Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:53:15 -0700
From: "Larry D. Smith" <ldsmith@postoffice.pacbell.net>
Subject: wpp-net: Fund Drive 9, Now, we need YOU
To: wpp-net@West-Point.Org
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Dear West Point Parents, Family, and Friends.

WP-ORG's Fund Drive 9 is off to a strong start: after just eight
days, donations exceed 14% of the $95,000 goal. Thank you to all
who have contributed. Making a donation by credit card is quick
and easy:

        <https://www-secure.west-point.org/wporg/donate/>

If you prefer to donate by check, please make it payable to
"WP-ORG", and mail to:

        WP-ORG
        P.O. Box 2108
        Abingdon, VA 24212-2108

Please indicate "WP Parent" and your cadets's class year. We
appreciate your support, and because WP-ORG is now recognized by
the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization, your donation is 100% tax
deductible.

WP-ORG provides an array of services so broad that it would
require a mini-course to cover them all: personal web pages and
permanent e-mail addresses for USMA grads, websites and forums for
every USMA class since 1935, websites and forums for West Point
Societies, eulogy sites, the JobBank...the list goes on and on.

And that's before we even get to the websites and forums for West
Point parents! I think that we West Point parents receive the
greatest benefit from WP-ORG. Our "children" are in a uniquely
wonderful place, going through a uniquely wonderful experience. 
WPP-Net, Parent-Forum, Plebe-Net, and regional West Point Parent
Club websites and forums give us information and support we could
not get anywhere else. Where would we go and what would we do if
these resources did not exist?

Most Plebe parents come in absolutely clueless about the entire
West Point experience. WP-ORG and USMA websites have been
tremendous resources for them. In addition, WPP-Net,
Parent-Forum, and Plebe-Net have provided a day-by-day accounting
of where their New Cadets were and what they were doing during
Beast. We've been schooled in blister-prevention and foot care,
instructed in proper behavior and attire for certain occasions,
informed about motels, restaurants, bus schedules,
airports...well, you get the picture. Perhaps, more importantly,
we've also been encouraged, reassured, comforted and consoled. We
have laughed together and we have cried together; and gradually,
we are becoming part of the Army family.

I think that Plebe parents receive more benefits from WP-ORG than
any other single parent group. Our moderators are fair,
knowledgeable and more than generous with their time. They go to
great lengths to give us what we ask for. If they don't know the
answer, they will find someone who does. All of our moderators
are terrific at helping us access the things we need to solve our
problems. Often, really serious situations are never seen by
forum members; they are handled privately, requiring personal time
and resources from these moderators.

WP-ORG is here to serve us; it exists for no other reason. Now,
WP-ORG needs our support. We can't have bake sales, craft shows,
or yard sales. YOU are our only means of raising the funds we
need to operate! WP-ORG depends upon your contributions and your
generosity. Please take a moment to remember what this service
has meant to you as you contemplate your donation. Be as generous
as you can. And don't put it off! Right now, while you are
thinking about it, click on the link below to make your secure
donation. This is the most efficient method and saves
administrative effort.

        <https://www-secure.west-point.org/wporg/donate/>

WP-ORG serves us every day. Thank you so much for your support!

Sincerely,

Cathi Rafalski
Co-Moderator, Plebe-Net

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We continue to need your support for our Fund Drive 9 goal of $95,000.
As of this message, the total collected is $12,785 or 13.5% of our goal.
Credit card donations may be made by going to: 
https://www-secure.west-point.org/wporg/donate
or mail donation to: 
WP-ORG, P.O. Box 2108, Abingdon, VA 24212-2108