[HECnet] Support Update [Was: *** Very important information ***]

[Keith Halewood]

Is Update classed as a charity? The reason I ask is that the company who employ me have a philanthropy arm that enables me to direct a share of the funds as donations.

I push various sums to computer museums a few times a year.

Keith

> On 23 Nov 2021, at 10:04, Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> That is an option as well using our IBAN-number and BIC-code.
> 
> I have never done this myself so I suggest contacting our treasurer: 
> kassor at update.uu.se and/or board: styrelsen at update.uu.se for questions
> 
> /P
> 
>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 10:28:28AM +0100, Wilm Boerhout wrote:
>> Not to start an off-topic rant here, but I stay away as much as I can from the privacy robbers of Paypal (in all fairness, they do not like me either)
>> 
>> Would donate directly to a bank account, though.
>> 
>> /Wilm
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On Behalf Of Brian Hechinger
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 10:02 AM
>> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
>> Subject: Re: [HECnet] Support Update [Was: *** Very important information ***]
>> 
>> Proper use of a semicolon gets you my subscription. :-D
>> 
>> -brian
>> 
>> ps: seriously though, I'd totally be in for that.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 23/11/21 02:57, Dave McGuire wrote:
>>> On 11/22/21 3:39 PM, Robert Armstrong wrote:
>>>>> Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at Update.UU.SE> wrote:
>>>>> Payment might be the tricky part, but we have a paypal account, so 
>>>>> contact the board and we will sort it out.
>>>> 
>>>>   Actually I already did (with Johnny's help).  In case anybody else 
>>>> is interested, Anke Stüber says -
>>>> 
>>>>   Update's Paypal user is kassor at update.uu.se. We accept both 
>>>> donations and membership fees via this link:
>>>>   https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=PALJDFQ27XBV6
>>>> 
>>>> The minimum membership fee is 240SEK, which is around 
>>>> twenty-something USD.
>>>> More is of course always welcome.
>>>> 
>>>>   Thanks, Pontus.
>>> 
>>>  This is a good idea; LSSM should do something along these lines.
>>> 
>>>            -Dave
>>> 
>>