[amsat-bb] Members Please Read

[Chad KG0MW]

What is concerning is funds had to be used to potentially protect the organization. Attacks against AMSAT? Really?  Come on. Let’s get back to business.

Chad Phillips
Chad Phillips Photography
& School Photography by Mark
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From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Bruce Perens via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 4:52:41 PM
To: Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Members Please Read

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 1:46 PM Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Why are you comparing the legal expenditures with membership fees?


It all goes in the same bank account. It might be that Yasme Foundation,
the ARRL Foundation, or ARDC inadvertently gave the money for this. They
would be upset if they did. In which case that might provide one reason
that their latest grants are to ORI.

So, we might say it's some hundreds of memberships, or 1/2 Yasme grant or 8
ARRL Foundation grants, or 150 President's Circle Basic contributions or  a
piece of our US Government forgivable loan.

But it's all the same money, in the same bank account. We can't really wave
hands about whether it is memberships, donations, or grants, or the
loan to *paper
over the impact of this money being spent unwisely.*
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