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All hands— Thanks to the generosity of the following supporters, Great Loop List is almost self-sufficient for another year. There have been additional donations. We’ll catch up with them at the end of November. Much thanks to all! —Georgs Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/> Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net <http://trawlercrawler.net/> since 2009 http://www.trawlercrawler.net <http://www.trawlercrawler.net/> David Tuls Eddie - Janice Lomenick Elaine Reib Gilbert Pollitt Janet Sutherland Joe Moran John Kratz John Lyon Louis W Roberts Matt DeLapp Michael Kennedy Michael O'Connor Rich Gano Scott Hitt Wilbur Keltner William Favro > On Oct 19, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Georgs Kolesnikovs <gxk at earthlink.net <http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com>> wrote: > > All hands-- > > Great Loop List is informative, it's entertaining and it's free--but it does cost money to operate such a popular resource. > > Since the beginning, I happily covered the costs myself most years, because I have the same passion you do for messing about in boats--and still have the Great Loop on my to-do list. But I no longer own and operate Trawler Fest, so there is not even faint business motivation for me to continue to underwrite the costs. > > If you enjoy the List, and if want it to continue and grow, please lend a hand by contributing toward expenses. A donation of just $10 or $25 a year will prove immensely helpful. And it will ensure you’ll never see advertising tagged on to posts. > > To make a voluntary contribution via PayPal or a credit card, please go to > > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html> <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/supportgreatlooplist.html>> > On the same page, you'll find an address if you wish to contribute by check or money order. > > Have no fears, you won't be badgered about making a donation. Unless someone posts a question or comment, I'll be reporting to you only on fund-raising progress, and publicly thanking those who have stepped forward. > > Please help make Great Loop List self-supporting in 2015-16.