On Mon, 21 Apr 1997 23:13:36 -0400 David Green <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Gary and I want to thank each of you who helped to encourage Gary >by your generous gifts. About 235 dollars was received and some bees and >brood were also given, so he has gotten close to $400 in aid. Raise the $235.00 by $50.00 voted by the Plymouth County Beekeepers Association, Massachusetts, USA....voted at last month's Association Meeting, but only being mailed today. From a private message, I believe that one other club was considering a donation. Frankly, while I am certain that Gary is very appreciative of help received from total strangers, I must say that I am dissapointed in the level of support from some 700 BEE-Ler's. It made no difference to me that this young man is from the United States. It certainly came nowhere near the 50% participation figure (cited as a typical figure by David Eyre in Canada). Remember Gary started with $20,000 of stuff borrowed from someone else. So, he surely isn't "making any $$" on this deal...as some of you I know had felt. Not to pat myself on the back, but one other member and myself made an additional donation...$5.00 from me and I do not know the amount from the other party. Another member is also now mailing a private donation. So all you 'miserables' (to quote David Eyre's earlier message)...think about how you would feel if you had been in Gary's Bee Suit... :-) ! Well, there...I have said what "I feel" ! Al, Al Needham--Scituate,MA,[log in to unmask] Author Of "The HoneyBee"--An Educational Program Check Out " The Amazing BeeCam " At: http://www.xensei.com/users/alwine/