Dear USMA Listserver Subscribers and supporters of U.S. Metrication, Please do NOT use http://www.change.org/us_metric_association_inc for donations or any other communication !!
A few years ago, USMA enrolled in Guidestar, a database of non-profit organizations. Our Executive Board thought that this would be a good medium of exposure for our organization. However, the new "idea" Web site, change.org, has set up a Web page using Guidestar data, without USMA's permission, and has also included an online device for accepting donations to USMA by credit card, also an arrangement we did not authorize specifically. I have contacted the CEO of change.org as well as the Guidestar staff, and asked both organizations to remove USMA from both change.org and Guidestar. This request does not reflect negatively on either organization; it is just because the recent transactions between these sites have gone far beyond our control. We did not intend to solicit funds through Guidestar, nor did we intend that such a solicitation arrangement could be borrowed by another online entity in our name. Most important, USMA has not set up this donation device. If you attempt to donate to USMA using your credit card, we do not know where that money will go. We have not asked that it go to us. Again, please do not attempt to donate to USMA on the change.org site noted above! Thank you for your careful attention to this message, and, as always, thank you, everybody, for your interest in U.S. metrication. Let's keep our eyes on the prize. SI-incerely, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Blvd. Apt. 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 US +1(432)528-7724 [email protected]
