Subject: fund raising experiment .which did not work . Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:27:11 -0500 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 04:20:56 00100 (CET), Jim Lesczynski wrote: > >=A02. Fundraising. Update from Theron on general-budget= fundraising email. >=A0Discussion of targeted fundraising we may wish to do throughout= the year >=A0for special projects (e.g., money for tax day literature, OPH= booths, >=A0advertising, etc.). Schedule and sign-up for first phone bank= of the >=A0year. Apropos : My initial comments and images on my MidWinter Party are at http://cosy.com/y04/MidWinter17.htm . The experiment of providing premium bottles of , eg , Talisker= , Sauza Hornitos , Duval , and the like at 2 times their discount cost so a donation represented a matching contribution with me at my 18th Mid Winter Gathering got no hits . I was in fact surprised that no one from the LP lists made it= out to East Williamsburg for what was a great party . Perhaps the Subway construction mess contributed to to it . ( I'd appreciate feedback ( off list ) from anyone who thought= of coming but didn't . ) The bureaucratic hassle of getting a keg is a business killer . See the affidavit I had to sign at the link above . Unbelievable= . Anyone between 18 and 21 who is not a Libertarian is= politically catatonic . It turns out that I have about a 3rd of a keg of very potent= very good beer to use up by the end of the week . I'm doing what I= can , but if anyone has any suggestions where and how we might chill and polish the remainder , and a bunch of great cheese ( about= all that's left over ) drop me a note . --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 CoSy MidWinter Party report := http://cosy.com/y04/MidWinter17.htm Liberty : http://CoSy.com/Liberty.htm Restore our Right to Relax : =A0http://ny.lp.org/cgi-bin/petition.cgi?Against_the_Smoking_Ban =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02004/02/10 4:03:54 PM