, I don't even know where our NIL program would be without Mike. He stepped up when our own athletic program wouldn't. He fought and pushed through when that same athletic department refused to acknowledge him or his efforts.

As bad as it's been, it's scary to think how worse off it would be had it not been for him.

 

[JoePeppitone2012]

Thank you Mike can’t be more grateful for what you started. I’ll never forget watching you drop business cards in the Ice Fire lounge bar tables for us to pick up. It was the epitome of grassroots and just was amazing to see people stepping people when our own AD and team couldn’t or wouldn’t

 

[garyshu71]

Thanks Mike , you worked incredibly hard. It’s been great getting to know you. I’ll try to keep in touch. Go Pirates.

 

[SPK145]

Mike,

You done good.

 

[vegaspaul82]

Thanks Mike, you are a fine representative of SHU.
Know that your hard work and efforts have not gone unappreciated.

Thanks and stay in touch

 

[Halldan1]

Not even a grad but no one worked harder than Mike. Great guy to boot.

Incredible father to his daughter Hanna and both are at every single game sitting near the Pirate bench.

 

[batts]

We can't thank Mike enough for his initiative, hard work and dedication. Thank you Mike!