[Harp-L] 2019 Harp-L Fundraiser

[Leonardo K. Shikida]

Done

Em Qua, 7 de nov de 2018 19:41, William Lifford <william.lifford at xxxxx
escreveu:

> Done.
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 4:32 PM Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Me too.
> >
> > On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 03:56, The Iceman via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > done!
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Slim Heilpern <slim at xxxxx>
> > > To: harp-l <harp-l at xxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wed, Nov 7, 2018 9:26 am
> > > Subject: [Harp-L] 2019 Harp-L Fundraiser
> > >
> > > IMPORTANT: This post, while definitely meta discussion, has been
> 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 at xxxxx)
> or
> > > directly to the list owner (harp-l-owner at xxxxx).
> > >
> > > As you may or may not know, harp-l was privately funded for many years.
> > > But since 2013 Harp-L has been holding 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. The previous
> > fundraisers
> > > have all been successful and now it's time for a repeat performance
> with
> > > regard to the 2019 budget.
> > >
> > > Yes, that time has come again 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 (absolute maximum) for the upcoming year’s expenses.
> > >
> > > To be absolutely clear, donations are voluntary and will not affect
> your
> > > status as a list member whether you contribute funds or not in any
> given
> > > year. It’s perfectly OK to not make a donation.
> > >
> > > How to contribute to the fundraiser:
> > >
> > > As in the past, I've 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 at xxxxx
> > >
> > > More details:
> > >
> > > Our goal for this year is $300, all of which will go to cover operating
> > > expenses for 2019 (which is up a bit this year due to domain
> > registrations
> > > being due). I will send another notification once we have reached our
> > goal.
> > > Any contributions received in excess of the goal while the fundraiser
> is
> > > still open will be applied to 2020.
> > >
> > > $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 I’m
> > > 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,
> we’re
> > > 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 at xxxxx
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance for your support!
> > >
> > > - Slim
> > >
> > > www.SlimAndPenny.com
> > >
> > > Slim Heilpern
> > > (831) 662 8665
> > > www.SlimAndPenny.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> >
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