While lunching with a friend today I noticed that he was sporting a new t-shirt with his alma mater proclaimed on the front.  The fresh crispness gave it away.  When I mentioned it he said, "This is my $10,000 t-shirt."  It appears that whenever his mother gives $10,000 to their mutual alma mater they send her a new t-shirt. Since she's 84, it's unlikely she'll actually use it.

I certainly hope that the t-shirt is not the sum total of her thank you.  It also makes me wonder if this is an "auto-send" thank you that does not select an appropriate recognition using the customer relationship data available to the college?

 

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