Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:41 PM -0500 3/11/07, Sanjay Nasta wrote:
>I am jazzed. Friday night, my brother organized an event called
>Austin Under 40 for charity that raised close to $25,000 to send
>underprivileged kids to camp. (Interesting sidenote the camps are
>called Sunshine Camps because they were founded when we thought
>sunshine cured tuberculosis). At any rate, a good friend won
>Austinite of the year. Furthermore, I had donated a print
>(http://aroundaustin.typepad.com/photos/austin/austindowntowndusk_2618_medium.html)
>
>to the silent auction and the bidding was hot and heavy and it sold
>for $400. My mother proudly points out her Indian cooking class
>went for more. I've decided to donate prints to local charities
>since my day job keeps me too occupied to sell any and heck makes me
>a good enough living that I can afford a Leica every now and then.
>
Nice going. I'm sure the buyer will be proud to show it, and the
charity aspect just makes it so much better!
--
* Henning J. Wulff
/|\ Wulff Photography & Design
/###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com
|[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com