Re: [Leica] $12 buys a camera, a print, and great personal satisfaction

[Jeffcoat Photography <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net>]

Where do I send my check and can we do several camera's?
Cheers Wilber

Kyle Cassidy wrote:

> Hey Lugnutz,
>   Remember when Tina posted a while ago about The Children's Photography
> Project of Guatemala? Nancy McGirr teaches photography to underprivilaged
> children and was looking for donations. Well, the gears have been moving
> in the background and freestylesalesco has offered to sell the project a
> bunch of the famed leica-h models for $11 each.
>
>   Tina and I are having a print sale to raise money for cameras. So here's
> the scoop. You send me a paltry $12, in return you get an 8x10 print and a
> child in guatemala gets a camera.
>
>   Do you remember the person who gave you your first camera and showed you
> how to use it? Think of that person and open your wallet just a tiny bit
> to spread some of that same joy around.
>
>   We're talking the price of a lenscap or processing for a single roll of
> film. You can't get an origional print for that anywhere. Let alone the
> satisfaction of having done something very good. The gift of a camera is
> much more than a physical object, it is an outlet for creativity, it stays
> with a person forever and can change a life -- it has certianly changed
> ALL of ours. To top it off, a print made from a camera that you bought for
> someone might be touring a gallery near you.
>
>   Tina's prints are signed inkjets of the Lenica Church Service seen in
> the LUG's April contest, Faith. My prints are pearl finish RC copies of
> the West Philly Neighborhood shot seen in the March contest. I'll sign it
> if you want. There are 10 prints of Tina's shot and an unlimited number of
> mine. Please contact me _off list_ and specify which print you'd like.
> Once Tina's run out, you won't have an option. If you would like to donate
> MORE than $12, that's great, if you would like to donate something else,
> that's great too. One thing we are looking for is to book venues for a
> traveling exhibition. If you know a gallery, wall, coffee shop, etc. let
> me know.
>
>   You can read more about Nancy McGirr's project here:
>
> http://www.oneworld.org/media/gallery/guatemala/1.html
>
>   You can read more about the Leica-H here:
>
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leica-h/
>
>   Nancy McGirr has published a book of her student's photos, it's
> available on Amazon for $19, all proceeds go to the Project. The book is
> entitled Out Of The Dump.
>
>   Thanks for your time. Seriously for once,
>
>   Kyle

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Cheers Wilber GFE
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