[dundee] PLEASE READ! OLPC at ASL and TayLUG. [Acronym-tastic!]

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Boys and Girls,

Following Arrons second flash talk on the OLPC fund there has been a lot of
interest in the OLPC project.

I would like to make a proposal.

On behalf of the society, a donation will be made to OLPC. This will either
be a direct donation to the charity for the full amount of $200 *or* (and
this is where help from you comes in. Yes, you!) that $200 dollars will go
half way to purchacing us or very own OLPC. The G1G1 scheme (Give one Get
one) costs $399, and I propose we enter the G1G1 scheme.

[For those of you not familiar with the G1G1 scheme see:
http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php. In brief it is an opportunity for
people of the western world to get an OLPC machine by donating one to a
child and receiving one of their own.]

To enable us to buy a laptop we would like to raise the total amount of
$199.50 between our members. (Thats the $399 for the G1G1 scheme, minus the
$200 donation the society will make.) Which in GBP is £97.57.

I personally will contribute £20.57. Leaving the total amount to be raised:
£77.00.

There will also be issues of postage costs. I have offered for the laptop to
be forwarded to us from a family member I have in the states. Postage costs
will be minimal. Furthermore, the laptop will not be sent until the early
months of 2008 (according to the G1G1 T&Cs.) Therefor postage costs should
be taken into consideration and will be budgeted for in 2008. This sounds an
awful lot like "lets just buy the thing and worry about how it gets here
later".  In  essence..  thats  a little true. ;).  I am willing to make a
further donation to postage costs next year and would like to hear if other
members would too.

This can only be made possible if there is enough interest from society
members such as yourself.

*It is the intention of the society that the laptop be made available to all
members who contribute to this fund. It can be used for presentations &
projects and played with providing no damage will be caused by said playing!
The laptop shall remain the property of the abertay linux society as an
entity and will not belong to any one individual member of the group. We all
know how to share nice :)! - This will be discussed at length if this
proposal goes ahead.
*

The G1G1 scheme officially ends on the 31/12/2007. All decisions on this
matter must be made before Friday 29th December 2007.

Now, ..hit reply and tell me what you think.

Jen. x
*Treasurer, Abertay Linux Society.*
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