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Free Republic 3rd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $21,146
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Woo hoo!! And we're now over 26%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.


It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon - Thread 3
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Posted on 04/14/2003 1:08:17 PM PDT by Mo1

It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon - Thread 3

Posted on 04/07/2003 6:33 PM EDT by Jim Robinson

Howdy everyone,

Are you ready for another FReepathon?

Good news:

John and Tami negotiated a new contract with our bandwidth supplier and got our bill lowered a couple thousand per month! Our monthly expenses are now totalling just under $20,000, so we're setting the target for this Freepathon at $60,000. We have approximately $18,000 (and growing) per quarter coming from our monthly donors so we will only need to raise a little over $40,000 this time. Hopefully, we can do this in a week to ten days.

We went over the goal last quarter and we used part of the extra money to purchase and install two new servers. We now have a total of five servers running Free Republic. John can post the details, but basically, we have two servers being used as web servers, two as database servers and one for the search engine. There may be some sharing and overlapping of duties, but that's the general configuration.

John also found a way to compress the files before serving them so we are able to effectively move 20mbs of data through our 10mbs line. In other words, we've doubled our capacity and halved our bandwidth cost!

Way to go John and Tami!!

(Just in time too! We hit the 10mps X 2 capacity a few times during the peak periods of the last couple of weeks).

And finally, we've added two new high capacity disk drives (I believe they're 72 gigabytes each) and just as soon as John gets the upload and file management programs ready to go, we'll be able to offer our donors directory space on their accounts to upload pictures, graphics, and music files, etc. I believe this is going to be a very popular feature!

Looking forward to another great fundraiser!

Thank you all very much for your continuing support and dedication to the cause!

Jim


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Announcements; Breaking News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: appreciation; bandwidth; celebration; freepathon; freepers; gratitude; love; supportoursite; willworkforfood
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To: MinuteGal
That's exactly what I thought when I heard it too! I love the sound of bombs bursting on Baghdad in the morning. hahahaha
781 posted on 04/15/2003 9:13:45 PM PDT by Jen (FReepdom is not FRee! Please help support FreeRepublic!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
Great Song Norm

NO ONE sings it like Kate can

I'm CRANKING up my speakers

THANKS!!!
782 posted on 04/15/2003 9:14:03 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: EdReform
Hi FRiend! Thanks for the pings to the great threads you've sent me recently.
783 posted on 04/15/2003 9:14:46 PM PDT by Jen (FReepdom is not FRee! Please help support FreeRepublic!!!)
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To: AntiJen
THAT WAS COOL!!!

Thanks Jen
784 posted on 04/15/2003 9:17:02 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Mo1
Just in:

$20 from California
$50 from Colorado

And here's the first batch of checks that came in today:

$30 from Arkansas
$22 from Never Never Land
$20 from Michigan
$50 from South Dakota
$100 from Florida
$10 from California
$25 from Alabama
$40 from Maryland
$25 from Washington
$15 from New Jersey
$25 from Washington
$50 from California
$20 from Florida
$25 from New York
$50 from Missouri
$100 from Colorado
$50 from Virginia
$100 from Texas
$25 from Virginia
$25 from West Virginia
$25 from Massachusetts
$30 from Tennessee
$20 from California
$100 from California
$50 from Arkansas

Thank you all very much!!
785 posted on 04/15/2003 9:17:26 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (FReepers are the GReatest!!)
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To: Mo1
That was Great! Thanks Mo'!!
786 posted on 04/15/2003 9:18:36 PM PDT by EdReform (Thank You to ALL Freepers and Lurkers who support Free Republic!)
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To: Mo1
You're very welcome Mo1!!! Thanks to you and everyone who worked so hard on this FReepathon. Next quarter I'm going to unpack my pom poms and help out. (But I'll spare everyone the ugly cheerleaders. hahahahaha)
787 posted on 04/15/2003 9:21:56 PM PDT by Jen (I $upport FR! FReepdom is not free!!)
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To: Mo1
Kate's a one of a kind! She could rattle the rafters! :-)

I like to pop her God Bless America .wav file in the FReepathon threads as a tribute to her and FR.

BTW, Thanks for popping up the music links!!

I'm gonna have to dig up some Deep Purple or Blue Oyster Cult links. 8-]

To all you thread BUMPing and bombing FReepers, You know who You are, Thanks for all your time and effort. :-)

Let's Do It Again!!

WOO HOOOO!!!!!

788 posted on 04/15/2003 9:23:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi .. Support FRee Republic.. God Bless America and God Bless You!!!)
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To: EdReform
Found It .. but too late .. you are off to bed

Sweet Dreams Ed

Balfa Toujours ---->click here

789 posted on 04/15/2003 9:24:51 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: EdReform
Thank You Freepers from

$20 from California
$50 from Colorado

And here's the first batch of checks that came in today:

$30 from Arkansas
$22 from Never Never Land
$20 from Michigan
$50 from South Dakota
$100 from Florida
$10 from California
$25 from Alabama
$40 from Maryland
$25 from Washington
$15 from New Jersey
$25 from Washington
$50 from California
$20 from Florida
$25 from New York
$50 from Missouri
$100 from Colorado
$50 from Virginia
$100 from Texas
$25 from Virginia
$25 from West Virginia
$25 from Massachusetts
$30 from Tennessee
$20 from California
$100 from California
$50 from Arkansas

790 posted on 04/15/2003 9:26:41 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Jim Robinson
Just in:

$20 from California
$50 from Colorado

And here's the first batch of checks that came in today:

$30 from Arkansas
$22 from Never Never Land
$20 from Michigan
$50 from South Dakota
$100 from Florida
$10 from California
$25 from Alabama
$40 from Maryland
$25 from Washington
$15 from New Jersey
$25 from Washington
$50 from California
$20 from Florida
$25 from New York
$50 from Missouri
$100 from Colorado
$50 from Virginia
$100 from Texas
$25 from Virginia
$25 from West Virginia
$25 from Massachusetts
$30 from Tennessee
$20 from California
$100 from California
$50 from Arkansas

Thank you all very much!!


791 posted on 04/15/2003 9:29:53 PM PDT by Gabz (Go FReepers...GO FReepers!!!!!...Go FREEPERS!!!!o FREEPERS!!!...GO)
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To: AntiJen
Sounds like a plan .. but save the Helen "The Troll" Thomas one for when we really need it .. that one is truely scary .. LOL
792 posted on 04/15/2003 9:29:57 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: NormsRevenge
I'm gonna have to dig up some Deep Purple or Blue Oyster Cult links. 8-]

Go for it .. It's PARTY TIME!!!

WAY TO GO FREEPERS

793 posted on 04/15/2003 9:31:21 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Mo1
I've got to hit the sack....I'm totally wiped out, whipped, spent, exhausted and every other remark one can use for someone that is too tired to even be able to pick up a box!!!!
794 posted on 04/15/2003 9:33:06 PM PDT by Gabz (WAY TO GO FREEPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Gabz
Sweet Dreams Gabz and get plenty of rest, you'll need it for the move to Green Acres

Thank you for all your help on the fundraising thread .. {{{HUGS}}}
795 posted on 04/15/2003 9:35:43 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Gabz
Goodnight, Gabz!

And thank you!

Just in:

$50 from Arizona

Thank you Arizona!!
796 posted on 04/15/2003 9:38:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (FReepers are the GReatest!!)
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To: tutstar
*L* .. I understand

Tell your neighbor to sign up here .. The more Freepers the Merrier
797 posted on 04/15/2003 9:40:11 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Jim Robinson
Thank you Freeper from Arizona!!


798 posted on 04/15/2003 9:41:10 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: justshe
Beautifully said Justshe !!!

You have out done yourself on another fundraiser .. Thank you for all your support {{{Hugs}}}

799 posted on 04/15/2003 9:43:22 PM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: Jim Robinson
Thank You Jim Robinson!!!!!!
800 posted on 04/15/2003 9:44:09 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Become a Monthly Donor to Free Republic. Please?)
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