My efforts have been hampered by a busy schedule and a request to our WISPA attorney to find out exactly what we can legally do when it comes to funneling money directly to individual WISPs in need. I can tell you that it is very frustrating to deal with when there are so many people in need. I will try to get something on the website today. Cooperating with Part-15 efforts is fine with me. You will get no chest puffing from this guy either. I have already committed that I will start the WISPA relief fund to help Joe Laura (member of WISPA) who's business and home has been devastated. I will be sending a paypal donation of $1000 to [EMAIL PROTECTED] today to start that fund.
Anyone wishing to donate money to this effort, please make a note on the paypal donation form for WISPA Hurricane Relief Fund. Other donations for refugee support should be made through your churches, the Red Cross or directly to Mac Dearman for his local efforts in northern LA. His paypal email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look at these efforts as multi-leveled. There is no one avenue that is better than another. The fact is that all avenues lead to the same goal and that is to help these poor people in need with everything from money to infrastructure. Arguing about who is better or who is in the lead is childish in my mind. I will send Bullit an email today to see if we can cooperate together in this effort. Thank you, Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Office 260-307-4000 Cell 260-918-4340 VoIP www.oibw.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JohnnyO Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:26 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up Importance: High Oh lord - here we go - nothing like a good pissin match in the middle of the morning on Friday eh ? I definitely applaud Mac for providing the Internet and VOIP to the shelters his church has setup for the Refugees. We have 4 or 5 shelters in the area that we are providing "internet" to - no go on VOIP - we are not prepared to do it unfortunately. WISPA does need to stepup and support Part-15.org's efforts as well. To not minimize what Mac or myself or other WISPs down here have done on a SMALL scale, this project Bullit is heading will need help. It's time for you leaders to bury the hatchet and overlook past history for awhile on this one. Scriv helping 1 shelter or supporting the efforts of a major Wireless rollout across 3 states on the coast - well - let's just say - nevermind. Any help that is provided is worth while - I just can't believe that WISPA is so weak that it is ONLY ABLE TO HELP 1 INDIVIDUAL ! Get real man ! JohnnyO -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Scrivner Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 8:43 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up One of our WISPA members, Mac Dearman, has already setup VOIP, Internet, food and shelter for evacuees, He is doing this right now in Louisiana. I do not care who gets the glory on this. I sent Mac $250. He has put out a call for money, food, equipment and people to help him there today. I am sure there are many people and organizations willing to help and I applaud all their efforts including those of Part-15. Right now I consider Mac's effort in place there to be our effort through WISPA and I think he is our front line and we should support him. I say we all give what we can and let those in place doing the work continue to help. I plan to go there myself and help but I cannot right now. So you ask if WISPA missed the boat? Call one of Mac's shelter VOIP lines and ask the evacuees who answers the phone there if we are helping today through Mac's efforts. Scriv Rick Smith wrote: >I'm wondering if WISPA has missed the boat for the relief effort. > >Shouldn't wispa stand behind and work with Part-15 on this one? This >isn't a race to look best, but an effort to put WISPs on the map as >reliable and trustworthy! > >http://www.part-15.org/emergencyrelief/equipment.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Rudolph Worrell >Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:48 AM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] need WISPA to step up > >I am not sure where you will be getting uplink service to get out to >the world from New Orleans but here is a link to someone who may be >able to help with that. > >http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/ > > >Quoting Matt Liotta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >>I think at this point there is the support needed to provide help for >>the hurricane, but we need some organization. It seems to me this >>should be a WISPA lead effort. I think someone from the board should >>lead the effort or have the board designate a volunteer to lead the effort. >> >>We are ready to provide support ourselves. We can offer Tropos >>equipment for instant Wi-Fi meshes as well as VoIP termination of phone calls. >> >>-Matt >>-- >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------- >This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/86 - Release Date: >8/31/2005 > > > > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
