[Foundation-l] Fwd: Thank you from the Wikimedia Foundation

[Sue Gardner]

The campaign for this year is officially launched! Congratulations to
everyone working on it, and fingers crossed for its success.

Thanks,
Sue
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From: "Sue Gardner" <donate at wikimedia.org>
Date: Nov 15, 2011 2:30 PM
Subject: Thank you from the Wikimedia Foundation
To: "Susan Gardner" <sgardner at wikimedia.org>

Dear Susan,

You are amazing, thank you so much for donating to the Wikimedia Foundation!

This is how we pay our bills -- it's people like you, giving five dollars,
twenty dollars, a hundred dollars. My favourite donation last year was five
pounds from a little girl in England, who had persuaded her parents to let
her donate her allowance. It's people like you, joining with that girl, who
make it possible for Wikipedia to continue providing free, easy access to
unbiased information, for everyone around the world. For everyone who helps
pay for it, and for those who can't afford to help. Thank you so much.

I know it's easy to ignore our appeals, and I'm glad that you didn't. From
me, and from the tens of thousands of volunteers who write Wikipedia: thank
you for helping us make the world a better place. We will use your money
carefully, and I thank you for your trust in us.

Thanks,

*Sue Gardner*
Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director

For your records: Your donation on 2011-11-15 was USD 1000.00.

This letter may serve as a record of your donation. No goods or services
were provided, in whole or in part, for this contribution. The Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit charitable corporation with 501(c)(3) tax
exempt status in the United States. Our address is 149 New Montgomery, 3rd
Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94105. U.S. tax-exempt number: 20-0049703

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