Jenn

I'm posting this on behalf of the WOR .......

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This year the women of Rennlist, known as the WOR's on Off Topic, have decided to put together a 2008 Calendar with all the Proceeds (after production and mailing costs) to go to Project Rennwish. The Calendar will feature 12 WOR's with their Porsche's. The pictures will reflect each WOR's distinct personality.

Right now we need your help in trying to figure out how many Rennlister's would be interested in purchasing a WOR calendar. The cost will be approximately $20.00? We need to come up with a round about number before we can go into production so we don't run short, or even worse, order too many calendars.

So, how about it? Would you buy one? Or two? Or three???

COME on it's for a GREAT CAUSE!!! Whatcha say?


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If you could post back to this thread or pm Leslie. (yes that's "Leslie." ) if you are interested that would be greatly appreciated!

-Jenn

Leslie 928 S2

Good morning everyone! I'm asking everyone to send me a PM with your name, mailing address, number of desired calendars, and preferred method of payment. The process is moving forward!

Thanks, guys!

Angela R

Here's another teaser pic!

Van

Rennwish.org doesn't seem to be working... Can you tell me about it?

Leslie 928 S2

It's that time! Yup, here's the moment you have been waiting for. I have finally determined all of the details for the calendar purchase, but please don't just jump to the bottom and start making payments, please read this whole post!

FIRST, I HAVE AN INCREDIBLE ANNOUNCEMENT.
We have been honored by one of our own, an amazing Anonymous Angel, who has graciously asked for "permission" to pay for the entire cost of production, including shipping to me from Shutterfly, of up to 350 calendars, or 50 over our order, whichever is less!!

This Angel says he doesn't want his money back, he just wants to ensure that plenty of calendars are sold, and that no one (that would probably be me) gets stuck out of pocket with a bunch of calendars that didn't sell.

(OCBen, you are now officially forbidden by the Angel to pester me anymore about getting better printing deals or anything else.

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So....what does this mean to us? The result is that 90% or more of your purchase price will be going to Rennwish, and not to various expenses! It also means that we can offer the calendars at a flat $20 each, without requring extras for postage and Paypal fees, because we are going to make plenty of money for Rennwish. We won't clear just a measly $5-6 per calendar as originally planned, but instead, approximately $17 of each Paypal sale will go to Rennwish, and of each check or money order sale, approximately $18 will go to Rennwish. This is not saying that you can't add on to your Paypal or check if you wish to. If you wish to ensure that all $20 goes to Rennwish, you can add an extra $2 (or $3 if paying by Paypal), and that will net $20 for Rennwish. (Those of you who are out of country should make a personal decision whether you wish to add extra for the extra cost of postage -- that figure would be pure speculation on my part at this point.)

Before you ask...why will only $17 or $18 go to Rennwish if you pay $20? Shutterfly informs me that flat US postage for each calendar will run $2.16. If you use Paypal, that will cost an extra $1.00. So, if you wish to tack on extra, that will be appreciated, but with the Angel's assistance, we are going to make so much for Rennwish now, I feel we can do a flat $20, and still make a very nice donation.

So, now comes the important part:

If you said you preferred to pay with Paypal, the payment address is: WORCalendar@yahoo.com. That is open for business as of right now.

If you indicated to me that you would be paying by check or money order, I will PM each of you before the end of this week with the payee and mailing address information (sorry, but I don't want it all over the web).

If you previously told me you wanted to pay by Paypal, and now wish to change to check/money order, please send me another PM and I will give you that information as well.

However, please note....I'm setting up a second checking account with my bank to handle this money, so as not to get it mixed in with my own budget, so if you are sending me a check, it will be a couple of weeks before those checks clear back to your account because my second account is still in process of being opened.

ONE FINAL THING -- VERY IMPORTANT!!
I am basing the number of calendars I order on the PM'S I RECEIVE, so PLEASE DO NOT SEND A PAYMENT WITHOUT A PM. Otherwise you might not get a calendar!

Thank you all for your support, encouragement, and donations to Rennwish. You're all champions to the WOR!

Leslie 928 S2

UPDATE: 215 calendars ordered by 156 people so far! Nice!!! Keep 'em coming, guys!!

Leslie 928 S2

A little birdy told me this weekend that some people have sent me PMs requesting calendars and I have not gotten back to them. If you are one of those people who has not received a response from me, I offer my profuse apologies. I thought I was being very careful to go through my inbox methodically and not miss anything, so I cannot say whether I am having technical issues, or simply having senior moments, but I beg your forgiveness and ask you to please contact me again.

I have well over 400 PMs from 220+ people in my inbox these days...so please don't take this the wrong way, but it will take way more hours than I have to go back through every PM and figure out who I'm missing.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

WE HAVE OVER 320 CALENDARS SOLD!!! WOOO HOOOOO!!!

Leslie 928 S2

So, today's pretty much the last day for getting calendar orders in. We have a total of 435 reserved as of now, with about 40 payments still waiting to be receivecd. I think we will order only 450, unless a lot more payments show up today or tomorrow. So, guys, if you've been waiting to the last minute to pay up, it's the last minute now! It's your final chance!

Leslie 928 S2

Hello All,

Well, I know everyone has been dying to know how Rennwish did after the calendar sale.

Thanks to the Rennwish Angel and many others who contributed extra over their purchase price, we did extremely well!!

I've been asked to split up the sales between 2007 purchases and 2008 purchases, for tax purposes, so that Rennwish can issue letters of acknowledgement to everyone who contributed or purchased.

Therefore, in 2007 I received a total of $10,590.96 in payments. After Paypal fees ($291.34) and costs of mailing (labels and envelopes for $339.04 and postage of $926.17), I will today be mailing out the below check for $9,034.41 to Rennwish for 453 sales in 2007. 2008 sales (an additional 12 calendars so far) should hopefully be finalized by next week. I'm merely awaiting the final sweep of funds from the Paypal account from my last minute purchasers, and then a second check will go out in the amount of $228.79, as things stand today. Unless I get any MORE last minute purchasers??

THEREFORE, AS OF TODAY, A TOTAL OF $9,263.20 HAS BEEN RAISED FOR RENNWISH!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THE PLEASURE OF HANDLING THIS LABOR OF LOVE.

AND THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS!!

Leslie 928 S2

Ooops...almost forgot. Many people asked for a list of the models and their cars. Please download and print this list if you were one.

Jay Gratton

I would love one! I can't wait to get it!