Time to top up our volunteer contributions to this Forum?

bigjon

Every first Saturday in August, on the anniversary of the birth of theFretBoard, I make an annual £20 donation via PayPal Gift to theFretBoard@outlook.com as a "Friend of theFretBoard", just to keep things ticking over. I was busy yesterday so I've only just done so, perhaps you might like to do the same in order to make life easier for @TTony and his fellow modmins?

I recall round about Christmas time this year TTony was stressing slightly about how best to raise the funds necessary to keep this show on the road, lots of people just chipped in a tenner or so and removed the need for him to do any specific fundraising for a while, it's probably time for a general top-up to the FretBoard coffers I reckon.

TTony

Thanks Jon - donation safely received

TTony

For anyone else who feels so inclined, just to repeat


theFretBoard@outlook.com


is always open for PPG!

TheBlueWolf

I'll stick a tenner in on payday

Drew_TNBD

Nup.

Flink_Poyd

Pay a donation to the @TTony retirement fund? You must kidding!!!

mellowsun

Maybe it's worth tFB setting up a https://gocardless.com account so we can sign up for a regular donation, monthly, yearly, whatever.

Seymour1

Bump to say that I've just made a contribution.

@TTony ; Why not sticky this so the thread stays at the top of the list?

BigBearKris

It's not for a vintage strat is it? 

Danji

I sent a tenner yesterday too. 

spark240

Well..the person I replaced at the Jam session wouldn't take my money....so I donated it to FB 

Alnico

spark240 said:

Well..the person I replaced at the Jam session wouldn't take my money....so I donated it to FB 

I know who that was and he's a friend.
It doesn't surprise me that he said that, he's one of the best. 

Thanks for doing that man.
I'll be doing mine in a couple of weeks when I can.

Nitefly

I'll send some next pension day, which is - umm (checks diary) - next Wednesday.

BigMonka

Thanks for the reminder @bigjon - donation sent.

Alnico

Just checked my calendar. 
Mine is around 22nd of the month.

This place means a massive amount to me.

I'll be making mine a small (£10) but regular donation on a monthly basis so across the year that'll be £120.

When I looked at what I spend my money on each month and how much goes where, I realised how little that £10 is in the scheme of things but how being a regular payment will add up to a decent amount each year.

I'm more than happy to do it and wish I'd done it sooner.

Thanks @TTony @digitalscream @monquixote @Roland @Jalapeno ;;

The best friends I've ever had have come into my life through this place and all the best gear I've ever owned, plus some of the best times buying and using it are all because this exists.
At 3am when I can't sleep and any other time I've got some mental space it's my hangout and my main source of 'what's going on'.

My Family has also been helped in very direct ways more by the members here, than even our own families did or ever would. In many ways we've all come to see The Fretboard as Family.
I'm very proud to be part of this community. 

Very, very proud.

TTony

Thanks all for the donations and extra thanks @alnico for the kind words.

If it wasn't for the all the hosting charges, I'd have been able to buy my slice* of Caribbean Beach with the all donations through the years.



* well, a couple of grains of Caribbean beach, if I'd travelled over there to get it myself, in economy, during the off season, by boat (self-propelled) ...

FelineGuitars

Sent you some quids - always appreciate this place

Jalapeno

Alnico said:

Thanks @TTony @digitalscream @monquixote @Roland @Jalapeno ;;;

Daw, thanks !!!!!  It's a pleasure (sometimes )

thomasross20

Crikey @Alnico that's good of you! I'll get on this when I'm back think I've been on "here" for the better part of 15+ years! 

merlin

Donation donated....! 

Roland

Jalapeno said:

Alnico said:

Thanks @TTony @digitalscream @monquixote @Roland @Jalapeno ;;;

Daw, thanks !!!!!  It's a pleasure (sometimes )

This forum and its predecessors helped keep me sane through my working years. It's a pleasure to be part of keeping it running.