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Post by richina on Mar 30, 2011 14:41:20 GMT -5
Jane...I just "paypaled" $81 to you instead of sending a check! Thought I'd give it a try and it worked!! Not to worry Andrea, you can do it too!! All you have to do is log into Paypal, ask to send money securely, enter Jane's email address and viola.....DONE!! (it did cost $2.65 though  ) I'm so proud of my "old" self!! ;D |
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Post by ilovemycat on Mar 30, 2011 15:08:27 GMT -5
You da bomb diggity Richina!
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Post by JaneB on Mar 30, 2011 16:47:23 GMT -5
Got it, Richina - thank you!
It shouldn't have cost you anything - I have never had to pay to send money through Paypal?
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Post by JaneB on Mar 31, 2011 9:16:03 GMT -5
I have a very exciting announcement. A very special donor who has asked to remain anonymous has contributed enough for us to adopt a £1000 tile!!
When I first read the message from this person, my jaw dropped open, and I am still having difficulty keeping it closed this morning. I asked this person how they wanted to handle letting people know. I let them know I thought they deserved to be recognized, but also that I understood it was a personal decision. This was the response I received:
It's something I did from the heart, as a way to thank Christine, Yusuf, you and all the majicatters, and to hopefully help the Maqam Center to build some bridges…it's not about money, but simply about being majicatters.
Wow. I hope that each of you who read this, whether you chose to contribute to the tile or not, are as touched as I am by this extremely generous act of kindness and support for Yusuf’s work, and for the community we have here on Majicat.
This world is a better place with this person in it.
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Post by aurarisma on Mar 31, 2011 9:21:40 GMT -5
How lovely !! 
God bless all the contributors ..  ! xoxo Should we send the money now or wait to be confirmed I believe it takes a while for the confirmation. I have a friend who has been waitig a very long time .. maybe we should wait to send the money so it doesnt have to get sent back if its not confirmed .. I dontknow why it wouldnt be but .. wondering why my friend hasnt received a confirmation after a while now . x
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Post by ilovemycat on Mar 31, 2011 9:32:37 GMT -5
 WOW!!!!!!! So now of course it's killing me that we don't know who this extremely generous and kind individual is??? The mystery majicatter....so very intriguing ;D THANK YOU SO MUCH MYSTERY MAJICATTER!!!! What an amazing gesture. You make us proud to be Majicatters.  And thanks to Christine as well, without whom we would never have been able to claim that special title!
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Post by JaneB on Mar 31, 2011 9:35:58 GMT -5
I don't know what confirmation your friend is waiting for, but the Adopt-a-Tile form requires that payment be sent with the form. I will send another email to The Maqam Centre to update them on the tile we are adopting - maybe I'll get a faster response? |
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Post by aurarisma on Mar 31, 2011 9:51:29 GMT -5
Oh yes the money being taken from the account hasnt happened and its been a while they said ..
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Post by aurarisma on Mar 31, 2011 9:52:21 GMT -5
I will give you when I see you in Berlin x
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Post by richina on Mar 31, 2011 10:33:16 GMT -5
I have a very exciting announcement. A very special donor who has asked to remain anonymous has contributed enough for us to adopt a £1000 tile!!When I first read the message from this person, my jaw dropped open, and I am still having difficulty keeping it closed this morning. I asked this person how they wanted to handle letting people know. I let them know I thought they deserved to be recognized, but also that I understood it was a personal decision. This was the response I received: It's something I did from the heart, as a way to thank Christine, Yusuf, you and all the majicatters, and to hopefully help the Maqam Center to build some bridges…it's not about money, but simply about being majicatters.Wow. I hope that each of you who read this, whether you chose to contribute to the tile or not, are as touched as I am by this extremely generous act of kindness and support for Yusuf’s work, and for the community we have here on Majicat. This world is a better place with this person in it. WHUT? ?  THAT IS AWESOME!!! [glow=red,2,300]Makes me even more proud to be part of this group![/glow] ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by JaneB on Mar 31, 2011 16:32:24 GMT -5
I will give you when I see you in Berlin x That's perfect - not a problem. Others are doing the same. |
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Post by flemmishfangent on Apr 1, 2011 10:35:33 GMT -5
Oh My God i was shivering getting goosebumbs when i read it thank you Majicatfriend for what you are doing.
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Post by marky49 on Apr 1, 2011 15:23:31 GMT -5
Let me know when I should need to send the money via PayPal. Thanks!
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Post by JaneB on Apr 1, 2011 15:27:11 GMT -5
I'd like to send the form as soon as I hear back from them about the engraving, so in the next week would be great.
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Post by Sir Lorry Load on Apr 2, 2011 9:36:30 GMT -5
Vicki, it is I who thank you. Thank you for all that you contribute to Majicat. You are a thoughtful, intelligent presence here... And a truly treasured one, as well. I'm so glad that you're back! -- I was, in fact, involved in the initial preparations for issuing an "APB" for your return to us.  Where would Majicat be without its favorite Billy Mumy fan? Up the creek without a paddle! ;D Now, thankfully, there is no need for APB's, creeks, or paddles... Welcome back, Vicki! -Bud |
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Post by JaneB on Apr 2, 2011 17:41:24 GMT -5
If you haven't let me know how you will be paying me, please do so. I want to keep track of what we have and what we don't. Thanks.
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Post by sabina on Apr 2, 2011 19:21:29 GMT -5
:)Hi @janeb ..just to say that I am very impressed with your organizational an other what you call 'geeky' skills...I call them extremely kind and thoughtful.....you have a skill with getting things done it seems.............. Its so great to see so many Majicatter supporting the Maqam verbally or by donation... the Centre of understanding between peoples.........supported by people who have understanding and acceptance of differences in abundance.......... I am looking forward to meeting you and all the other Majicatters going to the concert in Berlin..YYYAAYYYY........x |
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Post by suncatcher on Apr 2, 2011 23:17:25 GMT -5
It's so nice to hear from you, Vicki. I often think about you and wonder how everything is going. I tell myself, "Don't worry, Vicki will be back for the European tour." I hope I'm right. You are missed. I understand about not having a lot of time for posting. It's the same for me. But I hope we'll all find plenty of time starting in May! Thank you for being such a special and loyal majicatter and friend, Vicki. Peace, ~Sun~
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Post by suncatcher on Apr 2, 2011 23:25:27 GMT -5
Jane...I just "paypaled" $81 to you instead of sending a check! Thought I'd give it a try and it worked!! Not to worry Andrea, you can do it too!! All you have to do is log into Paypal, ask to send money securely, enter Jane's email address and viola.....DONE!! (it did cost $2.65 though ) I'm so proud of my "old" self!! ;D Thanks to Richina, I signed up for paypal and sent my pledge to Jane, too! Richina, thanks for dragging me out of the dinosaur age (as ilovemycat might say). It was fun, and they didn't charge me anything.  And many thanks to you, Jane, for this terrific idea to purchase, I mean, adopt, a majicat tile, and for all the effort you're making to keep everything organized and moving ahead. It's really wonderful of you to make all of this effort on our behalf. Peace, ~Sun~ |
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Post by suncatcher on Apr 3, 2011 0:06:53 GMT -5
*****Update*****I just sent an email to the email address listed on The Maqam Centre's website. I explained that eleven of us contributed toward the tile and asked what we would be able to have engraved on it. I'll let you know what I hear back. If we cannot have our individual names on it, we need to decide what we will choose. Please start thinking of ideas while I await a response to my email.Thanks, everyone! Jane Thank you, Jane. Looking forward to hearing the response they send you. Oh, and it's so exciting to get the £1000 tile! Thanks to everyone for their contributions. I was just reading Donation form for the Adopt a Tile Campaign and noticed that the tile can have a name and a "company logo." I've thought of "majicat.com" for the name, of course, but does majicat have a logo? If not, can we come up with one? Would be great to hear everyone's thoughts - this is fun to think about. Peace, ~Sun~ |
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Post by suncatcher on Apr 3, 2011 0:10:29 GMT -5
Oh, and I just noticed that it's Centre, not Center. Sorry for all the times I spelled it the wrong way!
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Post by aurarisma on Apr 3, 2011 0:33:16 GMT -5
*****Update*****I just sent an email to the email address listed on The Maqam Centre's website. I explained that eleven of us contributed toward the tile and asked what we would be able to have engraved on it. I'll let you know what I hear back. If we cannot have our individual names on it, we need to decide what we will choose. Please start thinking of ideas while I await a response to my email.Thanks, everyone! Jane Thank you, Jane. Looking forward to hearing the response they send you. Oh, and it's so exciting to get the £1000 tile! Thanks to everyone for their contributions. I was just reading Donation form for the Adopt a Tile Campaign and noticed that the tile can have a name and a "company logo." I've thought of "majicat.com" for the name, of course, but does majicat have a logo? If not, can we come up with one? Would be great to hear everyone's thoughts - this is fun to think about. Peace, ~Sun~ would be nice to have our names |
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Post by flemmishfangent on Apr 3, 2011 9:57:55 GMT -5
That can happen Vicky everyone has a live and if we see you back we are always happy to see you Regii
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Post by sabina on Apr 3, 2011 11:44:23 GMT -5
Oh, and I just noticed that it's Centre, not Center. Sorry for all the times I spelled it the wrong way! :)Hi @sun...you are not spelling it the wrong way its just one of those 'you say tomato I say tomayto' spellings...like colour/color etc ......no need for apology....!!. |
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Post by marky49 on Apr 4, 2011 3:50:54 GMT -5
I'd like to send the form as soon as I hear back from them about the engraving, so in the next week would be great. Hi Jane, I PayPaled you. Please check. Best marky49/Martina |
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Post by JaneB on Apr 4, 2011 7:21:44 GMT -5
I'd like to send the form as soon as I hear back from them about the engraving, so in the next week would be great. Hi Jane, I PayPaled you. Please check. Best marky49/Martina Got it - thank you! |
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Post by JaneB on Apr 4, 2011 7:44:32 GMT -5
********Update********
I just received a response from the Maqam Centre:
Dear Jane,
Thank you for your emails and your interest in adopting a tile at the Maqam.
I must admit this is the first request for a tile that includes the engraving of more than either a single name or name and surname so you can imagine a request for 11 names to be printed has thrown me a little.
It’s a very nice thought that 11 individuals have made a joint effort to support this exciting project and we are grateful.
The tiles and engraving will follow a uniformed format for aesthetic purposes and this in turn means that a specified number of characters can be used per tile which I doubt this will accomodate 11 names.
I will have to get back to you with an informed answer after speaking to my colleague who has more details on this.
In the meantime if you could send me exactly what you hope to be printed on the tiles I can run this by my colleague.
Kind Regards,
Mohamad Habashi
Yusuf Islam Foundation
PO BOX 66318
London NW6 9PX
While not definite, it doesn't look like we will be able to have the names of the individual contributors engraved on the tile. Since we do not yet know the number of characters allowed, it might be a good idea to think of a few different options while we wait.
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Post by richina on Apr 4, 2011 9:54:38 GMT -5
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Post by aurarisma on Apr 4, 2011 10:47:17 GMT -5
Or initials .. Like my real Initials are CC ..and then so forth JB MR etc that might be cool tooo xoxo t
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Post by JaneB on Apr 4, 2011 11:11:53 GMT -5
If you have pleadged/contributed to the tile, please let me know what your preference would be to have engraved on the tile. I do not even know if everyone wanted their name on it.
Please let me know the following:
1. If it's possible, do you want your name on the tile?
2. If names are not possible do you have other suggestions OR
3. Do you like one of the other suggestions already offered up?
Personally, I don't really care if I have my name on it, but IF it ends up being possible and that is what others want, I am fine with it.
In the end, I would be happy if it just said "Majicat" on it.
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Sorry don't have much time for writing these days, but every opportunity, I always drop in and try to catch up with the news. I hope my appreciation, and respect for this special place is never questioned, so I have the need to thank you all for your continuous contributions and support here, and for the great off topic, real food for thought threads. 
