As many of you know this forum Community is hosted on a Paid Web hosting site, there are fees that have to be paid for rent and maintenance. Recently there have been several unsolicited auctions to benefit the forum, which is to be commended, but IMO there should be a better way which would be inclusive of all members.
I think that holding Raffles at specific points in the year where anyone that would like to contribute "Donations" (of plants and cuttings) could do so, and everyone could "Purchase" as many "Tickets" as they want to help defray the forum expenses.
The simple format a "Community Raffle and Bake Sale" with specific fixed raffle dates (~ 4 per year?) to accommodate the different zones. The plant material "Donations" by individual members could be shipped directly from the donors to the "winners" by USPS priority mail, currently 30 or more cuttings can be sent in a Fixed Rate Priority Envelope for less than $7.00 (shipping costs could be reimbursed).
I would like some feedback and comments about the current auctions, raffle Idea and any other possible means of securing the required funds to keep the website growing.
Thanks.
I think that holding Raffles at specific points in the year where anyone that would like to contribute "Donations" (of plants and cuttings) could do so, and everyone could "Purchase" as many "Tickets" as they want to help defray the forum expenses.
The simple format a "Community Raffle and Bake Sale" with specific fixed raffle dates (~ 4 per year?) to accommodate the different zones. The plant material "Donations" by individual members could be shipped directly from the donors to the "winners" by USPS priority mail, currently 30 or more cuttings can be sent in a Fixed Rate Priority Envelope for less than $7.00 (shipping costs could be reimbursed).
I would like some feedback and comments about the current auctions, raffle Idea and any other possible means of securing the required funds to keep the website growing.
Thanks.
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