Re: New ways to donate

[todd reynolds <toddreynolds@rcn.com>]

Truly easy, kim.  I've been meaning to do this for a long time, just did,
and am happy to contribute...

Hope everybody jumps on this 'thread' . And glad you mentioned coffee, just
for kicks...

Todd

On 8/21/04 11:55 PM, "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com> wrote:

> Hi Loopers!
> 
> The other day, list member Tom Rex made a nice donation to Looper's 
>Delight
> through the PayPal donate button on the website. I really appreciate 
>that,
> as the costs of the site can be quite high and usually most of it is paid
> for by me personally. I really depend on donations like Tom's to help 
>cover
> the cost. Thanks Tom! (and thanks to the many other generous who have 
>made
> donations in the past!)
> 
> Tom also suggested a great idea. He wanted to know if it was possible to
> set up a recurring donation that automatically makes a payment on a 
>regular
> basis. People have asked me this in the past, but at that time I didn't 
>see
> an easy way to do it. This time I checked at PayPal again, and they now
> have this feature!
> 
> I set up a simple form if you are interested in doing this:
> 
> http://www.loopers-delight.com/donate.html
> 
> You can set up how often you want to make a donation to Looper's Delight
> and the amount of each payment. PayPal will get the necessary info from
> you, and then everything will happen automatically through PayPal after
> that. If you ever want to cancel, it is just another button click to do 
>so.
> 
> I hope this makes supporting Looper's Delight more convenient for those 
>of
> you who have gained something from the site and are interested in 
>helping out.
> 
> I know how it is... there are plenty of things I would like to support, 
>but
> often I just forget or I'm too busy and don't get around to it. When I
> finally remember I realize how long it's been since I donated anything, 
>and
> then I feel like I should donate more than I can easily afford at 
>once....
> If you are like me, it is so much simpler to have my credit card
> automatically charged a small amount each month! I hardly even notice a 
>few
> bucks on the statement, and over time I donate a lot more than I would 
>have
> otherwise.
> 
> And it really doesn't take much to make a difference. Even if you just 
>send
> a couple bucks a month that helps - it's about the same as a year's
> subscription to most magazines. You probably spend more on the coffee you
> drink while reading LD posts each morning!
> 
> So if you enjoy Looper's Delight and want to help keep it going, I will
> really appreciate your support!
> 
> thanks!
> kim
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Kim Flint                     | Looper's Delight
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>