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<div style="RIGHT: auto">Even though I don't play that often, I do agree that the need is pressing and the group has the ability to be generous.</div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> David Hoornstra <dhoorn123@comcast.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Dennis Higgins <mortisfan@comcast.net>; barony@cynnabar.org <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, February 7, 2012 4:13 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Cynnabar] BoC - Settlement funding discussion<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>Some say "just do it." Others say "Let us see what is actually needed."<BR><BR>When I said "Let's give $1200 and be done," that was short for the generous<BR>spirit put into words by Finn (and
others):<BR><BR>> The folks at corporate and<BR>> BOD are us. People from the SCA who love this organization and want to do<BR>> best for it. So I'm for giving more (the 18+% of 2011 numbers) in our<BR>> Societies time of need to help the organization that has given me so much<BR>> over the decades.<BR><BR>I appreciate those who wish to consider further. But I don't believe there<BR>is a lot of doubt about there being a pressing need. If the whole populace<BR>over-gives and a ton of money winds up in the operating fund, well, so much<BR>the better. The SCA has had to scrape by and forego programs too long while<BR>the world has undergone another whole entertainment/hobby revolution.<BR><BR>This organization has indeed given much. Let us look at the future and think<BR>what it can do once this is behind us.<BR><BR>The sooner the better.<BR><BR>Daibbhid <BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Barony mailing list<BR><A
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