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art supplies, sponges, airbrush, and stencils. I did end up taking the
airbrush back with me, minus the paint cup which i intend on picking
up this weekend. I left the bottles of paint / glitter / glowsticks,
as I didn't want a paint/clothes debacle in my bag. The expenses for
the lot were:
24 2oz bottles of body/face paint x $1.75 = $42
12 * 1oz x $1.00 bottles of glitter paint = $12
8 stencil books x $2 = $16
1 package of foam brushes = $2.00
1 package of yellow dollar store sponges $1.00
Total: $73
I know i really didn't clean up after myself and left the stuff there
for someone else to pick up. Would it be possible to be compensated
for 1/2 of the supplies that were bought ($35), and consider the rest
to be donated?
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM, <wnbr_201...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> READ THIS: money status. our balance will be negative :( please help! [1
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> Topic: READ THIS: money status. our balance will be negative :( please
> help!
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> "chris (fool) mccraw" <gen...@gmail.com> Jul 01 12:25PM -0700 ^
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> finally got numbers from rolf. assuming that i didn't miss any
> outstanding donations (everyone who has gotten any donations
> personally, please check the "income" sheet on the google doc and
> update if needed! the only checks rolf has are from
> bridgeport/r-west, so he hasn't seen shebop, anonymous donor, vitamin
> water, etc), we will be in the red once security bills us and kate
> puts in her expenses.
>
> kate, please put in your expenses ASAP!
>
> it looks worse than it is since carl has been reimbursed already, but
> we are going to be around a couple hundred plus kate's expenses shy.
> posters are still moving but i wouldn't count on income from them
> anytime soon--i think stephen's about to break even and then i
> encouraged him to pay himself back for the $400 he's been floating
> since last year's musical debacle before starting to donate the
> proceeds.
>
> for the meantime i can continue to float the $150 i spent
> until...well, i guess, next fundraising cycle. we'll probably still
> be a little shy even with that. anyone else able to float a little of
> their expense until we pull in donation #1 for next year? if you're
> of small means PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. i don't want to stress anyone
> out, strain budgets, or have people go hungry. even if you're of
> large means and don't wanna do this, don't. but if you're in good
> financial shape and can afford to && are willing to make a loan, i'm
> talking to you =).
>
> so what next? some options i can see:
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> - put a message out on shift/wnbr page/bikeportland that we are poor?
> i'd like to not involve bikeportland, though it clearly works, because
> jonathan already did this for us in '09. i'd actually like to avoid
> this option entirely, since i think it works better before the ride
> than after. though, on the other hand i am saddened that as far as i
> know, only a single participant/member of the general public donated a
> single dollar ($50 via paypal from one person) this year despite me
> shilling on the FB page and the shift list.
>
> - start fundraising for next year right now? (Steph was excited by
> this prospect)
>
> - *everyone* help with poster sales. if everyone on this list:
>
> a) plugged this poster on their facebook or mailed to friends or
> tweeted and thusly sold a couple at retail ($10)
> and
> b) took 5 posters to their local bike shop and said "please sell these
> for us for $12, we'll split that $12 with you 50/50", and it worked,
> we could probably break even.
>
> - ask shift to donate some money to our cause. shift is comparatively
> rich and rarely spends money. it's been cashflow positive this
> pedalpalooza. it would have to be voted on at a business meeting in
> *5 days* so if we are going to pursue this, we gotta figure out the
> specifics RIGHT NOW. as shift treasurer, i feel i have a conflict of
> interests so i cannot advocate for this action (either here or at the
> shift meeting), but if you guys wanna proceed with it, someone needs
> to come pitch at the business meeting on weds, 6 july, 6:30pm at the
> leftbank annex in room 209.
>
> - other ideas?
>
> it would of course be nice not to start next year with a $0 balance,
> so raising a grand instead of a few hundred would be pretty awesome.
> let's find a solution!
>
>
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reciepts, but $35 is still the desired amount, as nobody asked me to
bring glow items. However i did spend $100 on consumables and another
$50 on the airbrush. The addition to simultaneously finishing building
my GF a bike that actually fits her, because were both visually
impaired, has left me rather broke and without phone service.
2 bottles of rubbing alcohol (paint thinner) $2
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4 packages of glow bracelets $4
4 packages of glow necklaces $4
2 glow batons $2
(some dollar store medic stuff that I kept and never used)
2 packages gauze pads
2 packages of elastic bandage wraps
1 packages of waterproof tape
1 packages of paper tape
1 package of large bandages
1 mini first aid kid (small bandages and alcohol swabs)
1 bottle of generic pain medicine
1 bottle of hydrogen peroxide
chris (fool) mccraw
> I am on unemployment, and girlfriend is on SSI. I bought alot of body
> art supplies, sponges, airbrush, and stencils. I did end up taking the
> airbrush back with me, minus the paint cup which i intend on picking
> up this weekend. I left the bottles of paint / glitter / glowsticks,
> as I didn't want a paint/clothes debacle in my bag. The expenses for
> the lot were:
>
> 24 2oz bottles of body/face paint x $1.75 = $42
> 12 * 1oz x $1.00 bottles of glitter paint = $12
> 8 stencil books x $2 = $16
> 1 package of foam brushes = $2.00
> 1 package of yellow dollar store sponges $1.00
> Total: $73
>
> I know i really didn't clean up after myself and left the stuff there
> for someone else to pick up. Would it be possible to be compensated
> for 1/2 of the supplies that were bought ($35), and consider the rest
> to be donated?
you are exactly the kind of person we want to be paid back entirely--a
self-starter who did something awesome & who isn't rich. unless you
feel strongly about donating, i want you to be paid back in full for
supplies you provided.
stuff like the stencil books, which i guess you still have, could you
either leave with us for next year or consider them yours and then
like the airbrush then we wouldn't pay for them. work out a list of
what we actually used up and/or you are giving to shift (for instance,
shift ended up buying some flashlights for the billboard, but we are
still in possession of them) and you will get reimbursed for all of it
ASAP.
and then, put that number in the spreadsheet =)
we'll start writing checks next week so it is to your benefit to get
it in there now!
thanks for being there--people seemed pretty thrilled =)
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over it, and I didn't feel like getting paint all over mine and the
GF's clothes. I don't know how your balance sheet is running
currently, but will leave it to you all how much can be afforded. I do
however look forward to being involved next year, and if time permits
can take a more active role in promotion and development, being that I
used to work in marketing and biz development ( mostly graphic and web
design), and have some minor role in the beer / bike racing scene.