I sure have no problem with helping Karen with the projector. I suggest $1000. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Projector > If noone else has any problems with it, I am fine with > paying for some of it as well. Just let us know how > much you think is equitable and I guess we will have > someone make a motion and vote on it? > > I am still not real sure how to do things like > this,but that seems to make sense? > > Regards, > Larry > --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote: > >> While it's true that it only gets used for talks and >> the convention (plus >> NEC, but that also includes the free meeting space >> and time they give to >> AGA) I don't think I'd feel right about AGA paying >> for the whole thing. But >> some help would be nice. :-) >> >> Karen >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: aga-sc-bounces@thekrib.com >> [mailto:aga-sc-bounces@thekrib.com] On >> Behalf Of Cheryl Rogers >> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 10:45 PM >> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board >> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Projector >> >> I think AGA should pay for the whole thing, >> considering that the only >> time it might be used other than an AGA convention >> is if Karen is >> speaking at a club or something, in which case she >> is usually plugging >> the AGA anyway. >> >> If that's not true, I suppose Karen will chime in. >> But I don't think >> that just because Karen might profit from it >> personally is any reason >> not to pay for it. Especially considering that we >> didn't pay for the >> original one that recently broke. >> >> For that matter, I think AGA should pay Erik for any >> equipment he buys >> for AGA as well. >> >> Cheryl >> >> >> >> Karen Randall wrote: >> > Hi folks, >> > >> > >> > >> > The bad news is that my digital projector gave up >> the ghost at NEC. (not >> > the bulb. I had a spare, and we tried that) I >> made the decision not to >> > put money into it, as it is old technology at this >> point, and repairs >> > tend to be expensive. >> > >> > >> > >> > The good news is that I bought a new one. >> (Actually, Scott and I ran >> > out on Friday night of NEC and scoured the local >> stores for a good >> > machine at a reasonable price) The machine I >> bought is slightly >> > larger/heavier than the old one, but is much >> brighter, and also higher >> > resolution. >> > >> > >> > >> > While I do use it for my presentations as well >> (although they also >> > promote AGA) one of the main reasons I bought the >> first projector was so >> > that we'd have one available for our conventions. >> I picked up the >> > entire cost of that one. I paid about $1,015 for >> the new projector plus >> > a 3 year full protection warrantee which also >> covers the bulb. (this is >> > about what I paid for the first one by itself) I >> was hoping that maybe >> > AGA could chip in toward this. >> > >> > >> > >> > I'll let you guys talk it over and see if you >> think this is fair, and >> > how much you think the club should contribute. I >> do know that renting >> > from hotels locally would have cost us a LOT over >> the last few >> conventions. >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > >> > >> > Karen >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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