From: "Mike Zets" <mzets@mail.com>
To: "<USNA-Net>" <usna-net@navy-usna.org>
Subject: Can you spare a cup of coffee for a friend?
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 07:05:05 -0400

To all...

Well... I've cajoled (Webster: 1. To persuade with deliberate flattery
esp. in the face of reluctance.)... but to no avail.

I've begged... Nothing.

I've even attempted to SHAME you into donating just a few dollars to our
ninth semi-annual Fund Raiser. But nothing seems to work.

What's wrong? The economy is good. Unemployment is way down. I just don't
understand why you haven't taken just a minute to send us a few bucks.

It isn't as if Sandi and I were about to bug out to the islands with your
hard earned dough. We don't even know who gives or when or how much. We
just know that we haven't hit our goal yet and only 192 of you have taken
the time to help. (Many, many thanks to those who have given.)

But 192 donors out of almost 1,700 subscribers??? Come on. I know we can
do better than that. Where are the other 1,500 of you??? Can't you spare
even $5 or $10 to help defray the cost of our server time? We don't ask
for huge donations. We don't want to break the bank or disrupt your budget.

How about just FOURTY CENTS a week for six months? That's only $10 !!!
Even you can spare the cost of ONE CUP OF COFFEE each week in exchange for
all of the help and support that you get as a member of USNA-Net.

If you and I were to meet once a week to talk about our Mids, to share
stories, to help each other get through another week, wouldn't you buy me a
cup of coffee while we chatted? Subscribing to USNA-Net is even cheaper
than that since you don't have to pay for the gas that you'd use to get to
the coffee shop. You don't even really have to buy that cup of coffee.
You'll continue getting all of our help and advice even if you DON'T donate.
But won't you feel better if you do? Wouldn't it be nice to buy your
friends a cup of coffee? Can't you spare even $10 in exchange for our
company for the next six months? Sure you can.

We've made it as easy as we could for you to do your part. You may donate
on-line using our secure server at
https://www-secure.west-point.org/wporg/donate

When using the On-Line Donation web site, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SELECT "NAVY"
AS THE AFFILIATION so that USNA-Net is properly credited for your donation.

OR visit our web site at www.navy-usna.org and click on the DONATE button on
the main page.

OR if you prefer to make your donation using a check, make it out to WP-ORG
and mail via Regular US Mail to:

WP-ORG (Designate NAVY on the memo line)
PO Box 2108
Abingdon, VA 24212-2108

Your help and generosity will be greatly appreciated by all of us who work
to make USNA-Net the finest Parental Support Group on the Internet.

Please do your part. Who will help if you don't?

Donate today.


Mike & Sandi Zets
Westlake, OH
mzets@mail.com
Moderators for USNA-Net Listservers
Webmasters - www.navy-usna.org

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WP-ORG gratefully recognizes Armed Forces Insurance (http://www.afi.org)
for its continuing sponsorship. FD9 is the fourth consecutive fundraising
drive receiving AFI support.