I agree totally, Harold Williams, Rootsweb Sponsor Mesquite, TX (Dallas suburb) willhn@flash.net -----Original Message----- From: Suttafran@aol.com <Suttafran@aol.com> To: GREEN-L@rootsweb.com <GREEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 6:30 AM Subject: [GREEN-L] Rootsweb membership >Hi Folks, > >As you know, these lists are free and we all enjoy and benefit from them. The >Rootsweb Cooperative not only sponsors these lists, but the USGenweb, The >Roots-L surname registry, and many other genealogical resources. I thought >I'd pass this info along in case some of you care to help financially. It >takes a lot of money to keep Rootsweb up and running, and while the personnel >are volunteers, the equipment needs constant work and upgrades. They rely on >private subscriptions. Anyway, here's the info as passed on to me: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >Contributing > >Individual users may contribute to the Cooperative at differing levels of >support. While there are some differences in the services we provide at >each level, fundamentally when you choose a level you're making a choice >about what kind of genealogical resources you want to see brought onto the >Internet. If you choose not to help, you're basically saying "Let someone >else do it." Contributors, Sponsors, and Donors are all saying "Let's each >contribute something towards making more genealogical resources available >to everyone on the Internet." > >RootsWeb hosts over 3,000 mailing lists, including this one! Let's help >them keep this on the Internet for us! > >Contributor - $ 12 >Sponsor - $24 >Sponsor Plus - $50 >Donor $100 >Donor Plus $250 > >How to Contribute by Mail > >One way to help RootsWeb is by sending a check in U.S. dollars to: >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative >P.O. Box 6798 >Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 > >Please make sure your name and e-mail address are on the check! Thanks! > >Please don't send cash, and please don't send drafts denominated in foreign >currency. (American banks charge huge fees for currency conversions.) If >you are outside the United States, please use a credit card so the currency >adjustment is automatic and inexpensive. >----------------------------------------------------------- ------------- >How to Contribute by Credit Card, over the Net or by Fax > >You can contribute easily from your keyboard by using our Secure Server and >your VISA or MasterCard. If you prefer not to use the Web, go ahead and >fill out the form, but print it out instead and fax it to 1-805-242-3649. >~~~~~~~~~~ > >Hope I didn't offend anyone, >Fran > >______________________________