Mike - 5-2-2005 at 05:40 AM
Hey everybody,
I hope you all had a good weekend. Let's start this new time on a more positive note on the forums. I'm looking for some ideas on how we can all help
Amos out in getting his new oud. So again, for those interested in helping out with 10 or 20 bucks, please say so in this thread again, and either
Amos or I will be in contact with you.
Take care,
Mike
palestine48 - 5-2-2005 at 06:34 AM
Count me in man. Happy Easter to you guys. I am greek Orthodox so my easter was yesterday.
my idea would be to collect pledges first then collect donations so we know exactly how many pledges we have and not hit a dead end.
Rami
habeebkum - 5-2-2005 at 06:47 AM
count me in guys £10 ~ $15
Good Idea
Chris_Khouri - 5-2-2005 at 07:34 AM
I'm in.
20$
Chris
revaldo29 - 5-2-2005 at 07:46 AM
me too, $20
Mike - 5-2-2005 at 09:15 AM
Hey Rami,
I think you're right. Let's see how many are willing to help out and then we'll go from there.
Thanks,
Mike
Amos - 5-2-2005 at 09:49 AM
Hi everyone,
Again, I am so touched by all of this! I have been telling my friends and family about this situation and they are all as stunned as I am at this show
of compassion and generosity. Thank you all again. I will be in touch with each of you as this whole thing happens. You are all new friends, and I
don't know how to thank you. Talk to you soon, Amos
oudplayer - 5-2-2005 at 11:06 AM
hey amos
i am in for $10
i wish i can give more i will ee if my parents will help me on this one and get more but we have lots of expences 
hoope this helps.
thx samm,y
Orahim1 - 5-2-2005 at 11:57 AM
Count me in for $20.00. I am not sure how the funds will be transferred but if Amos opened a Paypal account, that might be easiest. Just an idea.
LeeVaris - 5-2-2005 at 07:54 PM
I'm in...
Tell me where to send money!
samzayed - 5-2-2005 at 08:14 PM
I am in.
Amos - 5-3-2005 at 03:35 AM
Hi everyone,
I do have a paypal account but I am not sure how it works and how I can use it in this situation...I will email mike and see how we can work all of
this. Thank you all so much! Amos
SamirCanada - 5-3-2005 at 07:27 AM
Iam in
20 cad$
for me please.
I believe its almost the same as us now...
cheers
Amos - 5-3-2005 at 07:40 AM
Hi everyone,
Mike mentioned to me that it might be best to use his paypal account for the donations, and we should hear from him shortly on how best to work this.
Thanks everyone! You are all amazing! Amos
SAGR QURAISH - 5-3-2005 at 07:48 AM
yes im in 15$ more than happy to help out
Mike - 5-5-2005 at 11:12 AM
Hey guys,
Okay, I think we are ready to go ahead and start collecting the donations for Amos' new oud. The easiest way to do it is to use paypal. Both Amos and I decided to have a middle man to collect the donations, and we asked Mavrothis if he would be willing to do so and he has
agreed. The email you will use to do the paypal transaction is mavrothis@hotmail.com. If you don't have a paypal account and don't
want to open one, you can send a personal check. Go ahead and U2U Amos for his contact information to do that. He should have his new oud soon. I have
friends who are in Egypt now and will be bringing it back for him.
Thanks again everybody,
Mike
enough?
revaldo29 - 5-5-2005 at 12:54 PM
Hey mike,
Are the current pledges enough to get the oud? I would like to wait until enough people have agreed before contributing.
Adnan
Mike - 5-5-2005 at 01:21 PM
Hey Adnan,
No the current pledges won't pay entirely for the oud, but will be about 200 dollars. Amos is going to pay the difference and he's ok with that.
Maurice was kind enough to offer a substantial discount on what Amos paid originally for the oud that he obtained from Zulkarnain. So our
contributions are going a long way.
Take care,
Mike
mavrothis - 5-6-2005 at 04:47 AM
Hi guys,
Just letting you know I've started receiving donations from forum members via paypal. There have been small fees, I believe about 3% or more, that
have been eating into the donations. But that's the trade off I guess for convenience through paypal. Each time anyone sends me a donation, I notify
them with an email.
Please contact me if anything seems incorrect.
Take care,
mavrothis
Amos - 5-6-2005 at 05:16 AM
Thanks everyone! We'll keep you posted, and please contact me at om_ganesh_2000@yahoo.com or U2U me for any contact info or questions. I hope to to
be playing with all of you some day! Thanks again, Amos