FReepathon: Our new Donation System is Ready to Roll! -- Thread Two

Free Republic Donation System ^ | Originally Published 9/28/02 | Jim Robinson

[Auntie Mame]

Welcome to the New Free Republic Donation System!

John has programmed a great new donation system for us. It can accept credit cards or PayPal donations and will eventually also accept electronic checks. We have installed a new secure server system and have contracted with Authorize.net to do the actual credit card processing, and, of course, PayPal will process the PayPal donations through their system.

I've changed the links on our front page to link to the new program:

https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/

If you have bookmarks to the old system, please update to the new. The old system will be discontinued.

Take a test drive through the new system if you haven't already, and notice that it has several new features and reports available, including scoreboard, current stats, our budget and a faq. It's live now, so if you enter a donation it's for real (and thank you very much if you do).

John will continue making enhancements to the new system as we go, but the basic program is ready to go, and is live, and on the air.

We've decided to roll out our 4th quarter fundraiser with the new system on a late Saturday afternoon, as Saturday's are slow days and we might as well be gentle while breaking in the new system.

Thank you John for the new system! Great work!

Thank you BadJoe, WillaJohns, WIMom and all of the dedicated hardworking volunteers on the fundraising team who have helped us so much with these FReepathons in the past.

And thank you all for your continuing efforts! Without your dedication and hard work, FR could not stay on the air.

And thank you FReepers! Without your continued participation and financial support there would be no Free Republic!

A note to current monthly donors: We will need you to re-enter your recurring monthly donation to the new system, but please do not do it yet. Joe just processed your September donations on the 20th of September. The new system processes your donation on the day it is entered, so please wait until later in October to start your monthly on the new system. Also, please let BadJoe know via FReepmail (and please include your real name so he can match it with your credit card info in his file) after you re-enter your monthly donation so he can take you off his list. At the end of October, he will email all of those on his list who have not contacted him to remind them of the new system. Thank you very much for your continued support.

A note to prospective new monthly donors: We have included a list of our fixed monthly expenses as well as an estimate of our non-recurring expenses on our budget page of the donation system. We've also included an estimate of our current recurring monthly donations from our monthly donors. If and when the total of the recurring monthly donations ever meets our monthly expenses, there will no longer be a need for these FReepathons. It can happen someday. Thank you for considering a regular monthly contribution.

Note to all: We are looking forward to an exciting and rewarding election cycle. I know that we are not all in full agreement on this, but I sincerely believe that we have an excellent opportunity with this election to set the liberals back many years. And I also believe that winning this election in a big way for the conservatives will be the spark that allows our fight to return the Constitution to its rightful place as the Supreme Law of the Land to really get off the ground. I sincerely believe this is essential in our fight to secure our Liberty!

We hold the White House and the House of Representatives. If we re-take the majority in the Senate, it will be one of the very rare times in our history that the conservatives have held the majority control in all departments.

I see this as a gift from God. A majority means that the conservatives will chair the various committees of Congress and can set the legislative agenda. And, perhaps more importantly, a majority in the Senate will make it much more likely that President Bush's appointments will be confirmed.

This means we will be able to start replacing some of the liberal judicial activists on the bench with conservatives (don't tell Daschle & Co. that) and perhaps we will finally have a real shot at actually overturning some of the liberal bunk that has been foisted on us over the last century or so. How about overturning Roe vs Wade? With the current mood of the populace and with a conservative Senate, I think it can be done!

Remember, the liberals have controlled all or most of our government for at least 80 of the last 100 years. No wonder we are in such a mess today. This is the best opportunity we've ever had to reverse it in a big way. Kick the liberals out! Take control of the Senate and replace the liberal judiciary. This alone will set liberalism back thirty to forty years!

We must not fail to take advantage of this opportunity. Daschle and Company sense their days are numbered and are in a panic. Now is the time to redouble our efforts and throw these bums out!

I expect the volume on Free Republic to pick-up substantially as we head into the final weeks and days of the campaign season. And I expect exciting things will be happening for for all of us!

Thank you all very much!

God bless you all and may God continue to bless America!

[mhking]

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[Gabz]

[Grampa Dave]

Gee, Big Willie! Your horn is bent like your little Willie!

[Mo1]

Thanks for the bunp and ping mhking .. You're The BEST!!!

[lodwick]

Great - now my monitor needs hosing down. Good one. ;-)

[lodwick]

Thanks for that one Dave - bent's legacy - how it continues to grow. ;-)

[lodwick]

Thanks for the pings Mike - let's get this thing done before I have to leave for GA tomorrow. JL

[lodwick]

Wife: The two things I cook best are meatloaf and apple pie.
Husband: Which is this?

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Newlywed: Do you want dinner?
Spouse: Sure, what are my choices?
Newlywed: Yes and no.

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"My wife has to be the worst cook. In my house, we pray after we eat."
- Rodney Dangerfield

[Gabz]

You Blow me Baby!!!!

[Mo1]

BINGO!!!


WE HAVE A WINNER .. that was good

[Mo1]

HA! .. I figured it out .. OK Flordia is STILL kicking Texas butt

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors	$/Donor	Freepers	$/Freeper	Best
1	Florida	$2,450.00	38	$64.47	542	$4.52	$1,000.00
2	California	2,400.00	56	42.86	1,109	2.16	360.00
3	Virginia	1,851.00	27	68.56	404	4.58	500.00
4	Pennsylvania	1,385.00	25	55.40	353	3.92	250.00
5	Texas	1,320.00	29	45.52	1,068	1.24	300.00
6	Michigan	861.00	14	61.50	235	3.66	200.00
7	Washington	805.00	14	57.50	292	2.76	100.00
8	Illinois	790.00	15	52.67	274	2.88	150.00
9	New York	670.00	18	37.22	383	1.75	100.00
10	Ohio	590.00	16	36.88	277	2.13	100.00
11	Maryland	590.00	14	42.14	246	2.40	100.00
12	New Jersey	551.00	12	45.92	211	2.61	125.00
13	North Carolina	547.00	14	39.07	290	1.89	100.00
14	Georgia	505.00	12	42.08	279	1.81	100.00
15	Minnesota	360.00	7	51.43	152	2.37	100.00
16	Wisconsin	315.00	12	26.25	165	1.91	100.00
17	Massachusetts	310.00	7	44.29	160	1.94	100.00
18	Arizona	275.00	7	39.29	209	1.32	100.00
19	Colorado	270.00	8	33.75	187	1.44	75.00
20	Missouri	260.00	7	37.14	206	1.26	100.00
21	Alabama	238.45	5	47.69	119	2.00	100.00
22	Wyoming	220.00	4	55.00	14	15.71	100.00
23	South Carolina	217.50	6	36.25	133	1.64	50.00
24	Indiana	200.00	3	66.67	164	1.22	100.00
25	District of Columbia	200.00	2	100.00			150.00
26	Oregon	180.00	4	45.00	139	1.29	100.00
27	Nevada	170.00	3	56.67	70	2.43	100.00
28	Tennessee	150.00	4	37.50	227	0.66	50.00
29	Oklahoma	140.00	4	35.00	133	1.05	50.00
30	Kentucky	135.00	3	45.00	109	1.24	100.00
31	Maine	120.00	4	30.00	49	2.45	50.00
32	Louisiana	120.00	4	30.00	114	1.05	50.00
33	Iowa	115.00	4	28.75	87	1.32	50.00
34	Vermont	110.00	2	55.00	13	8.46	100.00
35	Canada	90.00	4	22.50	94	0.96	50.00
36	Kansas	80.00	5	16.00	102	0.78	20.00
37	Utah	80.00	2	40.00	54	1.48	50.00
38	Arkansas	75.00	3	25.00	76	0.99	50.00
39	Chile	50.00	1	50.00	5	10.00	50.00
40	Netherlands	50.00	1	50.00	5	10.00	50.00
41	Ireland	50.00	1	50.00	16	3.12	50.00
42	New Hampshire	50.00	2	25.00	61	0.82	30.00
43	Germany	50.00	1	50.00	18	2.78	50.00
44	West Virginia	40.00	2	20.00	45	0.89	30.00
45	Alaska	30.00	1	30.00	56	0.54	30.00
46	Rhode Island	25.00	1	25.00	17	1.47	25.00
47	Mexico	20.00	1	20.00	5	4.00	20.00
48	New Mexico	20.00	2	10.00	70	0.29	10.00
49	Israel	20.00	1	20.00	23	0.87	20.00
50	Montana	20.00	1	20.00	18	1.11	20.00
51	Connecticut	20.00	1	20.00	112	0.18	20.00
52	Idaho	10.00	1	10.00	59	0.17	10.00
53	Hawaii	10.00	1	10.00	29	0.34	10.00
54	Armed Forces - Pacific	10.00	1	10.00			10.00
Never Never Land		420.00	15	28.00			100.00
55 locations total		$20,640.95	452	$45.67	9,278	$2.22	$1,000.00

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone!

Here are the donations that came in this morning:

$20 from Washington
$50 from Minnesota
$20 from Virginia
$10 from California
$100 from Pennsylvania
$20 from California
$25 from Arizona
$10 from Wisconsin
$10 from California
$200 from Pennsylvania
$50 from Illinois
$20 from New Jersey
$20 from Oklahoma
$10 from Kansas
$100 from Missouri
$15 from Ohio
$30 from New Hampshire
$18.45 from Alabama
$20 from Florida
$50 from New York
$60 from Alabama
$20 from South Carolina
$50 from Georgia
$10 from Florida
$50 from Virginia
$30 from West Virginia

Thank you all very much!!

[Mo1]

Hey Terri .. The Huricane Threads

Just to let you know I made a promise to keep off them and not bomb them since the folks down that way have others things on thier minds right now

So try to avoid them ok

[Just another Joe]

Are those 'best's the best single donations or does that count the monthlies?

[Mo1]

Are those 'best's the best single donations or does that count the monthlies?

Not sure .. I'm thinking best of the States

Hey Jim can you clear this up

[Mo1]

YAHOOOO!!!
THANK YOU

Washington
Minnesota
Virginia
California
Pennsylvania
California
Arizona

[Mo1]

MORE YAHOOOO!!!
THANK YOU
Wisconsin
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
New Hampshire

[Mo1]

SHOOT .. I forgot to edit

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Mo1]

MORE YAHOOOO!!!
THANK YOU
Wisconsin
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
New Hampshire

[Mo1]

Freepers Are The Best!!!

Thank You !!!!

New Hampshire
Alabama
Florida
New York
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
West Virginia