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Grex > Coop12 > #179: FUNDRAISER to help Grex buy a new computer |  |
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aruba
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FUNDRAISER to help Grex buy a new computer
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Mar 5 20:23 UTC 2003 |
Grex is about to buy a new computer! It will probably cost somewhere
between $2000 and $2500 when all is said and done.
Grex's old Sun 460 has served us well since 1997. A new machine should
mean everything works faster, and also that we'll once again be able to
keep up with new software that comes out. It may also allow Grex to offer
new services. (The discussion of what the new hardware will be is in
item:coop,176).
In 2001 a generous user donated $1024 to be used for upgrading Grex.
That's almost half of what we need for the job, and this item's goal is to
raise as much of the rest as possible.
SO, please help Grex to pay for the new machine by pledging whatever you
can afford. If you have never sent money to Grex before, but feel that
you benefit from Grex's existence, this is an opportunity to see a real
tangible benefit for your donations.
Since Grex is a registered 501(c)3 corporation, all donations are tax-
deductable.
Donations by check or money order may be sent to
Cyberspace Communications, Inc.
P.O. Box 4432
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-4432 (USA)
Or you can go to http://www.cyberspace.org/grexstore/fundraiser.html and
click on the link at the bottom to send money with a credit card (via
Paypal).
Anything you can give will be appreciated. Thanks for supporting Grex!
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aruba
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response 1 of 68:
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Mar 5 20:24 UTC 2003 |
I pledge $100.
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cross
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response 2 of 68:
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Mar 5 21:25 UTC 2003 |
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cross
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response 3 of 68:
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Mar 5 21:27 UTC 2003 |
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cross
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response 4 of 68:
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Mar 5 21:28 UTC 2003 |
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jep
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response 5 of 68:
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Mar 5 22:28 UTC 2003 |
I'm in for $100.
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mary
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response 6 of 68:
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Mar 5 23:48 UTC 2003 |
Wow! Very cool.
I'll donate $50.
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aruba
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response 7 of 68:
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Mar 6 03:29 UTC 2003 |
Whoops, right, grexmart, not grexstore. I knew I should have cut and pasted
that...
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krj
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response 8 of 68:
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Mar 6 05:20 UTC 2003 |
krj and arabella pledge $50.
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ea
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response 9 of 68:
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Mar 6 05:24 UTC 2003 |
I'll donate to the cause.
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remmers
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response 10 of 68:
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Mar 6 11:55 UTC 2003 |
$50 from me.
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janc
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response 11 of 68:
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Mar 6 18:20 UTC 2003 |
I pledge $60. Check for that (and for my membership renewal) is in the
mail.
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ea
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response 12 of 68:
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Mar 6 18:27 UTC 2003 |
This fundraiser should presumably be listed in the MOTD ... perhaps
replacing the note about the downtime on Sunday morning?
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other
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response 13 of 68:
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Mar 6 22:51 UTC 2003 |
Can a staffer modify #0 to provide the correct link (and a notice of
editorial correction) as a service to Grex and to users who wish to
donate?
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janc
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response 14 of 68:
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Mar 7 17:14 UTC 2003 |
resp:0 has not been modified, but the link in it now works.
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michaela
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response 15 of 68:
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Mar 8 23:02 UTC 2003 |
$30 from me.
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aruba
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response 16 of 68:
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Mar 9 00:40 UTC 2003 |
Re #14 - thanks Jan.
If anyone would like to donate anonymously, they are welcome to do that too.
Send me mail.
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aruba
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response 17 of 68:
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Mar 9 00:43 UTC 2003 |
And of course, thanks to everyone who has pledged so far! I added a note to
the motd referencing this item.
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aruba
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response 18 of 68:
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Mar 9 22:03 UTC 2003 |
So far we have $614.01 in pledges. That's great!
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keesan
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response 19 of 68:
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Mar 10 02:45 UTC 2003 |
Considering that some funds may have to come out of the general fund, now
would be a good time for people who have been thinking about it to become a
member of grex, or to make their friends grex members. The membership money
will be used to replenish the general fund. Get your friends hooked on irc!
Only $5 per month or $60/year.
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aruba
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response 20 of 68:
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Mar 10 15:37 UTC 2003 |
I'm very happy to see all the big donations we've gotten so far. I hope we
also get some small ones - it would be great if lots of different people ha
a part in building the computer. So if you can afford to give $10, or $20,
or 99 cents, to help move Grex to a new computer, please consider it.
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tod
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response 21 of 68:
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Mar 10 19:13 UTC 2003 |
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cmcgee
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response 22 of 68:
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Mar 10 20:51 UTC 2003 |
Linked from Agora 165 to Coop 179.
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glenda
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response 23 of 68:
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Mar 11 03:31 UTC 2003 |
Re #19. According to !support it is $6/month or $60/year. You get a discount
for paying for a year up front.
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aruba
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response 24 of 68:
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Mar 11 03:52 UTC 2003 |
Re #21: Thanks Todd! See coop item 176 for the plan on what to buy.
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