Nice to see this thread has picked up a lot of support. If our forum mods can be of any use in highlighting this scheme if it gains some momentum, let me know
The donations side of thing is a bit of a grey area but I don't see why you can't try and raise money for the good of the game. It hasn't been done before that I know of but we have no issue with people raising money for charity - this seems like a similar endeavour. I'd say go for it.