[AccessD] Need a Little Bread

[Bill Benson]

Thanks for the reminder Rocky, just contributed. This group is fantastic.
Happy New Years All

On Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Lists:
>
> Thanks to all who have contributed to the continuing existence of the DBA
> Lists.
>
> If you dithered, delayed, procrastinated, forgot, lost track of my first
> email...not to worry! You have one more shot. (Well, more than one as we
> will keep the contributor's link active.)
>
> Here’s the donation page: HTTPS://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/299AB2L77PRXY
> <https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/299AB2L77PRXY>
>
> and your opportunity to play Santa Claus (Do you LIKE coal in your
> stocking?)
>
> This is the last time I will email the list asking for dough. (Gets
> tiresome, I know.)
>
> And to those of you who contributed - all of the list members are deeply
> appreciative.
>
> Happy Holidays to all, from sunny Southern California.
>
> Rocky
>
> > Dear Database Advisors List Member:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It is written that people do not live by bread alone.  But sometimes you
> do
> > need a little.
> >
> >
> >
> > Your DBA list is running out of bread. OK – it has run out of bread. And
> > John Bartow has generously kept it going for the present.  But this is
> not
> > obviously a sustainable business model. J
> >
> >
> >
> > And so we turn to you, the members, for a little bread to keep the lists
> > alive.
> >
> >
> >
> > All of your donations will go to the company that hosts the web site and
> > associated mail lists. Your contribution is tax deductible.
> >
> >
> >
> > The numbers are not great. It costs less than $300 a year to maintain the
> > lists, and so our goal in this fund raiser is $600. That way we won’t
> have
> > to come asking for more dough for two years.
> >
> >
> >
> > Between the 5 lists we have almost 600 people registered, half of them
> > between AccessD and OT. Another 100+ on SQL Server.   So it seems quite
> > doable.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have primed the pump with a donation of $100.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here’s the donation page:
> HTTPS://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/299AB2L77PRXY
> > <https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/299AB2L77PRXY>
> >
> >
> >
> > You can contribute by PayPal, Venmo, or Credit Card. (Easy, no?)
> >
> >
> >
> > I thank you in advance and look forward to seeing your generous
> donations.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rocky Smolin
> >
> > Long Time DBA Guy
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