Happy New Year FReepers! The 2005 Q1 FReepathon is now underway!!

Click here to donate via FR's Secure Server ^ | 1/01/2005 | Jim Robinson

[Ciexyz]

Put me down for the usual amount. My online banking is apparently down for the New Year's weekend, but I'll see to donating this coming week.

[Lady Jag]

[Jim Robinson]

Ok, thank you very much, Ciexyz!

[NavyBratsMom]

Jim, why is FreeRepublic asking for $66,000 this quarter when your budget shows you only need $52,800. Whats the extra 13,200 for.Sinceyour last Freepathon raised over $17,000 more than needed where is that going? Why are we asked to give so much nowadays, recent Freepathons have been more than successful?

[Gabz]

I know.

I also know they can be VERY VERY expensive.

[BobS]

I'm in for 50. It's raining again and I'm not going out today:)

[Fawnn]

Why is/was the FReeper fleeing and why was he being punished?

(Fleeing from the FReepathon or something?)

[Ciexyz]

Jim, here's a big New Year's {{{hug}}} for all your hard work this past year!

Kudos to your family and all the FR staff, also!

[RottiBiz]

Thank you, trussell!

[Tarpaulin]

(Intermission)

[Jim Robinson]

Well, we haven't updated the budget yet, but our costs have increased. We contracted for more bandwidth, we have some additional legal expenses to pay, travel expenses are probably going to be up this year, and again, we hope to add a health insurance policy (didn't get it done last year), and we're always struggling to come up with the money to pay taxes. Most of the extra money that is raised each quarter goes for taxes. In fact, I will be adding an additional line item to the budget this year for that purpose.

[Gabz]

ROFLMPJO!!!!!!!!!

[quesera]

Another one from LI, NY coming.

Thank you FR, I believe my tag line says it all.

[RottiBiz]

   Q1 2005 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	Texas	$1,125.00	20	$56.25	1,952	$0.58	$1,137.00	68
2	New York	720.00	6	120.00	855	0.84	360.50	24
3	California	695.00	16	43.44	2,287	0.30	1,614.56	110
4	Washington	395.00	3	131.67	556	0.71	330.00	20
5	Pennsylvania	380.00	9	42.22	659	0.58	330.00	23
6	Louisiana	360.00	1	360.00	230	1.57	65.00	7
7	Illinois	295.00	8	36.88	582	0.51	447.00	24
8	Florida	225.00	11	20.45	1,081	0.21	718.00	44
9	Michigan	210.00	3	70.00	475	0.44	110.00	11
10	Maryland	170.00	7	24.29	417	0.41	288.00	15
11	Virginia	140.00	3	46.67	735	0.19	585.50	31
12	Missouri	120.00	5	24.00	418	0.29	131.00	12
13	Massachusetts	120.00	6	20.00	356	0.34	205.00	13
14	Wisconsin	110.00	3	36.67	308	0.36	183.00	12
15	Connecticut	110.00	2	55.00	218	0.50	45.00	4
16	Arizona	100.00	1	100.00	471	0.21	165.50	12
17	Canada	100.00	1	100.00	242	0.41
18	South Korea	100.00	1	100.00	7	14.29	10.00	1
19	Alabama	100.00	2	50.00	280	0.36	385.00	20
20	Sweden	100.00	1	100.00	18	5.56
21	Kansas	85.00	2	42.50	209	0.41	60.00	4
22	New Jersey	80.00	3	26.67	438	0.18	239.00	13
23	Indiana	75.00	4	18.75	346	0.22	65.00	7
24	South Dakota	65.00	2	32.50	47	1.38	35.00	3
25	Iowa	60.00	2	30.00	163	0.37	35.00	2
26	Montana	60.00	2	30.00	53	1.13	333.33	1
27	Minnesota	60.00	2	30.00	320	0.19	140.00	11
28	Maine	60.00	2	30.00	107	0.56	10.00	1
29	New Hampshire	50.00	1	50.00	131	0.38
30	South Carolina	50.00	3	16.67	245	0.20	61.00	7
31	Rhode Island	50.00	1	50.00	44	1.14	10.00	1
32	Arkansas	50.00	1	50.00	173	0.29	40.00	4
33	Georgia	45.00	2	22.50	587	0.08	330.00	19
34	Wyoming	40.00	2	20.00	34	1.18	30.00	1
35	North Carolina	30.00	3	10.00	576	0.05	458.00	29
36	Oregon	30.00	2	15.00	273	0.11	85.00	6
37	Tennessee	25.00	2	12.50	386	0.06	73.00	8
38	Hawaii	25.00	1	25.00	66	0.38	15.00	2
39	Nebraska	25.00	1	25.00	92	0.27	48.00	4
40	Panama	25.00	1	25.00	7	3.57
41	Delaware	25.00	1	25.00	34	0.74
42	Nevada	20.00	1	20.00	138	0.14	120.00	6
43	Utah	20.00	2	10.00	113	0.18	90.00	4
44	Ireland	20.00	1	20.00	31	0.65
45	West Virginia	20.00	1	20.00	90	0.22	35.00	2
46	Colorado	20.00	1	20.00	379	0.05	130.00	9
47	United Kingdom	20.00	1	20.00	178	0.11	5.00	1
48	Kentucky	20.00	2	10.00	223	0.09	20.00	2
49	Ohio	12.00	1	12.00	587	0.02	612.25	20
50	Vermont	10.00	1	10.00	39	0.26	76.00	5
51	Oklahoma	10.00	1	10.00	242	0.04	112.00	8
	Mississippi						57.00	5
	New Mexico						50.00	3
	District of Columbia						10.00	1
	Kenya						20.00	1
	Idaho						35.00	1
	Armed Forces - Europe						10.00	1
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Alaska						55.00	2
	Indonesia						20.00	1
Never Never Land		509.00	19	26.79			401.00	30
52 locations total		$7,371	180	$40.95	22,067	$0.33	$11,045.64	677

[RottiBiz]

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[Lady Jag]

[RottiBiz]

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[Lady Jag]

I inadvertently put you and Brad's Gramma on this "story" FReepathon thing. It started earlier. Maybe next FReepathon it'll be done and can be posted quicker and closer together.

[trussell]

Thank you RottiBiz!! It's like seeing my name in lights!!

[Fawnn]

Love it!!!