OF MAECENAS PLUCK THE FRUITS!
ELFINSPELL IS NON-PROFIT BUT NOT A .ORG. (TOO MUCH PAPERWORK AND BUREAUCRATIC MALARKEY). SHOULD YOU WISH TO HELP SUSTAIN IT, YOU MAY AND WE THANK YOU. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BENEFIT FROM YOUR KINDNESS. AS WE GO, THERE WILL BE MANY SOUVENIRS FOR DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHOSE WORK WE BELIEVE IN. CHECK OUT THEIR WORK BELOW. NOT ONLY WILL YOU FEEL GOOD, THINK WHAT THESE FOLKS COULD DO IF THEY HAD MONEY ALONG WITH THEIR GENIUS! PLUS, YOU GET A PRESENT, AND AN ONLINE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, IF YOU WISH, AND A THANK YOU!!! NOTE. THE REWARD FOR HELPING?
edition of the honest person's revenge (click on the link): My Liary
present. A gentle, funny gift that confronts a problem behavior, with a smile. And that's not all!
OCCASION. You, obviously are warm-hearted. Don't you wish a few people you know were too? As a prod to those who need reminding that everything is not all about them alone, we have the ideal suggestion, from you via St. Valentine, or St. Nicholas, or The Birthday Fairy, or whoever else. YOU WILL -- FOR A (Minimum) TEN DOLLAR DONATION (PLUS POSTAGE)-- BE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES, WHO HAS THE PERFECT PRESENT TO GIVE TO THOSE WHO NEED A GENTLE HINT!
blue (e.g. the dear ones with rocks in their heads). Or just for fun.
of COAL. The Rock of Ages no less. Not your machine marred piece of charcoal, but the real thing, fresh from the mountains of Appalachia. A Raw Rock, bare naked. A Pre- BBQ Briquette au natural. A proto-diamond, even. Makes a great, but messy paperweight. We'll pick it for you ourselves. Our choice of ribbon and mylar wrap, though, (there are only 2 stores in these here hills -- coal is easier to come by). It's light, and postage will be minor, depending on your time frame. Contact us and we will get all the details from you: like the recipient of the coal and the recipient you choose of your donation. They will get all the money, too. TAKE A GANDER AND SEE. THEN TO GET ONE LUMP OR TWO (OR TWENTY EVEN), after all, if one is good, why not a carbon copy? CONTACT US. |
Alright! So you want more choices. How about an original T-shirt slogan? Now we have them, too. These are good quality cotton T's, with heat-set transfers done by Anita at Fielder's Choice in Pound, Virginia. The ideas are ours, the excellent work is hers. All come in M, L or XL at present. Special orders for other sizes are possible, naturally. Contact us for ordering. For a picture of each shirt, click on the slogan or the thumbnail. The print color is the same for each type, the colors available for that shirt are shown in the teeny striped box. The graphics are done by Gary Jessey from Dunham, Kentucky.
(Suggested minimum donation, 20 bucks, 50% goes to the recipient of your choice.) |
FIRST SERIES |
[or both!] PICK WHO YOU WANT TO SUPPORT FROM BELOW: |
TRAILBLAZERS AND THE CHORDOMA FOUNDATION: A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT GROUP, STARTED BY AN AMAZING GUY, JOSH SOMMER, AND HIS MOTHER SIMONE SOMMER, MD. THESE TWO DROPPED EVERYTHING TO SUPPORT RESEARCH TO TREAT A RARE SPINAL CORD TUMOR, WHICH JOSH HAS JUST DISCOVERED HE HAD. THEY'RE ARE ALSO ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE RESEARCH -- FOR ALL VICTIMS OF THIS DREADFUL CANCER.
Jay and Monty are desperately working to raise awareness and assist those who were victimized from the radiation exposure they suffered when the United States tested nuclear weapons in the 50's and 60's. The fallout spread much farther than the government is willing to recognize. How many more cancer victims will die?
THE GENIUS BEHIND bullyonline.org
THE BIGGEST ROMAN GATEWAY ON THE WEB WITH A FIERCE BELIEF THAT OLD TEXTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL. BILL THAYER IS A GOOD GUY. GOOD GUYS SHOULD BE REWARDED. GENEROUS THROUGH AND THROUGH IN HIS LABOURS AND HIS HELP, MUCH OF ELFINSPELL LOOKS A WHOLE LOT BETTER, THANKS TO HIM. (HE FOUND THE FIRST LUMP AND TOOK ITS PICTURE TOO, AND GAVE PERMISSION FOR ME TO USE IT). EVERYONEWHOSANYONE.COM: GERARD JONES HAS THE BRAVEST AUTHOR'S WEBSITE ON EARTH. AND HE IS AS SWEET AS HE IS BRAVE. HE WROTE GINNY GOOD, A WONDERFUL MOSTLY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORY SET IN CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAYS OF THE FLOWER CHILDREN. MAY HE WRITE LONG AND PROSPER!
AN ADVENTURE IN PROCESS. DAVID WHITEHEAD, FROM ACROSS THE POND, LEADS A GROUP OF IMPASSIONED CLASSICISTS WHO ARE TRANSLATING ON LINE -- IN BITS AND PIECES -- THE SUIDAS, A BYZANTINE GREEK LEXICON FROM THE DARK AGES. IF THEY MADE A DOLLAR OR TWO, THEY COULD GO FASTER. HE'LL KNOW THE BEST USE OF YOUR MONEY TO GET THE JOB DONE. TERTULLIAN.ORG: ROGER PEARSE, ALSO BEYOND THE SEA, IS THE GENIUS BEHIND THIS, WHO RUNS AROUND EUROPE PHOTOGRAPHING OLD MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXTS, PUTTING THEM ONLINE FOR US ALL TO READ AND IS FREE WITH ADVICE AND COMPLIMENTS. MEDIEVALGENEALOGY.ORG. UK: CHRIS PHILLIPS, A BRIT, TOO, HAS A GRAND WEBSITE FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THE MIDDLE AGES OR HOPING TO FIND A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR, OR DAMSEL IN OR OUT OF DISTRESS, IN THEIR FAMILY TREE.
ANDREW SMITH, WHO AUTHORS A WONDERFUL WEBSITE IN BETWEEN HIKING WALES. HE HAS MY FAVORITE GREEK SCULPTURE OF THE DYING GAUL ON THE HOME PAGE. THE STARS OF THE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: ROBERT FINE, MD, HAROLD FRUCHT, MD, AND JOHN CHABOT, MD ARE PENULTIMATE EXAMPLES OF THE FOLLOWERS OF HIPPOCRATES. THEY WILL KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO DISPERSE YOUR DONATION WHERE IT WILL DO THE MOST GOOD IN THE BATTLE AGAINST PANCREATIC CANCER.
THE AMES FREE LIBRARY OF EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- THEY FREELY SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND TALENTS. THE SMITH COLLEGE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES -- THE FIRST COLLEGE I FOUND THAT ALLOWS NON- STUDENTS AND FACULTIES TO CHECK OUT BOOKS THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE. PLUS, ANYONE CAN USE THE ARCHIVES. JENKINS PUBLIC LIBRARY, FOR BEING NICE TO EVERYBODY, AND HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY TO BILL THAYER ON HIS VISIT (so he'll come visit us again).
OF COURSE THIS IS AN OPTION. MYLAR AND RIBBON AREN'T FREE. THE MORE DONATIONS WE RECEIVE, THE MORE WE CAN SUBSIDIZE THESE ARTISTS AND ARTI- SANS UNTIL THEY TAKE ROOT AND ARE UP AND THRIVING AND THE MORE WE CAN PASS ALONG TO OTHERS WE HOPE TO SUPPORT. DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT ARE WELCOME. CONTACT US. |
| gazump. British slang : To take back a promise to sell, in order to offer something more interesting. |
