Yes, it would be a great gesture to donate this fund. We in Canada donate to the Canadian Red cross. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@wilstream.com> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Tsunami > Yes. > > Cheryl > > Erik Olson wrote: > > Let's make it official. Proposal 05-01: Spending $100 of AGA's money on > > Oxfam's Asia Earthquake fund. Please vote yes or no. > > > > - Erik > > > > On Tue, 4 Jan 2005, S. Hieber wrote: > > > >> No that's fine. You have better info than me -- imagine > >> that ;-) > >> > >> Does this need a vote, Erik? If so, I second Karen's motion > >> that that we send $100 to the address Karen listed. If not, > >> then I'll just send a check. > >> > >> sh > >> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote: > >> > >>> Here's their address for mailing a check: > >>> > >>> Mail your check, payable to "Oxfam America," to: > >>> Oxfam America > >>> Asia Earthquake Fund > >>> PO Box 1211 > >>> Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211 > >>> > >>> Although I have no objections to the others either. > >>> > >>> Karen > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> > >>> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" > >>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:44 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Tsunami > >>> > >>> > >>>> Sounds fine. They're rated for about 90% pass-through. > >>> > >>> But > >>> > >>>> I think they only accept cred card payments. > >>>> > >>>> World Vision, Umcor and Doctors without Borders accept > >>>> checks. For the more secularly devote of the group, > >>> > >>> DocsW/o > >>> > >>>> Bords is not a religious organization. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> sh > >>>> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> It looks like Oxfam America is one of the best > >>>>> alternatives for donations. > >>>>> If we can decide on a figure, I can send a card to > >>> > >>> Holger > >>> > >>>>> expressing our > >>>>> sympathy, and telling him about the donation. How > >>> > >>> does > >>> > >>>>> $100 sound to > >>>>> people? I'll add another $100 of my own. > >>>>> > >>>>> Karen > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> > >>>>> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" > >>>>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com> > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 9:16 AM > >>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Tsunami > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Probalby no need to even bring this up but it won't > >>>>> > >>>>> hurt to > >>>>> > >>>>>> say it. If we send a check, let's make sure it goes > >>>>>> directly from the AGA account. If done as a > >>>>> > >>>>> reimbursement, > >>>>> > >>>>>> it might raise questions under audit about the > >>> > >>> portion > >>> > >>>>> of > >>>>> > >>>>>> AGA funds going to the Directors, which, as far as > >>> > >>> the > >>> > >>>>> IRS > >>>>> > >>>>>> is concerned is supposed be virtually none. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> sh > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> AGA-sc mailing list > >>>>>> AGA-sc@thekrib.com > >>>>>> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> AGA-sc mailing list > >>>>> AGA-sc@thekrib.com > >>>>> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> AGA-sc mailing list > >>>> AGA-sc@thekrib.com > >>>> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> AGA-sc mailing list > >>> AGA-sc@thekrib.com > >>> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> AGA-sc mailing list > >> AGA-sc@thekrib.com > >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > >> > > > > -- > Cheryl Rogers, Membership > Aquatic Gardeners Association > http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org > _______________________________________________ > AGA-sc mailing list > AGA-sc@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc _______________________________________________ AGA-sc mailing list AGA-sc@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc