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Dear Friend of RenewAmerica,
 
This is a follow-up message regarding an urgent fundraising need we have at RenewAmerica.  We promised an explanation by June 1.
 
Recently, the URL RenewAmerica.com became available, and it will be offered at auction June 2 through 5.  This is a URL that we have long sought to obtain — since it would enhance the credibility, accessibility, and influence of RenewAmerica.
 
The auction will be a “private one” — available only to a limited number of bidders (including RA) who qualify by virtue of having bid the minimum of $69 by June 1.  Because of the auction format, we felt it unwise to publicize our participation until the initial bidding was closed.  Doing otherwise could have increased the number of competitors.
 
To win at auction, we estimate that we will need to raise at least $5,000 to draw upon.  Even that amount may not ensure that we win the auction — but anything less will put us at a clear disadvantage and likely ensure that we don’t win.
 
It’s vital to the future of RenewAmerica that we obtain this easy-to-remember, highly-credible URL.  It will help our writers increase their audience and have greater influence.  It will also help us in our ongoing efforts to build and strengthen RA.
 
Please consider making a donation to the “RenewAmerica.com auction fund.”  The best way to get a contribution to us in time to win the auction would be to make an online donation at our donation page:  www.renewamerica.us/donate.php
 
You can also mail a check — but if you do, please e-mail us a note at donations@NOSPAMrenewamerica.us alerting us to the amount, so we can plan for it.
 
Checks should be mailed to:
RenewAmerica Processing Center
P.O. Box 50502
Provo, UT 84605-0502
Please act now, if you would like to help.  We’re partway to reaching our goal — but we need not only to meet it, but to exceed it, if we’re to have a good chance of winning the auction.  (To see how our fundraising is going, go to www.renewamerica.us/news/090601alert.htm)
 
In the event that we fail to raise enough money to outbid our competition, we will refund your donation, upon request.  Otherwise, with your gracious consent, we will use any surplus funds to help us upgrade our server, increase our ability to stream audio and video, and improve other aspects of our operation.
 
Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.  Please help us to better help you, as we undertake to obtain this very desirable URL.
 
Sincerely,
 
Stephen Stone
President and Editor, RenewAmerica
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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