[CLUE-Adm] Fwd: LinuxFund.org LUGs

[Lynn Danielson]

Jeffery Cann wrote:
> 
> Is this a viable offer?  Would the CLUEbies be interested?

What do you mean by viable?  I've heard of this card before.  It's been
around for at least a year, maybe two.  It probably wouldn't hurt to do
a bit of checking on them, though.  I forwarded a couple of emails from
Kara Pritchard a couple days ago about this.  I'm glad to see they 
contacted you directly though.  

Depending on the terms of the card, I, for one, would be interested and
I think several others in the group might be interested as well.  It's
an easy way to help support both CLUE and open source projects.  So,
unless the terms are unreasonable, I don't see why it wouldn't appeal
to members of our LUG.  I'd recommend following up with them to find
out what their rates, annual dues and late fees are.

Lynn


> - ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> Subject: LinuxFund.org LUGs
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 12:20:00 -0700
> From: Candace Ramcharan <candace at linuxfund.org>
> To: president at clue.denver.co.us
> 
> Jeff:
> 
> LinuxFund.org is offering you a unique and easy way for your LUG in
> Denver (PS- Congrats for winning the Stanley Cup) 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 "Denver 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