[olug] OLUG Donation reminder

[Brian Roberson]

Thanks to all that donated! It is truly appreciated!

We are covered for 5.6 months of hosting at the moment :)

I may bring some "snacks" to the next meeting to show my appreciation.

Have a great week,

Brian


On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 11:17 AM Brian Roberson <roberson at olug.org> wrote:

> Craig,
>
> Linode is ~12.50 per month. domain renewal is close to $30/year if I
> recall correctly (been a while since I renewed)
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 11:12 AM Craig Wolf <wolfout101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Brian, what are the yearly costs for hosting and domain registration?
>>
>> Craig Wolf
>> (402)990-3010
>>
>> Strengths: Activator, Relator, Adaptability, Learner, Achiever
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 10:43 AM Brian Roberson <roberson at bstc.net> wrote:
>>
>> > All,
>> >
>> > Just a subtle reminder here:
>> >
>> > OLUG is funded primarily by the officiates in both soft and hard costs.
>> > Soft costs are easy to cover, being that the majority of this is simply
>> > time and effort put forth to coordinate meetings and all other
>> logistics.
>> > Hard costs are the harder part (pun intended), especially in these tough
>> > financial times. These are items like monthly bills for hosting the OLUG
>> > server and services it provides. From the beginning, this has always
>> fell
>> > on donations graciously made by either our employers or through
>> connections
>> > we have made in this area. Today, the OLUG server is a virtual node
>> hosted
>> > by linode (http://www.linode.com) and the monthly cost has been coming
>> out
>> > of our *(SHOULD READ: BRIAN ROBERSON)* pocket directly. We appreciate
>> any
>> > and all donations you make to help offset this cost. If you would like
>> to
>> > donate, please use the paypal form link below!
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.olug.org/donate/
>> >
>> > Thank you all!!
>> >
>> > Brian Roberson
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