I like those ideas.... We could set up a "Grant Fund" perhaps headed by someone who has some academic credentials. This person could then present all of the "request for grants" and present them to the board for Award. The fund would have specific rules on disbursement and principal levels AKA The ACA Guy Jordan and Paul Loiselle funds. Relatively easy model to copy. Publishing our own book....hmmm we already have a great start with Ben's beginner guide maybe if we had different people each do a different chapter? I dunno could be hard to coordinate & edit but a very interesting concept. Larry --- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com> wrote: > This is where I start whining about advertising in > magazines, right? > > :-) > > > Seriously, I'm up for anything that is good for the > hobby. Give Tom Barr > a grant, publish a book, PAY someone to do a job > rather than ask for > volunteers, whatever. > > Cheryl > > > > S. Hieber wrote: > > I was going to ask this in my reply to Erik on MCM > about > > the Tropicas but decided I didn't want to wave my > money in > > public while we're about to negotiate with SF over > the > > convention deal (maybe). > > > > But what I was further wondering was this: > > > > All of which begs a bigger question that I hear > asked often > > enough in my mail, "What is AGA planning to do > with all its > > money?" Assuming we need about $25K on reserve > (enough to > > cover a year's worth of operation should something > > catastrophic happen), we still have about $15-20K > in idle > > resources. > > > > 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