PLUCK THE FRUITS!
ELFINSPELL IS NON-PROFIT BUT NOT A .ORG.
(TOO MUCH PAPERWORK AND BUREAUCRATIC
MALARKEY).
SHOULD YOU WISH TO HELP SUSTAIN IT, YOU MAY
AND WE THANK YOU. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD
BENEFIT FROM YOUR KINDNESS. AS WE GO, THERE
WILL BE MANY SOUVENIRS FOR DONATIONS TO
SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHOSE WORK WE BELIEVE IN.
CHECK OUT THEIR WORK BELOW. NOT ONLY WILL YOU
FEEL GOOD, THINK WHAT THESE FOLKS COULD DO IF
THEY HAD MONEY ALONG WITH THEIR GENIUS! PLUS,
YOU GET A PRESENT, AND AN ONLINE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, IF YOU WISH, AND A THANK
YOU!!! NOTE.
THE REWARD FOR HELPING?
- THE PERFECT SYMBOLIC GIFT FOR ANY APPLICABLE
OCCASION.
You, obviously are warm-hearted.
Don't you wish a few people you know were too?
As a prod to those who need reminding that everything is
not all about them alone, we have the ideal suggestion, from
you via St. Valentine.
YOU WILL -- FOR A (Minimum) TEN DOLLAR
DONATION (PLUS POSTAGE)-- BE ONE OF THE
LUCKY ONES, WHO HAS THE PERFECT PRESENT
TO GIVE TO THOSE WHO NEED A GENTLE HINT!
- For those with that ol' col' col' heart that's makin' you
blue (e.g. the dear ones with rocks in their heads). Or just
for fun.
- An Honest-to-Pete, fresh-picked, all natural LUMP
of COAL. The Rock of Ages no less. Not your machine
marred piece of charcoal, but the real thing, fresh from the
mountains of Appalachia. A Raw Rock, bare naked. A Pre-
BBQ Briquette au natural. A pre-diamond, even.
Makes a great, but messy paperweight. We'll pick it for
you ourselves.
Our choice of ribbon and mylar wrap, though,
(there are only 2 stores in these here hills -- coal is easier
to come by).
It's light, and postage will be minor, depending on
your time frame. Contact us and we will get all the
details from you. Like the recipient of the coal and
the recipient you choose of your donation.
They will get all the money, too.
TAKE A GANDER AND SEE.
THEN TO GET ONE LUMP OR TWO (OR TWENTY EVEN),
after all, if one is good, why not a carbon copy?
AFTER YOU TAKE YOUR LUMPS,
PICK WHO YOU WANT TO
SUPPORT FROM BELOW:
TRAILBLAZERS AND
LacusCurtius:
THE BIGGEST ROMAN GATEWAY ON THE WEB
WITH A FIERCE BELIEF THAT OLD TEXTS SHOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO ALL.
BILL THAYER IS A GOOD GUY. GOOD GUYS
SHOULD BE REWARDED. GENEROUS THROUGH AND
THROUGH IN HIS LABOURS AND HIS HELP, MUCH OF
ELFINSPELL LOOKS A WHOLE LOT BETTER, THANKS
TO HIM. (HE FOUND THE FIRST LUMP AND TOOK ITS
PICTURE TOO, AND GAVE PERMISSION FOR ME TO
USE IT).
EVERYONEWHOSANYONE.COM:
GERARD JONES HAS THE BRAVEST AUTHOR'S
WEBSITE ON EARTH. AND HE IS AS SWEET AS HE
IS BRAVE. MAY HE WRITE LONG AND PROSPER!
THE ONLINE SUDA:
AN ADVENTURE IN PROCESS. DAVID
WHITEHEAD, FROM ACROSS THE POND,
LEADS A GROUP OF IMPASSIONED CLASSICISTS
WHO ARE TRANSLATING ON LINE -- IN BITS AND
PIECES -- THE SUIDAS, A BYZANTINE GREEK
LEXICON FROM THE DARK AGES. IF THEY MADE
A DOLLAR OR TWO, THEY COULD GO FASTER.
HE'LL KNOW THE BEST USE OF YOUR MONEY TO
GET THE JOB DONE.
TERTULLIAN.ORG:
ROGER PEARSE, ALSO BEYOND THE SEA, IS THE
GENIUS BEHIND THIS, WHO RUNS AROUND
EUROPE PHOTOGRAPHING OLD MANUSCRIPTS
AND TEXTS, PUTTING THEM ONLINE FOR US ALL
TO READ AND IS FREE WITH ADVICE AND
COMPLIMENTS.
MEDIEVALGENEALOGY.ORG.UK:
CHRIS PHILLIPS, A BRIT, TOO, HAS A GRAND
WEBSITE FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THE
MIDDLE AGES OR HOPING TO FIND A KNIGHT IN
SHINING ARMOR, OR DAMSEL IN OR OUT OF
DISTRESS, IN THEIR FAMILY TREE.
w3.org AND THE WEB DESIGN
GROUP:
THE NICEST INTERPLANETARY GEEKS IN THE
ETHER, WHO GIVE THE BEST ADVICE FOR FREE
ON ALL THINGS FOR BOOT-STRAP WEBSITE
MAKERS.
THE STARS OF THE PANCREATIC
CANCER RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY:
ROBERT FINE, MD, HAROLD FRUCHT, MD,
AND JOHN CHABOT, MD ARE PENULTIMATE
EXAMPLES OF THE FOLLOWERS OF
HIPPOCRATES. THEY WILL KNOW EXACTLY
HOW TO DISPERSE YOUR DONATION WHERE IT
WILL DO THE MOST GOOD IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST PANCREATIC CANCER.
LIBRARIES WE HONOR:
THE AMES FREE LIBRARY OF EASTON,
MASSACHUSETTS -- THEY FREELY SHARE THEIR
KNOWLEDGE AND TALENTS.
THE SMITH COLLEGE LIBRARY AND
ARCHIVES --THE ONLY COLLEGE THAT
ALLOWS NON-STUDENTS AND FACULTIES TO
CHECK OUT BOOKS THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE
ANYWHERE ELSE. PLUS, ANYONE CAN USE
THE ARCHIVES
JENKINS PUBLIC LIBRARY, FOR BEING NICE
TO EVERYBODY, AND HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY TO
BILL THAYER ON HIS VISIT (so he'll come visit us
again).
ELFINSPELL:
OF COURSE THIS IS AN OPTION. MYLAR
AND RIBBON AREN'T FREE. THE MORE
DONATIONS WE RECEIVE, THE MORE WE
CAN SUBSIDIZE THESE ARTISTS AND ARTI-
SANS UNTIL THEY TAKE ROOT AND ARE UP
AND THRIVING AND THE MORE WE CAN
PASS ALONG TO OTHERS WE HOPE TO
SUPPORT.
DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT ARE WELCOME.
CONTACT US.