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CP has become a large family. Since I joined 2 years ago the membership has more than doubled. The active users have also more than doubled.
This means that Rod has had to ensure sufficient band width to cater for all the traffic. In addition, he has had to maintain the site, all the while, at
his own cost.
Rod has never asked for a donation to offset his costs and nor will he. Sure, he has had the CP store up now and then but that just entails more work
to supplement his costs. So I got to thinking...
Here's a guy who selflessly uses his own funds, for the love of his hobby (his words) to provide us with a cigar home. Rod, through his management of
CP and the love of his hobby has inadvertently changed many members lives, in more ways than one. We have become better people, generous people, some
have even generated income on CP from goods other than cigars due to the ongoing generosity of Rod.
Personally I think it's time for me to contribute, to help Rod offset some of his costs. Others may agree with me and so I would like to put this out to
the board for suggestions.
I have sent Rod a check. I think that if I and a few others donate once or twice a year, it will help run CP, a small price to pay for what I and you get out of CP.
I suggest that if you have been a member for say 6 months, and provided you can afford it, a small donation, perhaps once or twice a year will help ease the financial burden.
Please do not misunderstand my intentions. You do NOT have to give a donation. Rod has never asked for one and if you prefer not to donate, nobody will think any
less of you, least of all Rod.
Brian
This means that Rod has had to ensure sufficient band width to cater for all the traffic. In addition, he has had to maintain the site, all the while, at
his own cost.
Rod has never asked for a donation to offset his costs and nor will he. Sure, he has had the CP store up now and then but that just entails more work
to supplement his costs. So I got to thinking...
Here's a guy who selflessly uses his own funds, for the love of his hobby (his words) to provide us with a cigar home. Rod, through his management of
CP and the love of his hobby has inadvertently changed many members lives, in more ways than one. We have become better people, generous people, some
have even generated income on CP from goods other than cigars due to the ongoing generosity of Rod.
Personally I think it's time for me to contribute, to help Rod offset some of his costs. Others may agree with me and so I would like to put this out to
the board for suggestions.
I have sent Rod a check. I think that if I and a few others donate once or twice a year, it will help run CP, a small price to pay for what I and you get out of CP.
I suggest that if you have been a member for say 6 months, and provided you can afford it, a small donation, perhaps once or twice a year will help ease the financial burden.
Please do not misunderstand my intentions. You do NOT have to give a donation. Rod has never asked for one and if you prefer not to donate, nobody will think any
less of you, least of all Rod.
Brian