[meteorite-list] Re: New Orleans

From: Dawn & Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Sep 2 20:16:43 2005
Message-ID: <10f601c5b01c$b0f3d5b0$6502a8c0_at_GerryLaptop>

Adam and List,
Please excuse this post if I'm misinformed.
Given that an auction has one winner and therefore one "contribution",
wouldn't more money be generated if each on the List contributed $100 or
what ever amount each could, to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army,
Catholic Charity or which ever organization they choose?
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: "Notkin" <geoking_at_notkin.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: New Orleans


> Great idea Martin and Geoff,
>
> If you want to put the piece up I will open the bidding at $100.00. I
think
> this a much better way of going about it rather than asking "What if and
who
> did or did not respond quick enough?" Every little bit will help and
finger
> pointing solves nothing at this point. If you put it on ebay do not
mention
> a charity or they will kill the auction if you do not at first obtain
> authorization. This is because there are too many scam artists out there
who
> are sick enough to take advantage of a bad situation.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> ------------------------------------
> Adam Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> Team LunarRock
> IMCA 2185
> raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Notkin" <geoking_at_notkin.net>
> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 1:34 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: New Orleans
>
>
> > Dear Friends and Listees:
> >
> > I propose that we try to help somebody in New Orleans, in our own small
> > way.
> >
> > Martin came up with a brilliant idea, which nobody commented upon. He
> > suggested that we auction a piece of the New Orleans meteorite on Ebay,
> > and donate the proceeds.
> >
> > I have a beautiful small, illustrated, Riker mount display with 10 tiny
> > fragments of the New Orleans meteorite which my good friend Rob Wesel
> > of Nakhla Dog Meteorites made, and gave to me for my birthday. I
> > treasure it, but would gladly put it up on Ebay, with Rob's permission
> > (Rob, would that be okay with you?).
> >
> > All proceeds would go to the Red Cross, and the winning bidder can pay
> > the Red Cross directly, instead of paying me. I would also include a
> > collection card and a one-of-a-kind certificate for the winner. I pay
> > postage.
> >
> >
> > Here is a photo of a very similar item, from Rob's website:
> >
> > http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog/neworleansriker.htm
> >
> >
> > I will obviously take a photo of the real item. I would appreciate some
> > feedback on this idea. Anyone interested in bidding for a good cause?
> >
> >
> >
> > ** The remainder of this post is off-topic **
> >
> >
> >
> > If you want to do something here are three options:
> >
> >
> > 1) The Red Cross needs donations to help with rescue, first aid, and
> > emergency shelters. You can easily give online:
> >
> > http://www.redcross.org
> >
> >
> > 2) MoveOn.org-Democracy in Action has organized a massive grass roots
> > rescue program to provide free beds and temporary homes for displaced
> > persons, through their Hurricane Housing site. This is an example of
> > ordinary American people at their absolute best: providing shelter for
> > total strangers. Only those within a 350 mile radius of the emergency
> > zone are being asked to help at this point:
> >
> > http://www.hurricanehousing.org
> >
> >
> > 3) If you are dissatisfied with the political situation in the United
> > States, you can get involved here:
> >
> > http://www.moveon.org
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Geoff N.
> >
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