[SEL] Charity Auctions & The SEL Scholarship

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Spencer,

At Portland this year there was a lengthy discussion about setting up a
scholarship in the name of the SEL and having the charity auction proceeds
(or a large chunk) go to that.  Obviously, due to timing issues, that
wouldn't apply to the current planned distribution.

The idea being that folks on the SEL all do their own personal
"charitable" contributions to "worthy charities" and that SEL "charity"
stuff should be related to "stationary engine" things.  The first two
items listed below are in that category.  All of the others are the sorts
of charities that folks give to on their own for their own reasons.

The scholarship would be in some area of "mechanics" akin to stationary
engines.  Perhaps others who were in the discussions would care to
elaborate?

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie Fero
Pittsburgh, PA
fero_ah at city-net.com

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, Spencer Yost wrote:

> Unfortunately, I am having to send the note I was hoping I would never have
> to send.  Here it is October and we haven't sent out a dime yet from the
> winter or summer auctions.   I can't, with any semblance of self respect,
> wait on everyone any longer.  I am going to send money out using the
> following distribution:
>
> 20% - Tod Engine - 25%
> 20% - Internal Fire 25%
> 20% - Red Cross Ear marked for Hurricane relief(contrary to what you
> occasionally hear on these lists, the Red Cross has a stellar financial
> performance)
> 20% - UNICEF (earmarked for the Pakistan quake)
> 10% - Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation in honor of
> Bernie Hartmann (I am not donating to ALS Assoc since their score was
> downgraded at CharityNavigator.com)
> 10% - Brookstown United Methodist Church Youth Fellowship Annual Mission
> Trip (my chosen recipient)