Update time! PayPal, plus the mailed-in donations bring us up to…hmm…care to guess?
$3,334.81…not too shabby!
Dang!!!
That is fantastic.
I’m sittin’ here (“On the Group ‘W’ Bench” :)), just so happy that so many of y’all are stepping up to help, and so sad that I can’t right now!
This ain’t your Quasi from a year ago, but it’s the same one who loves you and thinks you’re the most wonderful friends he’s ever had.
I am so proud of y’all!
Q
Pretty amazing.
And since we have way overshot our goal, I’m going to go ahead and un-stick this thread now. (I’m not closing it, of course – just letting it take its own course from here.)
I am speechless. Aside from a tendency to just go “thank you” over and over and over.
Just saw this thread…
Hang in there Polycarp and Skulldigger!
Liberal…thanks for starting this thread!
Hal…thanks for running this. Funds are on their way snail mail.
Lurkers are so fucking cool. They are internet ninjas.
Donation sent. Always happy to read Poly’s posts…
All right – and with that, we’re up to $3,479.86 in PayPal, plus 20 bucks in cash/checks. I’ve just instructed PayPal to move the money into my checking, which will clear early next week. Monday, a crisp check for $3,500.00 (I’ll happily cover the extra 14 cents just to make the math easier) will be on its way to Polycarp and Skilldigger. Huzzah, Dopers!
Are you still taking contributions? Last week was hellabusy & I lost track of all this!
Done.
Ok folks, if anyone wants to still lend a hand, this is the last call for donations. On Monday I’ll be sending out everything that’s come in since the initial check went out.
And just so you don’t have to dig back through the thread, here’s the donation page.
Thanks!
ETA: How in the world did I miss your bump, FriarTed? Sorry about that!
To answer those who PM’d me asking for an update:
$3,500 has been mailed. Since then, we’ve received another $110 via PayPal (after their cut) and $160 in cash/checks. That $270, plus whatever we get over the weekend, will go out next week.
Outstanding.
This applies to both the amount of cash raised and the job you have done.
Yes, many thanks to Hal for handling logistics!
Snail mail still gonna be good after all this is over? I haven’t forgotten, and this is about to kill me, 'cause we’re having to watch every penny till SSDI kicks in.
Q
For some reason, I missed this thread earlier, probably because I rarely look at pinned threads. :o I just sent a bit though Paypal. Give Polycarp and Skull my best.
Hunh. I don’t recall seeing this thread before. I just sent a bit.
::wipes a tear::
I love you guys…
FINAL TALLY!
I leave for the bank in a couple of minutes to get a check cut for your donations. Care to take a guess at the final amount?
Four thousand three hundred and forty fricking bucks. Hot diggity damn, people…I had a “what I would ultimately like to see the final tall be” target of $4,000 – way to hit it and more…