Yeah, I sent it as friend and family and got dinged £.10 for the international transfer -- they got the whole £20. I didn't mind :)
On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Dave Park <d...@sinclairql.com> wrote: > Thanks Mark! I sent £75 (which turned out to be $125)... The funds reported > they will be available tomorrow. > > As a quick aside, if you choose "send money to friends or family" instead > of a purchase, the event and you will pay much lower transaction fees - > this leaves more of the money available to the organizers! > > Dave > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Mark Martin <storycraf...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > You sent £20.00 GBP to treasu...@quanta.org.uk > > > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Dave Park <d...@sinclairql.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello all! > > > > > > The QL is 30 event is upon us and it is time for us to meet our pledge > > > commitments. The good news is that the event was organized a lot more > > > economically than was originally thought. For that reason, and allowing > > for > > > the QUANTA match on donated funds, it is expected that we only need to > > > raise HALF the amount we originally pledged. > > > > > > Here is a reminder of the pledges that were made: > > > > > > Sandy Electronics / Dave Park £150 > > > Mark Martin £ 30 > > > Petri Pellinen £ 50 > > > Doug L £150 > > > Jiří Doležal £ 50 > > > Kenn Van Hauen £ 70 > > > ==== > > > TOTAL £500 > > > Quanta Match £500 > > > > > > Available: £1,000 > > > > > > I have forwarded £75 (50%) now, and if the 50% pledges fall short, I'll > > > make an additional top up donation immediately after the event, when > the > > > donations have been tallied. > > > > > > Your donations need to be submitted to the following PayPal address: > > > *treasu...@quanta.org.uk > > > <treasu...@quanta.org.uk>* > > > > > > If anyone has an objection to using PayPal, you can email > > > treasu...@quanta.org.uk and make an alternative arrangement. > > > > > > Thank you everyone for pledging! > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Dave Park <d...@sinclairql.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > Currently: > > > > Sandy Electronics / Dave Park £150 > > > > Mark Martin £ 30 > > > > Petri Pellinen £ 50 > > > > Doug L £150 > > > > Jiří Doležal £ 50 > > > > Kenn Van Hauen £ 70 > > > > ==== > > > > TOTAL £500 > > > > Quanta Match £500 > > > > > > > > Available: £1,000 > > > > > > > > Now, who would like to organise an event? The risk is now very low. > :) > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > Sandy Electronics > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Kenn Van Hauen <vanha...@mac.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> I am happy to contribute the remaining £70. Kenn > > > >> > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >> > > > >> > On 4 Feb 2014, at 15:26, Dave Park <d...@sinclairql.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > In light of this fabulous email from QUANTA, The pledge tally now > > > >> stands at: > > > >> > > > > >> > Currently: > > > >> > Sandy Electronics / Dave Park £150 > > > >> > Mark Martin £ 30 > > > >> > Petri Pellinen £ 50 > > > >> > Doug L £150 > > > >> > Jiří Doležal £ 50 > > > >> > ==== > > > >> > TOTAL £430 > > > >> > Quanta Match £430 > > > >> > > > > >> > Available: £860 > > > >> > > > > >> > Thank you QUANTA and everyone else so far. Just £70 more and we'd > > hit > > > >> £1000! > > > >> > > > > >> > Dave Park > > > >> > Sandy Electronics > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 2:35 AM, John Gilpin < > > > thegilp...@btinternet.com > > > >> >wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> >> Further to your emails Re: [QL-Users] QLis30 pledge..., I have > > great > > > >> >> pleasure in advising you as follows: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> At a meeting of the QUANTA Committee on Sunday 02/02/2014, the > > topic > > > >> of a > > > >> >> Workshop to celebrate QLis30 was discussed and it was decided > that > > > if, > > > >> due > > > >> >> to Rich Mellor's ill health, we (QUANTA) will not be able to > > support > > > >> his > > > >> >> venture in Cambridge, then we would like to add our name to the > > > QLis30 > > > >> >> pledge such that we will match the fund up to a maximum of £500. > > It > > > >> was > > > >> >> also decided that QUANTA may offer further support by attending > the > > > >> event > > > >> >> to show a QUANTA presence. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> This came about after much discussion regarding QUANTA's > > willingness > > > to > > > >> >> support such an event and how much we should be prepared to spend > > in > > > >> order > > > >> >> to differentiate between "over-spending" and "not wanting to > > support" > > > >> both > > > >> >> of which have received some criticism of late on this list. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> As we do not continually monitor this email list, please address > > any > > > >> >> further correspondence to > commit...@quanta.org.uk < - > thanks. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Kind Regards, > > > >> >> > > > >> >> John Gilpin. > > > >> >> QUANTA Treasurer. > > > >> >> treasu...@quanta.org.uk <mailto:treasu...@quanta.org.uk> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >>> On 06/01/2014 19:23, Dave Park wrote: > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> Hehe, ok. Thank you even more! > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> Currently: > > > >> >>> Sandy Electronics / Dave Park £150 > > > >> >>> Mark Martin £ 30 > > > >> >>> Petri Pellinen £ 50 > > > >> >>> Doug L £150 > > > >> >>> ==== > > > >> >>> TOTAL £380 > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> I think that is getting close to a good incentive for someone to > > > >> organize > > > >> >>> a > > > >> >>> show, now. > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 12:04 PM, extdgl42 < > > externa...@earthlink.net > > > > > > > >> >>> wrote: > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>> -----Original Message----- > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>>> From: Dave Park <d...@sinclairql.com> > > > >> >>>>> Sent: Jan 6, 2014 10:33 AM > > > >> >>>>> To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com > > > >> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QLis30 pledge... > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> Mark, Petri, Doug, THANK YOU! > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> Doug, I translated it as £133, but I'd consider it generally > > > >> understood > > > >> >>>>> that you'd PayPal $200 and they'd do the conversion at current > > > >> exchange > > > >> >>>>> rates at that time, so it might be more or less. > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> Current running total of pledges: £363 > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 9:24 AM, DougL < > externa...@earthlink.net > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> USD200 let me <xlate>to pounds</xlate> say tomorrow. > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> Doug L. 37830 USA > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> QL Foreverr > > > >> >>>>>> Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Android phone > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> Mark Martin <storycraf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Dave Park < > > d...@sinclairql.com> > > > >> >>>>>> wrote: > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>>> I offer to sponsor £150 towards the cost of any organized 'QL > is > > > 30' > > > >> >>>>>>>> show. If others would like to chip in a little, it could > > make a > > > >> >>>>>>>> Kickstarter-style fund. > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> *Conditions:* Event must be held between March 2014 and > > > December > > > >> >>>>>>> 2014, > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>>> in a > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> generally accessible location to QL users. This includes any > > > >> >>>>>>> traditional > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>>> location like a scout hut, Eindhoven, etc. The Outer Hebrides > or > > > >> >>>>>>> rural > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>>> Romania probably won't count. The event must be properly open > to > > > the > > > >> >>>>>>>> public, properly advertised, and what the members of this > > list > > > >> >>>>>>> consider > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>>> 'properly organised'. Event can be organised by an individual > > or a > > > >> >>>>>>> company. > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> In the event of an individual or company combining with > Quanta > > > to > > > >> run > > > >> >>>>>>> the > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> event, the fund will be divided equally between them. The > > pledge > > > >> >>>>>>> will be > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>>> paid towards costs of running the show, and will be sent to > the > > > >> >>>>>>>> organiser(s) by paypal four weeks before the organized > event. > > > In > > > >> the > > > >> >>>>>>>> circumstance the event is cancelled for *any* reason, the > > > >> pledge(s) > > > >> >>>>>>> must be > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> returned *immediately*. > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> *List of pledges:* > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> *Sandy Electronics / Dave Park £150* > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> Mark Martin £30 > > > >> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >> >>>>>>> QL-Users Mailing List > > > >> >>>>>>> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > >> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >> >>>>>> QL-Users Mailing List > > > >> >>>>>> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> -- > > > >> >>>>> Dave Park > > > >> >>>>> Sandy Electronics, LLC > > > >> >>>>> d...@sinclairql.com > > > >> >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >> >>>>> QL-Users Mailing List > > > >> >>>>> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > >> >>>> Dave et al: let's increase that from USD200 to BP150; I had > > guessed > > > >> that > > > >> >>>> of the two the USD200 was greater. So, that should be BP380. I > > hope > > > >> this > > > >> >>>> doesn't clutter up the thread; I don't think so. > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>> Doug 37830 USA > > > >> >>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >> >>>> QL-Users Mailing List > > > >> >>>> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> >> QL-Users Mailing List > > > >> >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > Dave Park > > > >> > Sandy Electronics, LLC > > > >> > d...@sinclairql.com > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > QL-Users Mailing List > > > >> > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> QL-Users Mailing List > > > >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Dave Park > > > > Sandy Electronics, LLC > > > > d...@sinclairql.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dave Park > > > Sandy Electronics, LLC > > > d...@sinclairql.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > QL-Users Mailing List > > > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > QL-Users Mailing List > > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > > > > -- > Dave Park > Sandy Electronics, LLC > d...@sinclairql.com > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
