I have placed an announcement in the forums for the current fund-raising effort and am repeating it here...
Cheers everyone!
//sse
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Once again I'm late starting this despite everyone's good intentions at reminding me - but now it's official:
The 2016-2017 Fund Raising Season at EricsonYachts.org is now open!
Another year has passed - I hope that all of you are well, and that your families are healthy and happy. Much has happened over the preceding 12 months - much of which I will side-step for obvious reasons - but it's safe to say that little seems the same. There are many aspects which are comforting however - and that includes things like sailing, where we interface with the natural world and its much longer view of life dominate to provide us a view of consistency and balance which help to power through the issues - especially those created by us.
2017 will be EricsonYachts' 16th year on the web. In that time we have made many new friends, we've lost some very valued old friends and have managed to (as someone I know named Mr. James William Buffett once said) "...keep plowing straight ahead, come what may." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SYKxqR3chk
As I've said before, I value my relationship with all of you, as it permits me to keep a foot in the sailing world sans boat, and that has helped me a great deal. I know it sounds corny - but it's true - and it has been very valuable to me in the the past - and I imagine will be more so going forward as we work our way through this weather...
So - the fund raising boiler plate: As in the past, we come to the membership once a year to solicit donations for the operational and material costs for EricsonYachts.org. The membership has been covering these expenses annually since 2004, and usually, with a good turnout, folk's modest donations are all that is needed to cover the costs and pay the bills for another season. Because we neither charge for access to the information we provide, nor allow for third parties to hang banners all over the site, this has been the method of finance that has allowed EricsonYachts.org to continue to grow and thrive.
If you wish to contribute, all you need to do is visit our page on donations:
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/content.php?137-Donation-Policy
On this page you will find information on making a contribution via PayPal with a major credit card, or via snail mail with a check or other form of payment. As always, your contributions make the difference between this site continuing to exist or not. We greatly appreciate everyone’s generosity – thank you so very much!
Meeta and I send all of you and your families very warm heartfelt Holiday Wishes. Moving forward, we look toward the spring, the return of daylight and the assurance that the things in life that truely matter are not easily changed - that the love and concern we share for and with others will endure and grow in the days ahead.
Best Wishes -
//sse
Cheers everyone!
//sse
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Once again I'm late starting this despite everyone's good intentions at reminding me - but now it's official:
The 2016-2017 Fund Raising Season at EricsonYachts.org is now open!
Another year has passed - I hope that all of you are well, and that your families are healthy and happy. Much has happened over the preceding 12 months - much of which I will side-step for obvious reasons - but it's safe to say that little seems the same. There are many aspects which are comforting however - and that includes things like sailing, where we interface with the natural world and its much longer view of life dominate to provide us a view of consistency and balance which help to power through the issues - especially those created by us.
2017 will be EricsonYachts' 16th year on the web. In that time we have made many new friends, we've lost some very valued old friends and have managed to (as someone I know named Mr. James William Buffett once said) "...keep plowing straight ahead, come what may." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SYKxqR3chk
As I've said before, I value my relationship with all of you, as it permits me to keep a foot in the sailing world sans boat, and that has helped me a great deal. I know it sounds corny - but it's true - and it has been very valuable to me in the the past - and I imagine will be more so going forward as we work our way through this weather...
So - the fund raising boiler plate: As in the past, we come to the membership once a year to solicit donations for the operational and material costs for EricsonYachts.org. The membership has been covering these expenses annually since 2004, and usually, with a good turnout, folk's modest donations are all that is needed to cover the costs and pay the bills for another season. Because we neither charge for access to the information we provide, nor allow for third parties to hang banners all over the site, this has been the method of finance that has allowed EricsonYachts.org to continue to grow and thrive.
If you wish to contribute, all you need to do is visit our page on donations:
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/content.php?137-Donation-Policy
On this page you will find information on making a contribution via PayPal with a major credit card, or via snail mail with a check or other form of payment. As always, your contributions make the difference between this site continuing to exist or not. We greatly appreciate everyone’s generosity – thank you so very much!
Meeta and I send all of you and your families very warm heartfelt Holiday Wishes. Moving forward, we look toward the spring, the return of daylight and the assurance that the things in life that truely matter are not easily changed - that the love and concern we share for and with others will endure and grow in the days ahead.
Best Wishes -
//sse