The official Pete Bevin Fund has now been added to the FBCL website
(http://www.friendsofbclist.org). This new fund, and the other funds FBCL
sponsors, are the reason FBCL was founded. As Naomi has said, you can donate
online to Pete or to any other of the funds and pay by credit card through
PayPal. There are instructions on how to do this on the website, and all
donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Please visit often and do check out Pete's
other websites, especially his personal one. He's not only a list hero, he's
a hunk too! It's like my mama always said, "Pretty is as pretty does!" Pete
personafies this old axiom.
Love to all,
Sarah
BTW, the list cookbooks are now available for purchase through FBCL! Look
for the click-to icon at http://www.friendsofbclist.org/fbclp2.htm
>From: MiFlaminGal@aol.com
>Reply-To: FBCL@yahoogroups.com
>To: BREAST-CANCER@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
>Subject: [FBCL] OT: FBCL - Announcing the formation of the Pete Bevin Fund
>Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:40:49 EST
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>The Board of Directors and I are pleased to announce the formation of the
>Pete Bevin Fund by Friends of the Breast-Cancer@mun.ca Listserv, Inc.
>("FBCL"). Through this fund, monies will be made available directly to
>Pete
>to help pay for all the hosting activities Pete does for you and me,
>examples
>of which are:
>
>the List Archives (<A
>HREF="http://bclist.petebevin.com">http://bclist.petebevin.com</A>),
>the FBCL site (<A
>HREF="http://www.friendsofbclist.org">http://www.friendsofbclist.org</A>)
>the BC List website (<A
>HREF="http://www.bclist.org">http://www.bclist.org</A>)
>
>All of these sites are hosted by Pete and paid for by Pete -- the tune of
>about $300 per month. Rather than ramble on here, I'm going to turn the
>floor over to Pete himself (by way of Marcy Manning), Musa Mayer and Norma
>Steele for their takes on the matter. I apologize for the length of this
>post, but this is important. Thank you for reading
>
>From PETE by way of MARCY (manningm@mindspring.com):
>
>Wow, thanks a lot!
>
>OK - here's what I do:-
>
>1. Provide server space for the archive.
>
>2. Write and maintain software to:-
> a. Add articles to the archive as they appear;
> b. Allow fast and easy access to articles from 1995 onwards;
> c. Write and maintain software to search the entire archive;
> d. Provide a chat room for list members;
> e. Allow people to post list messages via the archive;
> f. Provide warnings on the archive if the list appears to be down,
>protecting the list against a slew of test messages;
> g. Protect privacy by ensuring list messages are not archived by
>search
>engines.
>
>3. Provide free server space and email forwarding for FBCL.
>
>4. Provide free server space, email forwarding, and an auction for the
>annual
>list gathering.
>
>5. Provide an alternative mailing list in case the main list goes down for
>extended periods.
>
>Pete
>
>From MUSA (musa@echonyc.com):
>
> > For those who may not know him, Pete Bevin, along with our list-owner
>Jon
> > Church, is one of the unsung heroes of the Breast-Cancer list. With his
> > late wife, Menya Wolfe, who was a list member, Pete started the
> > Inflammatory Breast Cancer list (IBC Support) and a list for metastatic
> > breast cancer (BCMETS), both of which he still runs.
> >
> > On the Breast-Cancer list, we are extremely grateful for Pete Bevin's
>work
> > in setting up and maintaining our list archives, which extend all the
>way
> > back to February, 1995, less than a year after the list began. At the
> > archive website at www.bclist.petebevin.com we can easily search the
> > Breast-Cancer list messages by author, subject or date using a very
>simple
> > and intuitive interface. People who have been on the list for any length
>of
> > time know what a gold mine this cumulative archive of information and
> > shared experience offers for patients and families. Through Pete's
> > efforts, it's easy for those in need, whether on the list or not, to
>find
> > the information they need, direct from the real experts--the patients
> > themselves.
> >
> > People can also browse the list when they're away from their computers,
>for
> > example when traveling, or even after they've left the list, to keep up
> > with their friends and list events, or seek information. Pete has made
>it
> > possible for us to post directly to the list from the archives, so no
> > free-standing email program is necessary. In addition, there is a chat
> > room and a prayer request board. As if all this wasn't enough, Pete set
>up
> > and maintained an auction website for scholarship funding for the annual
> > list gathering.
> >
> > All of this requires time, expertise and money for Pete to host a server
> > for the archives, an expense that runs him about $300 out of pocket each
> > month. We hope that any list member who values these services will
>please
> > consider making a one-time or (even better) a regular contribution,
>through
> > the Friends of the Breast Cancer List, to help cover Pete's expenses on
>our
> > behalf. As an added incentive, your contributions through the FBCL are
> > fully tax-deductible.
>
>As far as FBCL is concerning, it is Pete and Pete alone who hosts our
>website, which helps those of us in need with direct financial assistance
>to
>attend the annual list meetings by way of the Ruth Wolf Memorial
>Scholarship
>Fund. The money collected in our Community Fund is available to any of our
>list members who are in financial need. We currently host the Farrell
>Family
>Fund and the Patricia Hopkins Fund. And, now, we have the Pete Bevin Fund.
>Friends, this is an opportunity to thank and help one who has selflessly
>given us so much for so long. Through this on-going fund, we will deliver
>to
>Pete all monies that come to us in his name. You can donate as little as
>US$1 on a monthly basis and Pete will receive it. You can donate a lump
>sum
>whenever you wish. FBCL (see our Pete-hosted site) is recognized by the
>Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit corporation, approved for
>501(c)(3)
>status. Please help Pete continue to help us.
>
>To make a donation by credit card through PayPal, please go to: <A
>HREF="https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=donations%40friendsofbclist.org">
>https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=donations%40friendsofbclist.org</A>
>
>To send a check or money order (US funds only), please make them out to
>"FBCL," and mail them to Carol P. Murphy, VP, Coconut Grove Bank, 2701 S.
>Bayshore Dr., Coconut Grove, FL 33133, and write "Pete Bevins Fund" in the
>memo portion. Be sure to include a note with your name, snail mail and
>email
>addresses, phone number(s) [this information is NEVER shared with anyone].
>Also indicate whether or not you wish your donation to be anonymous so
>proper
>credit can be given. If you want your donation to be a memorial or honor,
>provide the name of the individual remembered or honored and email and/or
>snail mail addresses to which an acknowledgment can be sent.
>
>And, be sure to visit the sites Pete hosts (see above) to see what Pete has
>placed in action and what your dollars can continue help Pete continue to
>do.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Love,
>Naomi B Friedman
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