[AccessD] Administrivia - Database Advisors Funding Drive

[Stuart McLachlan]

That's the way I read it to,  so I haven't made my contribution yet.
Will do so shortly.

On 16 Oct 2018 at 17:37, Bill Patten wrote:

> Hi Rocky,
> 
> Perhaps I miss read the earlier request, I thought you were waiting
> for enough commitments to reach the goal and then let us know. Based
> on this message I guessed we made it so I sent my #25
> 
> Bill
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:42 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Administrivia - Database Advisors Funding Drive
> 
> Thank you so much Charlotte.  I think we will have enough to cover
> this year and maybe next year as well. That said, more is better.  :)
> 
> R
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
> Of Charlotte Foust Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:12 AM To: Access
> Developers discussion and problem Subject: Re: [AccessD] Administrivia
> - Database Advisors Funding Drive
> 
> I donated 100.00 through the paypal link.  I would be happy to pledge
> $10.00 per month if you prefer to set it up like that.
> 
> Charlotte
> 
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 11:52 AM Bryan Carbonnell <
> listmaster at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> 
> > Dear List(s):
> >
> >
> >
> > The time has come to have a serious talk.  About money.
> >
> >
> >
> > Domain names and internet hosting costs real actual money.  Which
> > we´re running out of. So we need some.
> >
> >
> >
> > So here´s the deal.  We need about $500 to keep Database Advisors
> > running for another year.  Less than that for the next few years
> > after that.
> >
> >
> >
> > Keith Williamson, who has been a real brick about taking care of the
> > messy details, has set up a PayPal site where we can contribute
> > dough.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id
> > =SGVT87NEVPU9A
> >
> >
> >
> > But what we´re really interested in is your intention to donate
> > some real bread to the cause.  After all, there´s no sense in
> > raising $250 when you need $500 and the thing goes down the tubes
> > for lack of a few bucks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Reply to this email and tell us how much you will donate if we
> > decide to pull the trigger.
> >
> >
> >
> > I´ve been a member of DBA before it was DBA - when it was hosted
> > by Memphis Technologies for free and then one day they decided to
> > pull the plug and suddenly we were all talking to each other through
> > a yahoo group, trying to salvage AccessD.
> >
> >
> >
> > And we did it.  DBA is an actual corporation with stock certificates
> > and everything.  A bunch of us chipped in and thanks to some
> > tireless work on the part of a few members, DBA was born and AccessD
> > was saved.  And they´re still doing it today (Thank you tireless
> > volunteers.}
> >
> >
> >
> > I can´t count the number of times over the last 20 years or so
> > (could it be that long?) AccessD saved my bacon; that I sent in a
> > question at 10:30 at night and woke up in the morning to find that
> > some lister in Germany or Australia had answered my question.  And
> > those of us on the OT list have been communing for what? 20 years?
> > Births.  Deaths.  Weddings. Divorces. Job changes. Happy time. Sad
> > times.  It´s a cyber family (most of us have never met each other
> > in person). And we would hate to see that circling the drain.
> >
> >
> >
> > But I digress. Certainly the traffic on the list has diminished as
> > the popularity of Access has waned.  But every couple of months they
> > still pull my chestnuts out of the fire.
> >
> >
> >
> > So write back.  If we send out a request for money, tell us how much
> > we can count on from you.  I think we can get to $500.  If we
> > can´t...well I don´t want to think about that.
> >
> >
> >
> > So let us hear from you.
> >
> >
> >
> > If just 10 of you chip in $50 bucks, we´re there!  Or 50 of you
> > each putting in a sawbuck.  That works too.  Or anything in between.
> >
> >
> >
> > OK let´s get it started.  I´m good for $50. So we only need $450
> > more (see how easy that was?)
> >
> >
> >
> > You?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Rocky Smolin
> >
> > Beach Access Software
> >
> > 760-683-5777
> >
> > www.bchacc.com
> >
> > www.e-z-mrp.com
> >
> > Skype: rocky.smolin
> >
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