Re: [Harp-L] Harp-L Annual Fundraiser

[David Brown <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm in for $10.00.

On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 7:53 AM, Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> IMPORTANT: This post, while definitely meta discussion, is approved by the
> list owner. Whatever you do, please do not respond to this post on harp-l.
> Instead, you may respond directly to myself (slim@xxxxxxxxxx) or directly
> to the list owner (harp-l-owner@xxxxxxxxxx).
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> As you may or may not know, harp-l was privately funded for many years.
> Beginning 2 years ago, for the 2012 budget, Harp-L tried something new in
> the form of an annual fundraiser to offset the basic costs of keeping the
> list up and running and this has worked out very well. Please note that the
> real work, provided entirely by the list owner, has and continues to be
> done on a volunteer basis. Last year's fundraiser (like the previous year)
> was a success and now it's time for a repeat performance with regard to the
> 2015 budget.
>
> That's right, itâs now time for folks like me (and hopefully you) to step
> up and contribute to the basic cost of keeping the list alive. We are
> asking that those who can afford it and would like to help out donate $5 or
> $10 (max) for the upcoming yearâs expenses.
>
> Calling this simply a âlistâ does not do it justice. Harp-l represents a
> community of harmonica players. If the list were to disappear tomorrow,
> that community would be splintered. While there are many harmonica forums,
> I think most of us would agree that harp-l is not only unique, but damn
> near essential. So please take a moment to help out if you can.
>
> To be absolutely clear, donations are voluntary and will not affect your
> status as a list member whether you contribute or not in any given year.
> Itâs perfectly OK to not make a donation.
>
> How to contribute:
>
> I have volunteered to be the middleman for donations. The preferred way to
> donate is via my paypal account (all major credit cards accepted):
>
> To contribute $5 via paypal, click on this link:
> http://tinyurl.com/95dfp7b
>
> To contribute $10 via paypal, click on this link:
> http://tinyurl.com/9oo2ss2
>
> If you prefer to contribute by personal check, please contact me off list
> and I will send you the details of how to do that: slim@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> More details:
>
> Our goal for January 1, 2015 is $360 (same as last year), all of which
> will go to cover operating expenses for 2015. I will send another
> notification once we have reached our goal. Any contributions received in
> excess of the goal will be applied to 2016.
>
> $10 is the maximum individual contribution. Payments greater than that
> will be refunded in full (or in the case of a personal check, it will not
> be cashed).
>
> As far as I know, your contribution is not tax-deductible, although Iâm
> not an expert on the subject.
>
> At the request of the list owner, your donation details (such as your
> name, email address, how much you donated) will not be made public, not
> even to the list owner. However, I will post a summary of the amounts
> received on a monthly basis to the list until the goal is reached. In the
> interest of keeping this as simple and cost-effective as possible, weâre
> not setting up any kind of business account for the contributions and folks
> will just have to trust that I have no intention or reason to do anything
> with the money other than forward the funds to the list owner, who pays the
> bills. My role in this is strictly as a volunteer.
>
> One final detail: During the first fundraiser there was some on-list
> discussion (and confusion) with respect to transaction fees when paying via
> credit card and the PayPal options to work around this. (Transaction fees
> are taken off the top of your contribution by PayPal). Please don't worry
> about the transaction fees as we're trying to keep this simple and I don't
> want to ask anyone to lie to PayPal as to the nature of their transaction.
> Rest assured, the transaction fee _will_ be covered by a matching donation,
> so your full contribution will be applied to the harp-l budget.
>
> If you have any questions, please contact me off list: slim@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Thank you in advance for your support!
>
> - Slim
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