LINGUIST List 23.1141: The Bard's Ballad Challenge: Be the Hero of a New Fund Drive Song!

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LINGUIST List 23.1141
Wed Mar 07 2012 The Bard's Ballad Challenge: Be the Hero of a New Fund Drive Song! Editor for this issue: Anna Belew <annalinguistlist.org>
Date: 07-Mar-2012 From: LINGUIST List <linguistlinguistlist.org> Subject: Isn't It About Time Someone Wrote a Song About You? E-mail this message to a friend Dear LINGUIST List subscribers, We're sure you've been enjoying the 2012 Fund Drive song, written and performed by student editor Justin Petro: http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/bards-corner.cfm You may have noticed, however, that it's lacking a certain something: lyrics specifically glorifying YOU. Where are the tales of YOUR derring-do, and the epithets about YOUR honor and courage? To correct that most unfortunate situation, we're announcing the Bard's Ballad Challenge: the person who donates the most between now and midnight on Friday will be the hero of a new song by Justin. If you've always secretly thought of yourself as a Beowulf or an Aeneas type, now's your opportunity to star in an epic! The song will be featured on the Fund Drive site, and in the next chapter of the LINGQUEST Saga. Not only will linguists worldwide hear of your heroism, they'll also find themselves humming the catchy refrain of your heroism. Donate as much as you can from now until 11:59 pm EST on Friday-- donations are cumulative, so if you donate in increments, it all adds up and counts towards your win! Donate now and secure your place in musical epic history, and ensure that LINGUIST List can keep serving you for years to come. Tunefully yours, The LINGUIST List Crew This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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