[NTLK] [ANN] Fundraiser for Newtontalk

Hello NewtonTalk.

Paul Zenk and I are pleased to announce a small fundraiser for the
NewtonTalk mailing list. Although the actual cost of maintaining
NewtonTalk is minimal, there are some expenses which do occur from
time to time. This fundraiser helps offset those costs and provide
contingency funds, should something unexpected befall the list.

Here's the deal:

Paul has graciously offered to provide three 32MB Pretec memory cards
(orange) that NewtonTalk members may purchase. Cards are from old
MP2100s, not from routers. We will have a drawing for each card. If
you are the winner of one of the cards, you will pay for the card by
sending $50USD to NewtonTalk via PayPal.

Here's how the drawing will work:

1) If you are interested in participating, send one (and only one)
email to <flashcard@earthlink.net>. You will receive an autoresponse
when your message is received. Sending an email to the <flashcard@earthlink.net
> address is the only way you will be entered into the drawing.
Please make sure that your spam filters are not inadvertently catching
this address.

2) The deadline for receiving email entries is June 15th, 2009.

3) On June 16th, all email addresses that entered will be transferred
to individual 3 x 5 note cards and placed in a bucket. Paul's daughter
will pick six cards at random from the bucket. Those cards will be
numbered 1 through 6. Email addresses on cards 1 through 3 will be
notified that they've won the opportunity to purchase a single Pretec
memory card.

4) Instructions on where to send your $50USD payment via PayPal will
be emailed to you. Once payment has been received from PayPal, Paul
will be notified and will send the card to the mailing address
specified by the winner.

5) If you win the opportunity to purchase a card and would rather not
use PayPal, other arrangements can be made.

6) Winners must respond by June 30th, 2009. If any of the first three
winners do not respond by this date, alternates will be picked from
the remaining three email addresses (as chosen in step 3) until all
the Pretec cards are distributed.

Thanks for your participation and ongoing support of the NewtonTalk
mailing list.

Grant

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Grant Hutchinson
NewtonTalk List Dad & Web Custodian

http://splorp.com/newton
http://newtontalk.net
http://newted.org
http://npds.info

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Received on Wed Jun 3 13:24:38 2009