I'd be happy to pay an annual subscription for this group, (I think 
        it's the only one I would do that 
        for).
 Gareth 
> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 
        10:10:04 -0700
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> 
        From: violet@missviolet.com
> Subject: support donations (was Re: 
        future of Looper's Delight (long)
> 
> Jim wrote:
> 
        >One thing I"ve wondered about that you didn't reference unless I 
        missed it
> >but I gather Kim was paying for the hosting/domain 
        as a labor of love.
> >Are you going to need help from the 
        community in maintaining that expense?
> >I know the shirts 
        were to generate some capital for that and though I've
> >not 
        yet purchased I'm going to. If need be I would chip in to the 
        site
> >costs.
> 
> That's an important question 
        and I'm glad you brought it up.
> 
> Yes, Kim was paying out 
        of his pocket as a labor of love, and I will need
> help now. For 
        years we've had ads on our sites (which pay peanuts and
> don't 
        even begin to cover cost) and Kim has Paypal buttons on Looper's
> 
        Delight.
> 
> However, all of those things were in Kim's 
        name and I can't access them, so
> I'm going to have to scramble 
        to try to get those changed over to my
> accounts. (Google AdSense 
        required us to lump all of our ad accounts under
> one primary 
        account, so I can't even access proceeds the Google ads on MY
> 
        site are bringing in right now.)
> 
> The t-shirts are a 
        labor of love as well. Zazzle requires a minimum
> mark-up and 
        it's only something like $2.00/shirt. We left that at the
> 
        minimum, because the shirts are already a bit expensive (we went with 
        them
> because of the higher quality) and we didn't want people 
        not to be able to
> afford them, so the proceeds we're getting are 
        a drop in the bucket and
> won't come close to covering the cost, 
        especially not over the long-term.
> 
> So it is VERY 
        important right now that if anyone wants to donate to help
> pay 
        cost of the server/hosting, please go to MY website,
> 
        http://undented.com, and donate using the Donate button at the top of 
        the
> right-hand column. That goes to a Paypal account that I can 
        access myself.
> All of those donations will be used to support 
        the sites.
> 
> The server bill has been overdue for the 
        past week, but the co-lo facility
> is working with us and has 
        given us an extension. I've told them I will do
> my best to pay 
        on the 1st.
> 
> Violet
> xoxox
> 
        
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