WIKIPEDIA HAS CONTINUED TO BLESS HUMANKIND,
FOR YEARS!
Society is still figuring out what to make of this Internet Thingy!
And Wikipedia has shown what brilliant, kind-hearted humans can and will do for the rest of us -- with their inspired and generous use of this vast, new, revolutionary human power!
To the people of Wikipedia -- sincere wishes for centuries full of happy holidays!
They have proven to be PRICELESS allies in the life-struggle!
It's hard to imagine losing, with them on our side.
They are just what fate's "doctor" ordered.
Friends,
Wikipedia is one of those non-profit organizations that is changing the world for the better -- IN HUGE WAYS -- BY THE SECOND.
In excellent company with the mighty Google, they have made life MUCH easier -- and easier life can mean fuller life -- precious life-force preserved to do many, if not most, other needful things.
We should, I believe, help insure that this organization prospers -- so they will continue to survive and flourish -- for their excellence deserves our highest approbation -- tangible and otherwise -- and because life would not be the same without it -- it would be MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
Please consider donating -- commensurate with your ability and appreciation -- especially if they are playing a significant role in your growing successes.
Here is their answer
to my grateful 2014 well-being wish to them!
.
On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Lila Tretikov <donate@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Dear David,
Thank you for your invaluable gift of bringing knowledge to every human around the world.
My name is Lila Tretikov, and I’m the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Over the past year, gifts like yours powered our efforts to expand the encyclopedia in 287 languages and to make it more accessible all over the world.
We strive most to impact those who would not have access to education otherwise. We bring knowledge to people like Akshaya Iyengar from Solapur, India. Growing up in this small textile manufacturing town, she used Wikipedia as her primary learning source. For students in these areas, where books are scarce but mobile Internet access exists, Wikipedia is instrumental. Akshaya went on to graduate from college in India and now works as a software engineer in the United States. She credits Wikipedia with powering half of her knowledge.
This story is not unique. Our mission is lofty and presents great challenges. Most people who use Wikipedia are surprised to hear it is run by a non-profit organization and funded by your donations. Each year, just enough people donate to keep the sum of all human knowledge available for everyone. Thank you for making this mission possible.
On behalf of half a billion people who read Wikipedia, thousands of volunteer editors, and staff at the Foundation, I thank you for keeping Wikipedia online and ad-free this year.
Thank you,
Lila
Lila Tretikov
Executive Director,
Wikimedia Foundation
donate.wikimedia.org
Many employers will match employee contributions: please check with your company to see if they have a corporate matching gift program.
For your records: Your donation, number CNTCT-8534131, on 2014-12-04 was $ 100.00. [I will increase this as my capacity increases]
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
No. Thank YOU (to the skies), Lila!
David Nelson
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All Original Content © 2014, The MENTOR Enterprises / ELMS, All Rights Reserved. BUT, I hereby waive those rights, to this extent: You may freely copy and pass this along -- and are urged to do so -- as long as it's all done free of charge, unchanged, you include this statement, AND you inform me as to how it is being used -- at YOUR convenience but, hopefully soonest.
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