If you have a Paypal account, it's pretty easy to transfer money from your account to mine, all you need is my email address
rdlauer_00@yahoo.com. or my name, send me a pm here for that, or you can send me a pm for my home address to mail a check.
Setting up Paypal here for a one time donation is more than I would like to get into, I would probably have to pay the IT guy to do it, and I'm a little hesitant to lay any more money out till some comes in.
$10 is great, $15 is generous.
The hosting fee is around $160 yearly, due Feb 10th. I paid that last year not knowing for sure if the site would stay up and running. I also paid to acquire the information needed to release the site to me when it was floundering with no ownership last year.
I also paid $100 last month for an IT guy to fix the site. There are a few things that need to be done, like the old introduction needs to be changed, the passwords updated, the header pictures changed and this will cost @ $25 hour.
We went from 100 members to 314, with some really excellent new posters who have alot to offer to the great membership we have had for a while. I check every morning now for new registrations. I also check for spammers, hackers, and for misplaced new registrations. I also check every new post to make sure things are ok, well almost every one.
I know the site was down for a while recently, and some might be wondering if it's going to happen again. I have no guarantee's, but I know I have gone to the well for the last time and it's now up to the membership if it's a worthy investment.
I will send one member(TBD) a complete list of all donations and where it went with email conformations of money spent when the goal is reached
I hate asking for money, and I locked that thread for donations as I didn't want to have a discussion, hoping everyone would see it and decide.
I'm not into this computer stuff to pursue adds like most paddling sites have, and a membership fee is not going to happen.
To be honest, if you want to talk to "friendly" folks who have alot to share, this is the place.
No adds, no bicker, no off topic, just canoes.