I feel very remiss. I have had a lot on my plate lately and simply have not checked this out. It appears it would work. When it was first explained, I thought it wouldn't work, as we do not build up an as-needed fund in the Pace group, but rather we fund on a case by case basis, as some want to contribute to a line that interests them, but not to another. However, the way it is set up, we can have the contributions sent to FTDNA on an as-needed basis and it will work. It will also make it easier to pay, as there are several options for payment. We can do it. I will email Julie and find out if we can get the $30.00 then contact the volunteers to let them know how much we need. Thanks, Charles. As administrator, I should already know this, and I apologize. Roy -----Original Message----- From: Charles Hartley [mailto:hartley@iglou.com] Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 9:10 AM To: Roy Johnson Subject: RE: [PACE-L] illegitimate line funding I've found that the most convenient way to handle contributions for funding is to have the contributor go to http://www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html and make their contribution to the surname project there. Then all I have to do is check our General Fund page to make sure the funding is there, and then email juliew@familytreedna.com and tell her where to apply the funding. She is also the one to contact about the FTDNA contributions. Charlie >No, it doesn't. I hadn't thought of that. I don't remember how that >works, but we have $155 of the $171 required anyway. Because the weekend >and the eThanknd of the month are upon us, I went ahead and ordered a 25 >marker test before I have all my ducks in a row, but I think it will >work out. > >Being away from my main computer and files is a pain. I don't have >addresses for the contributors, and the rule that the committee set up >is that the funds are not channeled through the DNA donor, but through a >third party, one of the funding contributors. However, since I do not >have my Pace bulletins and addresses of the contributors, I had the >invoice sent to Ida. I may be able to change that later, but if not, >rules sometimes have to be bent. I see no reason not to trust her. She >wants to get this done badly. I might be able to change that later. I >would feel more comfortable following the rules. > >I also do not have the email telling how to get that $30.00. I >immediately emailed FTDNA telling them this and that, due to the >weekend, there was no way to get that info before the end of the month. >If we do get it, I will work out the details later. > >Thanks for reminding me of this. > >Roy > >Roy > >-----Original Message----- >From: Charles Hartley [mailto:hartley@iglou.com] >Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:02 PM >To: Roy Johnson >Subject: Re: [PACE-L] illegitimate line funding > >Roy, > >Does the $155 include the $30 that FTDNA is offering until the end of >the year? That would put you over the top for the $169 25 marker kit. >Of course you need to get it in before Sunday. > >Charlie (Bowles DNA Project Administrator) > > >>We have $155 pledged toward funding this line, as we have discussed, so >>we can go with a 12 marker and keep the rest back in case it appears >>worthwhile to upgrade, unless others want to chip in. >>