Dear FIREBASE NETWORK Subscribers,
 
The FIREBASE NETWORK been around for more than two decades in  several
different formats. In the early 80's, before personal computers,  veterans advocates
shared information and news via Fax and snail mail. They  called this
communications- loop between veterans groups the Firebase  Network. In the 90's the
network moved onto the Internet. Since then, the  FBN has established two web
sites, three Egroups, and a weekly radio  program. FIREBASE NEWS Egroup
currently has 152 subscribers, and many of those  subscribers forward our traffic to
other list. We also host FIREBASE CHAT and  FIREBASE VOICE. Our radio program
went on the air in January of 2000, and is our  most powerful asset. RICK and
MICHELE TOWNSEND have produced 351 one-hour radio  programs since going on the
air. The FIREBASE NETWORK's Veterans' Hour can be  heard every Sunday at 6pm,
EST on Genesis Communications Network. You can listen  live to the broadcast
at this link > _http://gcnlive. com_ (http://gcnlive. com)  Genesis has a large
listening audience and is heard worldwide via  satellite and a number of micro
FM stations. The FBN has loyal listeners in  Canada and Australia. We even
hear from our troops deployed overseas. 

All of the airtime is paid for solely by donations  from supporters of the
FBN. It cost $50 a week to air the  one-hour broadcast. The FBN has no sponsors
to help absorb the cost.  If we can't make the payment, we go off the air...
 
The future of FBN radio programing is in jeopardy. If we  cannot stimulate
the modest flow of donations monthly, the FBN Veterans Hour  will be pulled from
the air. A few loyal supporters have send in small donations  every month
like clockwork. These are the people that deserve all the credit for  keeping the
programing going. However, we have fallen short of razing the $200 a  month
we have need for the past two months. That very small amount of $200  allows us
to produce 4 one-hour programs that are broadcast around the world.
 
You've heard this before, but if everyone that supports and  uses the FBN
network sent in a couple of bucks every month, the program would  survive.
 
My personal opinion is, our radio programing is our most  valuable asset. We
need to do anything we can to protect it. 
 
There are several of you out there that have offered to buy me  a beer or cup
of coffee if we ever meet. Please do me a personal favor and send  RICK the
price of that drink to support our humble effort. Don't let the  'Official
Voice of the Veteran's Rights Movement' go silent. We need your  support now.
 
On behalf of the FBN and those of us that volunteer to  make the network
work, thank you very much for support.
 
TKS >>> JERE BEERY
 
Donation information:
 
Veterans' Hour Web Page _http://firebasevet eranshour. tripod.com/ _
(http://firebasevete ranshour. tripod.com/)
 
 
Richard Townsend
3107 Moore Rd.
Adrian Mi 49221
firebaseadrian@ tc3net.com

 
PayPal Donations to > firebaseadrian@ tc3net.com
 
 
 
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