[pasmembers] Re: Black Mountain Update
- From: Terri <cosmicstarstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:40:45 -0800 (PST)
159 thousand?
is that a typo?
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> From: "jcollins79@xxxxxxx" <jcollins79@xxxxxxx>
>To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: Eric Steinberg <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:34 PM
>Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Black Mountain Update
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>Only? That is the price of a stately house!
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>---- Eric Steinberg <eric@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> That sounds great. If bigger is better, maybe they can fund a one-meter
>> scope as part of it. Actually, JMI sells a fast 40" for only $159,000.
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>> From: pasmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:pasmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jennifer Weitz
>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:08 PM
>> To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [pasmembers] Black Mountain Update
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>> Thanks to all for your input. Just to fill you in on the background for
>> my two most recent e-mail requests:
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>> Yesterday I presented my proposal to make Black Mountain "the best
>> astronomy program in the valley, under the darkest skies in the
>> district" to the President of the college, Paul Dale. The presentation
>> was a simple 2.5 minute automated powerpoint with narration that he can
>> take with him to be our advocate to get the funds (~$120K) set aside for
>> this from a district wide fundraising initiative. I am excited to tell
>> you that he loved it so much he said it gave him chills and he was
>> surprised I wasn't asking for more money!
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>> I am determined to get this funded so I will be following up with his
>> progress as well as going to potential donors directly and asking them
>> to earmark what they contribute to the fundraising initiative for our
>> project.
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>> As this develops feel free to send me your wants and needs for Black
>> Mountain as well as any leads on potential donors. Don't be afraid to
>> think big! for some reason the bigger I make the pitch the more people
>> seem to get excited and willing to support it. The only thing we can
>> not ask for from this initiative are "bricks and mortar buildings." In
>> my opinion this makes automated roll top "sheds" fair game.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Jenny
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