{"title":"Commodores Club -Large Donations for a great cause!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommodores Club -\"Thank you\" gifts for Major Donors*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYeah, these look like eye-poppingly high prices. That's because they are large donations to Seraphim International cleverly disguised as clothing of a questionable design aesthetic that grants membership to our Commodores Club which is a VIP club that will have special perks.  What perks?  No clue yet.  Maybe instead of going with the cheapest caterer at our special events the Commodores Club will get the second-cheapest?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill these make you feel ultra-exclusive and extra bougie?  Probably not, but they will help us make a difference in communities across the world, and seriously we will treat you like what you are, angels helping us to achieve our goal of helping communities improve themselves.      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Garments in the Commodores Club are gifts of appreciation for donations made at the listed target levels.  We are still new at this, and figuring out how to code the website.  Right now the donation levels are listed as prices and the website sees these transactions are sales rather than donations.  We are actively working on figuring out a solution, in the mean, we will issue you a receipt for Commodores Club donation.  This should be enough to get any tax paid on them tax paid refunded to you, but, check the tax laws in your area just to be sure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"plankowner-polo-limited-edition-of-500-fundraising-shirt","title":"Plank Owner Polo (Limited Edition of 500'ish) Fundraising Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eYeah, these are eye-poppingly high donation levels( and yes, I \u003cstrong\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e cutting and pasting product descriptions now). These are large donations towards the completion of the Motor-Sailing Vessel \u003cem\u003eSeraphim\u003c\/em\u003e cleverly disguised as clothing of a questionable design aesthetic that grants membership to our Commodores Club which is a VIP club that will have special perks.  What perks?  No clue yet.  Maybe instead of going with the cheapest caterer at our special events the Commodores Club will get the second-cheapest. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the Commodores Club vest, this one is limited to \"500'ish\" because I don not know how to do limited edition in Shopify and I work a real job.  So, the next time I log in after we have received over 500 of these earmarked-donations, I will disable further availability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlank owner, the hallowed nautical term given to the initial sailors assigned to a ship when it is first commissioned. For those who Dare to Rise Above and pay it forward, here is you exclusive chance to become a plank owner of MVS \u003cem\u003eSeraphim\u003c\/em\u003e! Your generous donation will go to the purchase and outfitting of MVS \u003cem\u003eSeraphim\u003c\/em\u003e. This vessel will serve as a floating base for providing \"train the trainers\" educational programs in the fields of health, sanitation and community medicine to rural coastal communities as well as serving as a platform for delivery of disaster relief and other humanitarian aid. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a limited run of 500 shirts, and when they are gone so to will be your chance to be a true plank owner!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon request, a Receipt of Charitable Contribution from Seraphim International, a 501(c)(3) NGO, will be provided to the purchaser. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeraphim International: Dare to Rise Above\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. 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I solemnly swear that if you want that receipt, I will have it etched into an offcut of aluminum from the construction of MVS \u003cem\u003eSeraphim\u003c\/em\u003e, mount it on a plaque and ship it to you.  Provided I can convince the boatyard supervisor that it is safe to me trust around the boat with an etching tool, I will also etch your name onto the boat's hull somewhere.  If there are headlines later about the \u003cem\u003eSeraphim\u003c\/em\u003e sinking at her slip while nearing completion, I will loudly and repeatedly assure people that an etching tool absolutely had nothing to do with it thus providing you plausible deniability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyway, here is that prior ad copy I mentioned.         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Welcome to the Commodores Club, our club for donors willing to make big things happen! 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