Support Maple Leaf Up!

[Rich Payne]

I don't post that often but I miss it when it's down. I've bunged some loose change in the hat.

Keep up the good work !

Rich

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Thanks Rich (and Bruce!).

Sorry about the outage today... it was apparent to me last night that someone's program had dumped a massive amount of raw data into the root directory of our server, filling the directory to capacity. It took me from 0600 to approximately 1500 today to find someone who knew what I was talking about. Oi vey... anyway, we're back up now!

Cheers,

Jif

[peter simundson]

....will start the ball rolling. Will $200.00 help??

Peter S

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Peter,

Every little bit helps! We have to remember that MLU doesn't run itself... in 12 years I have spent many thousands of hours and many more thousands of dollars out of my own pocket to make this what it is now. I'm damned proud of it, and damned proud of the fact that I've not been forced to levy subscriptions as have so many others. We're better than that, but I can't do it all myself (of course if I won the lottery...)

Anyway, yes, any donation you can make will help.



Jif

[Bob Carriere]

It is absolutely amazing what has been done by Geoff and what information has been accumulated through the efforts of MLU and Geoff's own sacrifice and contribution....... I do not know of anyone else who could have give so much, to so many, for so little....

However..... let's be adults about running such and exhaustive service as MLU.

Yes, Geoff has resisted having ANYKIND of levy or membership but last time I looked at my Calendar it said 2010..... the economy is not the greatest for anyone and to expect to be able to continue the same way for another 12 years is in my mind being irresponsible towards the MLU site and all the efforts made by Geoff. We all take it for granted until is it down... like Rich Payne just mentioned ....we miss it when we can't access it any more......

Let's not kid ourselves a number of us have been calling and emailing fellow MLU members as soon as the site was down asking ourselves what we could do .... not only to revive MLU but make sure that we have the necessary financial safety net to insure that it will continue to trive for another decade + with the guidance of Geoff.

I pay, quite freely and satisfied with the services, for my membership to OMVA..... I suscribe to US military magazine, I pay $35 a year to belong to the Ottawa Valley Woodturner club, etc..... and honestly I get ten times more information, enjoyment and camaraderie from the MLU site. I have made so many friends near and far......

I suggest we put in place a process to effectively collect and manage funds that will guarantee the future financial operation of MLU and remove the financial burden from Geoff's shoulders.... for now and forever......

Let's get off the tit guys.....

Let's free Geoff to continue to administer MLU and make it live up to its full potential.

Geoff ...... Thank you for bringing us all together.....we owe you a lot...... we can never repay you in full......

Let us do this for you.... for MLU.... for the hobby.... lets work to stay together.

Your friend

Boob
PS.... some immediate seed money is on it's way by Pay Pal.

[Rick W]

My contribution will be winging its way tomorrow.

[hrpearce]

I'm with Bob, many hands make light work.
With over 3000 members now if the average gift was $10.00 that should be a great help to Geoff, and everyone should agree this is a great sight to be a member of.
I live in the middle of nowhere and have made great contacts through MLU and the help I received through MLU from around the world meant my blitz ended up a lot better than it would have without that help.

[Derrick Eastman]

Hi Geoff, check for 125.00 on the way via snail mail. This forum is awesome!!I live in the middle of nowhere,north of anywhere and I would never see all these wonderful restorations and vehicles if I didn't have access to this forum.Salute , and thanks!! Derrick Eastman

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Derrick Eastman

Hi Geoff, check for 125.00 on the way via snail mail. This forum is awesome!!I live in the middle of nowhere,north of anywhere and I would never see all these wonderful restorations and vehicles if I didn't have access to this forum.Salute , and thanks!! Derrick Eastman

Thank you Derrick, and all of you so far! To-date I have received 31 PayPal donations, two cash donations and four cheques by snail mail (five if you include Derricks, enroute)... this is a record, and I appreciate it more than you know! It's enough to keep MLU running, but not enough to make this what we really want it to be... if you'd like to be part of that, please consider donating what you think this site means to you! It's been an integral part of me and a whole lot of us for 12 years now - what's that worth to you?

Thanks again, and BTW Bill, yes, your check is in the system.

Cheers,

Geoff

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Derrick Eastman

Hi Geoff, check for 125.00 on the way via snail mail. This forum is awesome!!I live in the middle of nowhere,north of anywhere and I would never see all these wonderful restorations and vehicles if I didn't have access to this forum.Salute , and thanks!! Derrick Eastman

Arrived today, thank you Derrick!

[Keith Orpin]

Hi Geoff,
How proud I am - not only have I(hopefully) just sent you a donation via paypal, but I've also contributed via cliff and his brilliant calenders !. This has to be the best forum I use !. Long may it continue !!
All the best
Keith