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A
personal letter from TUC Radio and Maria
Gilardin
Greenfield, January 2, 2009
For 17 years TUC Radio and I have survived on donations and odd jobs that I was able to fit in between deadlines. (As a project of one person TUC is not eligible for grants.) Magically donations each year were just enough to keep us alive. There is no savings account or retirement plan for me. Wisely - as it now turns out - I invested the annual surplus of about $2,000 in straw, clay, recycled doors and lumber and built over seven years the two room straw bale house in Northern California where I now live - free from "luxury" but also free from a mortgage.
The house is intimately connected to TUC Radio. It is the studio where the calls of ravens or jays may get on recordings, and my refuge where I can live independently and inexpensively and afford to continue to give away all my programs for free.
My neighbors and I are responsible for our own electric, water, firewood, even 26 miles of dirt roads that connect us to each other and the town below. The only service provided by "civilization" is my 4 mile long telephone line that can easily be cut by rooting pigs or falling trees, and my shared satellite dish for the internet. Even though some of this is daunting there is great comfort in knowing that when systems on the outside world break down we keep on the lights and the fire in the stoves.
For the first time in 17 years TUC Radio ends the year of 2008 in debt. The solar system that I'm now using to produce radio cost $6,200. 27 of you gave a total of $3,800. I owed $2,400 to the credit card company when I made an e-mail appeal on Dec. 27 that got a good first response.
Here are the donations so far:
$25 from Tom F. from Portland, OR
$110 from Michael P. from San Francisco, CA
$100 from Stephen B. from New York City
$25 from Scott P. from San Francisco, CA
$100 from William B. from Tacoma, WA
$75 from Lane K. from Portsmouth, NH
$50 from Elaine T. and Steven R. from Seattle, WA
$100 from Jack W. - also from Seattle, WA
$50 from Dar I. from Madison, WI
$100 from Ron F. from Olympia, WA
$200 from Marvin L. from San Francisco, CA
$100 from Patrick Mc C.. from Munich, Germany
$10 from Doug T. from Miranda, CA (Jan. 10)
$25 from Mark W. (Jan. 12)
$25 from Holger P. from Chicago, ILL (Jan. 14)
$20 from John R. from Alcalde, NM (Jan. 18)
$50 from William C. from Bolton Landing, NY (Jan. 19)
$10 from David P. from Denver, CO (Jan. 23)
$25 from Susan Van K. from San Francisco, CA (Jan. 23)
$50 from Ponderosa P. from Loja, Ecuador (Jan. 26)
$50 from George R. from San Francisco, CA (Jan. 30)
$50 from Girard F. from Brooklyn, NY (Jan. 31)
TOTAL DONATIONS BY JANUARY 31: $1.350.00
Feb. 1, 2009: I want to thank everybody who donated so far
to the solar system fund. You gave me an amazing $4,875
since early 2008. Take a look at the photos of my house
and the solar panels and enjoy what you did for TUC Radio and me!
INTEREST NOW COMES DUE ON THE BALANCE OF $1,050.
Today, February 1, two donations came in.
Here is my thank you note to Patrick - who has given before.
Dear Patrick,
You are saving me from the fangs of the credit card company!
I'm sending this while the morning sun is filling up my solar system batteries.
Country life is amazing - each turn in the weather affects me directly.
And each donation does too - thank you!
Maria
ALL DONATIONS BELOW THIS LINE HELP ME KEEP THE INTEREST RATE DOWN
-----------------------------
$75 from Patrick Mc C. from Munich, Germany (February 1)
$25 from Stephen C. from Watertown, MA (February 1)
$50 from Robert S. from Pearl City, HI (February 2)
$25 from Cliff W. from Lynnwod, WA (February 2)
$20 from Peggy M. from Hebron, CT (February 2)
$150 from Ken M. from Pacifica, CA (February 5)
$5 from Brett B. from Lakewood, CO (February 13)
$250 from Henry C. from Denver, CO (February 13)
$10 from David P. from Denver, CO (February 13)
$12 from Joshua L. from Boulder, CO (February 13)
$20 from Steven L. from London, UK (February 19)
$75 from Anonymous (February 21)
$25 from Sharon L. from Seattle, WA (February 22)
$25 from Alan S. from Mapleton, IA (February 27)
$20 from Patrick Mc C. from Munich, Germany (March 2)
INTEREST NOW COMES DUE ON THE (shrinking - thanks to you!)
BALANCE OF ONLY $253.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY!
A long time supporter of TUC Radio has offered to write the check
for the remaining balance. I'm off the hook!!
Maria
You can donate via this PayPal button:
You can mail a check made out to TUC Radio to my P.O. BOX 44 in CALPELLA, CA. 95418
and I will find it with great joy on my weekly trips to town. If you like to receive
a tax deduction please go through my fiscal sponsor. They accept any amount of and
above $50. Send your check to
Victoria at ISEC, P.O. BOX 9475, BERKELEY, CA. 94709.
That check needs to be made out to ISEC and show "For TUC Radio" on the memo line.
Occasionally I receive a phone call from someone who wants me to take a donation out
of their credit card. If you like to take that route please try my fragile phone line
(707) 463-2654. It would be great to hear from you!
TUC Radio / P.O. Box 44
Calpella, CA 95418
Phone: (707) 463-2654
Send an e-mail
<tuc@tucradio.org >
Greenfield, January 2, 2009
For 17 years TUC Radio and I have survived on donations and odd jobs that I was able to fit in between deadlines. (As a project of one person TUC is not eligible for grants.) Magically donations each year were just enough to keep us alive. There is no savings account or retirement plan for me. Wisely - as it now turns out - I invested the annual surplus of about $2,000 in straw, clay, recycled doors and lumber and built over seven years the two room straw bale house in Northern California where I now live - free from "luxury" but also free from a mortgage.
The house is intimately connected to TUC Radio. It is the studio where the calls of ravens or jays may get on recordings, and my refuge where I can live independently and inexpensively and afford to continue to give away all my programs for free.
My neighbors and I are responsible for our own electric, water, firewood, even 26 miles of dirt roads that connect us to each other and the town below. The only service provided by "civilization" is my 4 mile long telephone line that can easily be cut by rooting pigs or falling trees, and my shared satellite dish for the internet. Even though some of this is daunting there is great comfort in knowing that when systems on the outside world break down we keep on the lights and the fire in the stoves.
For the first time in 17 years TUC Radio ends the year of 2008 in debt. The solar system that I'm now using to produce radio cost $6,200. 27 of you gave a total of $3,800. I owed $2,400 to the credit card company when I made an e-mail appeal on Dec. 27 that got a good first response.
Here are the donations so far:
$25 from Tom F. from Portland, OR
$110 from Michael P. from San Francisco, CA
$100 from Stephen B. from New York City
$25 from Scott P. from San Francisco, CA
$100 from William B. from Tacoma, WA
$75 from Lane K. from Portsmouth, NH
$50 from Elaine T. and Steven R. from Seattle, WA
$100 from Jack W. - also from Seattle, WA
$50 from Dar I. from Madison, WI
$100 from Ron F. from Olympia, WA
$200 from Marvin L. from San Francisco, CA
$100 from Patrick Mc C.. from Munich, Germany
$10 from Doug T. from Miranda, CA (Jan. 10)
$25 from Mark W. (Jan. 12)
$25 from Holger P. from Chicago, ILL (Jan. 14)
$20 from John R. from Alcalde, NM (Jan. 18)
$50 from William C. from Bolton Landing, NY (Jan. 19)
$10 from David P. from Denver, CO (Jan. 23)
$25 from Susan Van K. from San Francisco, CA (Jan. 23)
$50 from Ponderosa P. from Loja, Ecuador (Jan. 26)
$50 from George R. from San Francisco, CA (Jan. 30)
$50 from Girard F. from Brooklyn, NY (Jan. 31)
TOTAL DONATIONS BY JANUARY 31: $1.350.00
Feb. 1, 2009: I want to thank everybody who donated so far
to the solar system fund. You gave me an amazing $4,875
since early 2008. Take a look at the photos of my house
and the solar panels and enjoy what you did for TUC Radio and me!
INTEREST NOW COMES DUE ON THE BALANCE OF $1,050.
Today, February 1, two donations came in.
Here is my thank you note to Patrick - who has given before.
Dear Patrick,
You are saving me from the fangs of the credit card company!
I'm sending this while the morning sun is filling up my solar system batteries.
Country life is amazing - each turn in the weather affects me directly.
And each donation does too - thank you!
Maria
ALL DONATIONS BELOW THIS LINE HELP ME KEEP THE INTEREST RATE DOWN
-----------------------------
$75 from Patrick Mc C. from Munich, Germany (February 1)
$25 from Stephen C. from Watertown, MA (February 1)
$50 from Robert S. from Pearl City, HI (February 2)
$25 from Cliff W. from Lynnwod, WA (February 2)
$20 from Peggy M. from Hebron, CT (February 2)
$150 from Ken M. from Pacifica, CA (February 5)
$5 from Brett B. from Lakewood, CO (February 13)
$250 from Henry C. from Denver, CO (February 13)
$10 from David P. from Denver, CO (February 13)
$12 from Joshua L. from Boulder, CO (February 13)
$20 from Steven L. from London, UK (February 19)
$75 from Anonymous (February 21)
$25 from Sharon L. from Seattle, WA (February 22)
$25 from Alan S. from Mapleton, IA (February 27)
$20 from Patrick Mc C. from Munich, Germany (March 2)
INTEREST NOW COMES DUE ON THE (shrinking - thanks to you!)
BALANCE OF ONLY $253.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY!
A long time supporter of TUC Radio has offered to write the check
for the remaining balance. I'm off the hook!!
Maria
You can donate via this PayPal button:
You can mail a check made out to TUC Radio to my P.O. BOX 44 in CALPELLA, CA. 95418
and I will find it with great joy on my weekly trips to town. If you like to receive
a tax deduction please go through my fiscal sponsor. They accept any amount of and
above $50. Send your check to
Victoria at ISEC, P.O. BOX 9475, BERKELEY, CA. 94709.
That check needs to be made out to ISEC and show "For TUC Radio" on the memo line.
Occasionally I receive a phone call from someone who wants me to take a donation out
of their credit card. If you like to take that route please try my fragile phone line
(707) 463-2654. It would be great to hear from you!
TUC Radio / P.O. Box 44
Calpella, CA 95418
Phone: (707) 463-2654
Send an e-mail
<tuc@tucradio.org >