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I don't mind the idea that someone will be walking on bricks engraved
with the call of a silent key. I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. Since Mary Hobart (K1 More Money Honey) came aboard, the ARRL has been all about raising money through a number of elitist schemes. I have some bricks and I just put up another tower. I think I'll buy a little sand, use my Dremel tool and engrave the callsigns of silent keys whom I remember fondly. I can place the bricks around the concrete tower base and look at 'em any time I choose. Dave K8MN |
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Dave Heil wrote:
I don't mind the idea that someone will be walking on bricks engraved with the call of a silent key. I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. Since Mary Hobart (K1 More Money Honey) came aboard, the ARRL has been all about raising money through a number of elitist schemes. I have some bricks and I just put up another tower. I think I'll buy a little sand, use my Dremel tool and engrave the callsigns of silent keys whom I remember fondly. I can place the bricks around the concrete tower base and look at 'em any time I choose. Dave K8MN Hmm... if you add a brick for every memorable station you worked (DX, ragchew, etc), you'll eventually have a large patio! ;^) Bryan WA7PRC |
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On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:37:27 EDT, Dave Heil
wrote: I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. What's the difference between that and the "John Smith Memorial Chapel" or the "Bessie Jones Dining Room" at any other institution? Personally, I don't want to be remembered by the "Phil Kane Toilet Seat" but doing those brick things are a legit fundraising technique nowadays, no different from selling dedications and memorial plaques in the name of donors at many schools and congregations. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon e-mail: k2asp [at] arrl [dot] net |
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Bryan wrote:
Dave Heil wrote: I don't mind the idea that someone will be walking on bricks engraved with the call of a silent key. I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. Since Mary Hobart (K1 More Money Honey) came aboard, the ARRL has been all about raising money through a number of elitist schemes. I have some bricks and I just put up another tower. I think I'll buy a little sand, use my Dremel tool and engrave the callsigns of silent keys whom I remember fondly. I can place the bricks around the concrete tower base and look at 'em any time I choose. Dave K8MN Hmm... if you add a brick for every memorable station you worked (DX, ragchew, etc), you'll eventually have a large patio! ;^) Bryan WA7PRC You're on to something. If I put the call of each station I worked during the years I operated from Africa, I could brick the whole acre and never have to mow again! Dave K8MN |
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"Dave Heil" wrote in message
... I don't mind the idea that someone will be walking on bricks engraved with the call of a silent key. I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. Since Mary Hobart (K1 More Money Honey) came aboard, the ARRL has been all about raising money through a number of elitist schemes. I have some bricks and I just put up another tower. I think I'll buy a little sand, use my Dremel tool and engrave the callsigns of silent keys whom I remember fondly. I can place the bricks around the concrete tower base and look at 'em any time I choose. Dave K8MN Dave: I am not a fan of many things the ARRL does, but I really don't see the objection to this scheme. It is not like the ARRL is fooling anyone. Paul AB0SI |
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Phil Kane wrote:
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:37:27 EDT, Dave Heil wrote: I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. What's the difference between that and the "John Smith Memorial Chapel" or the "Bessie Jones Dining Room" at any other institution? Very little, though I can pray at John's and eat at Bessie's. The best I can do with the Diamond Terrace is hike to Newington and walk on the bricks--or have someone send me a photo. Personally, I don't want to be remembered by the "Phil Kane Toilet Seat" but doing those brick things are a legit fundraising technique nowadays... Sure, Phil. "Legit" it is. There's a historic railway baggage building here and the local historical society is selling the same bricks you get for the Diamond Terrace, only they're fifty bucks each and I can see 'em anytime I want. ...no different from selling dedications and memorial plaques in the name of donors at many schools and congregations. I'm holding out for my name on the Men's Room at the Madonna Inn between San Francisco and L.A. on the 101. Dave K8MN |
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On Aug 18, 4:37 pm, Dave Heil wrote:
I don't mind the idea that someone will be walking on bricks engraved with the call of a silent key. I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. Since Mary Hobart (K1 More Money Honey) came aboard, the ARRL has been all about raising money through a number of elitist schemes. I have some bricks and I just put up another tower. I think I'll buy a little sand, use my Dremel tool and engrave the callsigns of silent keys whom I remember fondly. I can place the bricks around the concrete tower base and look at 'em any time I choose. "The Wilmington & Western Railroad, owned and operated by Historic Red Clay Valley, Incorporated (HRCV), has recently installed a "brick paver" platform at Greenbank Station. This platform provides our passengers with solid footing when boarding and alighting from trains, and it connects Greenbank Station with the Red Clay Valley Visitor's Center, located in the former Yorklyn Station. You can purchase an engraved paver to publicly show your support for the Wilmington & Western. 100 percent of the purchase price goes to the Railroad, and every cent is tax-deductible. Each engraved paver is limited to three, 15-space lines, at a cost of $100." http://www.wwrr.com/home.htm Dave K8MN w3rv |
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Dave Heil wrote:
I don't mind the idea that someone will be walking on bricks engraved with the call of a silent key. I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. Since Mary Hobart (K1 More Money Honey) came aboard, the ARRL has been all about raising money through a number of elitist schemes. In the money raising game, it becomes difficult to come up with good ideas to raise that cash. Membership fees are one way. But when extra is needed, new ideas are needed. Sometimes a group will offer "lifetime" memberships. These can generate a bit more spending money. Those are a good deal for someone who became a lifetime member a long time ago, (what did a lifetime membership cost in 1970?) but that money is long gone. So the engraved brick thing is one of the ways that ARRL and others use to keep things interesting. I've seen it on other places such as fishing piers like the one in Flagler beach Florida, where the pier gets knocked down by a hurricane every ten years or so. So they have a "buy a plank" effort. You "buy" one, and your name gets routed into the plank for all to see. The pier is rebuilt, and everyone is happy. You can even buy a bench or pier shelter. The nice thing is that even those who do not buy a plank or other item are welcome to use the pier. - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - |
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Phil Kane wrote:
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:37:27 EDT, Dave Heil wrote: I mind the idea that the League will take a 35 cent brick, engrave it and charge someone a couple of hundred bucks to place it someplace where the donor will likely never have a chance to enjoy his pricey purchase. What's the difference between that and the "John Smith Memorial Chapel" or the "Bessie Jones Dining Room" at any other institution? Personally, I don't want to be remembered by the "Phil Kane Toilet Seat" but doing those brick things are a legit fundraising technique nowadays, no different from selling dedications and memorial plaques in the name of donors at many schools and congregations. It is a revenue generating technique that is becoming increasingly popular. We have a restored theater in town that raised funds this way. There are some sports venues in the area that have donors plaques posted in their facility - including bronze, silver, and gold donor plaques obviously based on how much money was donated. While I can understand that some might consider it a vanity thing, I also know that without those donors, there probably wouldn't be a facility or theater for people to use. - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - |
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"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
[snip] : : It is a revenue generating technique that is becoming : : increasingly popular. We have a restored theater in : : town that raised funds this way. There are some sports : : venues in the area that have donors plaques posted in : : their facility - including bronze, silver, and gold : : donor plaques obviously based on how much money was : : donated. : : : : While I can understand that some might consider it a : : vanity thing, I also know that without those donors, : : there probably wouldn't be a facility or theater for : : people to use. : : : : - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - I can see where they're going with it, but I agree with Dave - if I were to donate money in this way, I'd rather like to be able to see it from time to time. Here in the UK I live very close to the National Motorcycle Museum where they have all manner of old British bikes going right back to around 1902. They invite funding in exactly this way, with the names of people who donate going up on a wall. I live close enough to visit and see it whenever I want, but others don't. 73 Ivor G6URP |
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