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Thread #110255   Message #2311952
Posted By: jacqui.c
10-Apr-08 - 08:06 AM
Thread Name: how was the Utah Phillips fund raiser?
Subject: RE: how was the Utah Phillips fund raiser?
Deb - see SINSULL'S thread 'A Star Is Born'.

That thread was rather over the top, IMHO, but we did good.

The whole thing was just amazing. Where else could you get Gordon Bok, Michael Cooney, Scott Alarik, Kendall Morse, Jay Peterson and a number of others on the same bill for a suggested $10 donation? There was even a phone call to Utah and he spoke to the audience for about ten minutes part way through.

We had to leave before it finished - it was about a four hour drive each way, but I wouldn't have missed it for anything.

Jay sent an email saying that, although they hadn't counted the cash yet, they had a wad, 3 inches thick, of tens, twenties and cheques. That means that there will be a tidy sum going to Utah, which will be a help to him and Joanna.