content/news/2005-01-23-announcement-pdpc-fundraiser.md

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   2 author: christel
   3 date: 2005-01-23 23:34:28+00:00
   4 slug: announcement-pdpc-fundraiser
   5 title: [Announcement] PDPC Fundraiser
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  10 Good evening to everyone.  Here's hoping  you're having an excellent new year.
  11 In the next day or so,  [Peer-Directed Projects
  12 Center](http://freenode.net/pdpc.shtml),  the IRS 501(c)(03) parent
  13 organization of **freenode**, will begin its fundraising campaign for the
  14 fiscal year ending 30 June 2006.  We're still working on budget estimates for
  15 FYE 2006, and we begin the campaign with about $2,440 in donations over and
  16 above those required for the current year.
  17
  18 The board of directors of PDPC passed the following resolution today,
  19 pertaining to fundraising:
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  21 > Whereas Peer-Directed Projects Center is an IRS 501(c)(03) organization,
  22 > with a responsibility to contribute to the public welfare, and whereas
  23 > donors to PDPC represent a broad range of community participants, and
  24 > whereas the recent tsunami has demonstrated a genuine need for public
  25 > support for international relief and welfare organizations, and
  26
  27 > Whereas the welfare of children, nationally and internationally, is of
  28 > significant importance to the future of Free and Open Source Software and
  29 > Peer-Directed Projects, be it
  30
  31 > Resolved, that during the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2005, one quarter of
  32 > each donation to PDPC beginning in the near future will be forwarded to
  33 > UNICEF, initially targetted toward tsunami relief efforts, provided that
  34 > donors who so choose may opt out of this program and designate their
  35 > donations specifically and solely for PDPC's own use, and
  36
  37 > Resolved, that the Executive Director is instructed to begin this program as
  38 > soon as is feasible from a technical, financial and public relations
  39 > standpoint.
  40
  41 If you're considering a donation to PDPC, we strongly urge you to participate.
  42 Thanks in advance for your help, and thank you for using freenode!