To get an idea of how much you need from each individual: How many active members are on this list. I do want to do this part. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miss Dixie" <Dixieljaw@msn.com> To: <HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [HOWELL] EVERYONE PLEASE READ re: OUR ANNUAL RENT IS DUE > Hi ! > I, for one, would donate more quickly if you had PayPal... or, something similar... Nowadays it is a real hassle to ---go find a pen, envelope, checkbook, stamp, return address sticker... With PayPal, you can just do a few clicks, sitting right here, and the deed is done... > Dixie Lea in K.C... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Colleen > To: HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 2:05 PM > Subject: [HOWELL] EVERYONE PLEASE READ re: OUR ANNUAL RENT IS DUE > > > Hi family, > > Frankly cousins, this is a touchy issue for me as I have major > reservations asking for money. However, fees for Howell Research > are annual and each year our domain has to be paid for. The hosting > fees are due January 2nd. > > To those cousins who joined us this year: our cyberhome, Howell > Research Room <http://howellresearch.com>, is just what I said... OUR > home. I only maintain the site. It's the combined family who pays to > keep us in it. In this way, WE own the site ~ not just me... > > a. Whenever I want to do something major there I bring it to the > family for a majority vote. > b. I have promised the cousins, and now you, that I will never > move our home without your knowing it first and why. > c. Each cousin's information displayed there is treated as > important to me as my own data. > > If we're to keep our home on the Web, the following fees need to be raised: > > The cost: $ 70 = anuual fees > 20 = .net registration > 20 = .org registration > --- > $110 outlay for howellresearch.com/.net/.org > > Please understand straight off ... NOBODY is REQUIRED to help support > this effort. It is all voluntary and in no way will you be prevented > from using the Room or any other site, page, etc. we may set up > at Howell Research. If you would also like to contribute to this effort > I will very humbly and gratefully accept any donations: > > Colleen Pustola > P.O. Box 13154 > Fort Carson, Colorado 80913 > > IF the donations exceed the required $110, I will roll those extra funds > over toward our annual fees next year. I will NOT retain any of the > funds for myself, but keep it all within the family to pay for our home. > > And now, I have a request to make. I intensely dislike having to ask > everyone for money, albeit annually. I'd like to know if we have a > bookkeeper/accountant-type cousin with us who is willing to take on this > yearly task, sending notices to the family and coordinating the effort. > > If the above isn't acceptable, can anyone come up with an idea of taking > care of this annual issue without my having to bring it up? > > Thanks, everybody. > > Colleen > > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Howell discussion list, send them to > HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > >