Financial Support for Climbing from Climbers: The Problem

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DriskellHR
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Re: Financial Support for Climbing from Climbers: The Proble

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louisville_climber wrote:I fall into the "0-24" category. I am not the richest person I know, but I give as I have free funds. I've bought all my gear myself, and am working third shift at UPS in Louisville to pay for school. Mom and Dad give me no support for any of this, school OR climbing. What I do have is time. Aside from working 2 jobs, I volunteer with FoMV and the Coalition as much as possible. I worked 2 shifts at Rocktoberfest, am starting to attend Coalition meetings, and am at Muir most weekends as well, as a steward. I can't afford to throw down the big bucks like Dr. Bob or Rick and Liz, so I give my time. I know I'm in the minority, and it blows. Access isn't a right, it's a privilege.

nice spray
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pigsteak wrote:I am not an accountant or anything, but I have no idea where you come up with $590,000 over 200,000 contributors, whihc is like $2.70 per person yet your breakdown is in the hundreds...help.
Regarding the math, as long as the distribution curve describes the relative contributions from each group it is all good. The total just describes the sample size.
• As to the rest of your points, during my education I have actually had to be homeless for four months straight. I slept at the University in Lounges and in my lab. I had the janitor schedules dialed to effectively avoid them. During this time I still managed to drink beer now and then. I know that most young people do not have money falling out of their butt ends.
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True? Or were you just bantering?
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DriskellHR wrote:
louisville_climber wrote:I fall into the "0-24" category. I am not the richest person I know, but I give as I have free funds. I've bought all my gear myself, and am working third shift at UPS in Louisville to pay for school. Mom and Dad give me no support for any of this, school OR climbing. What I do have is time. Aside from working 2 jobs, I volunteer with FoMV and the Coalition as much as possible. I worked 2 shifts at Rocktoberfest, am starting to attend Coalition meetings, and am at Muir most weekends as well, as a steward. I can't afford to throw down the big bucks like Dr. Bob or Rick and Liz, so I give my time. I know I'm in the minority, and it blows. Access isn't a right, it's a privilege.

nice spray
Some people just spray, and others make their actions match their words. I can vouch for the fact that louisville-climber has been a frequent, and very much appreciated volunteer at Muir. He has been generous with his donations, as well as his time. And, he is also very supportive of RRGCC.
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Very nice L-climber. We need more like you around here.
Much appreciated and I didn't see a word of it as spray.
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Jeff wrote:Very nice L-climber. We need more like you around here. Much appreciated and I didn't see a word of it as spray.
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caribe wrote:
pigsteak wrote:I am not an accountant or anything, but I have no idea where you come up with $590,000 over 200,000 contributors, whihc is like $2.70 per person yet your breakdown is in the hundreds...help.
Regarding the math, as long as the distribution curve describes the relative contributions from each group it is all good. The total just describes the sample size.
• As to the rest of your points, during my education I have actually had to be homeless for four months straight. I slept at the University in Lounges and in my lab. I had the janitor schedules dialed to effectively avoid them. During this time I still managed to drink beer now and then. I know that most young people do not have money falling out of their butt ends.

red herring...if you are in college, you "choose" to be homeless....that is a sympathy play. but libs are good at that ;) last I heard college dorms pretty much took anyone, and gave youfinaicial aid to boot.

ok, your turn to tell me how you didn't qualify for aid, and that you were kicked out for being a savant...
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pigsteak wrote:red herring...if you are in college, you "choose" to be homeless....that is a sympathy play. but libs are good at that ;) last I heard college dorms pretty much took anyone, and gave youfinaicial aid to boot. ok, your turn to tell me how you didn't qualify for aid, and that you were kicked out for being a savant...
I'll share those dark days with you sometime Mr. Steak. Online would be way too personal, and it would be not-interesting in the way Dr. Phil and Jerry Springer are not interesting.
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but I love Springer, so over a beer please do tell....;)
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geez, I try and bust some balls and ya'll take me seriously.......... Not making light of what he has done. You all know how I feel about the work that goes on in our community. maybe if i had added a little, :wink: or a :D.........
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