[NBLUG/talk] [NBLUG/Announce] June 14th general meeting - Hackfest and lightning talks, donations for projector

[Alex Kleider]

by what mechanism(s) can donations be made?

On 2016-05-31 09:40, Allan Cecil wrote:
> The next general meeting is two weeks away but there were a few
> questions about how much we were hoping to receive in donations to
> replace our aging projector.  After a lot of research, Frank
> determined that the following projector would be a good choice:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-X312-Projector-Digital-Connectivity/dp/B00T98WI40
> 
> At ~$370 after taxes, this HDMI capable projector would give us a much
> brighter screen at 3,200 lumens and a native XGA resolution of
> 1024x768 which will resolve the immediate painpoints we have with our
> current projector.  There are much better projectors than this one in
> the $650 range (higher lumens, higher resolution, a functional
> speaker, etc.) but the board agreed that we did not want to beg the
> NBLUG members to donate any more than necessary.
> 
> The NBLUG cashbox held by our treasurer, Matt Da Silva, contains
> exactly $145.73.   If we completely empty the cashbox we would need to
> receive $225 in donations to purchase the above projector.  If we
> receive in excess of $500 in donations we will be in a solid position
> to consider a better projector but if we fall somewhere between the
> two numbers we'll likely motion to retain the remainder in the
> cashbox, perhaps for the next time we have a major anniversary and
> want to buy a cake or something. :)
> 
> Thanks in advance to those who indicated they were willing to donate
> to the cause and feel free to discuss on the talk list,
> 
> A.C.
> ******
> President, North Bay Linux User's Group
> 
> On 05/27/2016 11:27 AM, Allan Cecil wrote:
>> Topic: Hackfest and lightning talks
>> When: Tues June 14th, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
>> Speaker: All of us
>> Location:  O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol CA in the Tarsier conference 
>> room
>> past the metal statue and to the right - http://nblug.org/locations
>> 
>> Description: Come show us what you’ve been up to! Bring your projects, 
>> problems and persons for round-table discussion. We also welcome 
>> lightning talks if you’d like to present, but don’t have enough 
>> material for a full talk. A projector will be available (VGA).
>> 
>> During this meeting we will be accepting donations for a replacement 
>> projector, our first major purchase as a user group in nearly a 
>> decade.  We are not a 501(c)(3) non-profit and cannot provide receipts 
>> for tax purposes but don't let that stop you - we'll have a Square 
>> reader on hand to make things easier and can also accept cash or 
>> checks.  Thanks for the support!
>> 
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