[CLUE-Adm] [Fwd: LinuxFund.org LUGs (fwd)]

[Lynn Danielson]

Kara Pritchard wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:53:43 -0700
> From: Candace Ramcharan <candace at linuxfund.org>
> To: info at luci.org
> Subject: LinuxFund.org LUGs
> 
> Ed:
> 
> LinuxFund.org is offering you a unique and easy way for LUCI to make
> some quick cash and help support open source: sell our credit card and
> get cash. As a fellow Linux User Group president, David Mandel, the
> illustrious head of the local LUG based in Portland, Oregon and
> Technical Director of the LinuxFund.org, knows all about the personal
> expenses required to fully operate a successful group. It is because of
> his pain and yours that we at the LinuxFund.org thought about setting up
> bake sales to help LUGs, but frankly "Geeks in the Kitchen" would be too
> much for even us to handle. Instead we've come up with a simple
> solution: sell our credit card for cash.
> 
> Cash you say? The LinuxFund.org does its part to assist the Linux
> community by giving grants to fund open source projects. We do this by
> raising money through the official LinuxFund.org Mastercard (it even has
> Tux on it!). A portion of each purchase that is made with the card goes
> to us and we in turn fund various projects that are submitted to us.
> 
> Now, you're still asking, where's the money right? Well here it is: for
> every approved new cardholder that is recruited from your LUG, you get
> $30. Let's do the math, shall we? Assume that you get the 30 of your
> members to sign up for the card and 15 of them are credit worthy. You
> will then receive $450. This will save you the heartache of continuously
> forking over your hard earned cash. Your LUG will receive a cheque every
> quarter as well as bi-weekly updates concerning the application rates of
> your group.
> 
> All you need to do now is follow these simple steps:
> (1) Visit our website (linuxfund.org) and review the contract.
> (2) Fill out the forms on the site.
> (3) Embed our two-line, unobtrusive message at the bottom of you LUG
> mailing list e-mails (yes, it's really that easy).
> (4) Sit back, relax, wait for the cheques to arrive and start spending.
> 
> We'd like to thank your LUG for being a crucial part of the Linux
> community and we hope that you'll jump at this truly unique opportunity
> to continue to support open source. If you need more information, please
> do not hesitate to call me at 503-892-3333, or e-mail me, Candace, at
> candace at linuxfund.org.
> 
> Also, if you would like someone to show up at a meeting, we may be able
> to arrange it. Please call us with inquiries.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Candace Ramcharan
> Marketing and Promotional Penguin
> LinuxFund.org
> 
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