People keep sending money, but I've already got enough! I guess some folks thought I was asking for more than I needed, too, as some folks left the group, and some others marked the message as spam. I appreciate all those who contributed, and much of what I'm doing here is paying forward, since I can't pay back the folks who helped me when I first started to learn machining. I was unemployed, and nearly broke, back then, and I remember many folks who helped me learn to do this stuff on the cheap, and didn't insist I had to cough up money I couldn't afford to be able to learn.?

Bill in OKC?

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On Friday, December 9, 2022 at 08:19:10 AM CST, Aaron Brace <abrace@...> wrote:

Sent $5, its what? i could swing.

On 12/8/2022 6:18 PM, Kit Maira wrote:

Sent $10.

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On Dec 8, 2022, at 2:17 PM, Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers@...> wrote:

?I've got $116 left of the contributions donated last year, but cannot afford to cover the rest of the $220 they want. They have a method to accept donations through an organization called Stripe. GIO charges a 2% premium to use that service, and Stripe charges an unknown amount to make a donation via there service. The examples on their website seem to be a bit over 10%, which I feel is highway robbery! I can accept donations through Paypal, and if you make them using the Friends and Family option, there is no charge. Since we're not a business, that should be fine. I need a total of $84 in donations to cover the fee. I'm kicking in $20 myself, and if twenty people can donate $4.20, that will cover the amount I'm short. I would prefer not to get donations over the amount we need, as I'm in my late 60's, and I wouldn't want to die and possibly lose the extra money for the group.?

If you care to make a donation, send it to wmrmeyers (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net? My understanding is that if you put a note on it, they consider a business transaction, and charge their premium. Think that's 4%. Just post a note on the in this thread that you've contributed if you feel like it. The renewal is paid by credit card, so the group won't get shut down if I don't get the money before the renewal date, which is December 22nd. I know that a lot of folks are a little tight in the wallet right now. It won't hurt me if some of the contributions come in after the first of the year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year even if you don't celebrate those holidays!?

Bill in OKC

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