2004 Jim Robinson Tribute Award and FReeper Appreciation Gift (Pics)!

Free Republic | 1-24-05 | Bob J

[Bob J]

The 2004 Eagle Award Committee wanted to give something to Jim Robinson to show our appreciation for all he has done for the conservative cause. We decided to give him a special "Tribute Award" at the Ball and during the discussion, it was suggested a gift would also be in order.

Anyone who knows Jim knows that outiside his salary to run FR LLC, he has always been reluctant to accept anything from FReepers. At one time Jim had mentioned a special seat that rotates and lowers from a van and how it would be much easier for him to get around and make visits to chapters around the country. We did some investigating, found the seat and decided to run a "secret" fundraiser to raise the money.

In order to make this a surprise, we used our FReepmail and ping lists to send out a request and asked others to also forward to their lists..kind of a FReeper chain mail operation. We think it was successful as I had some people tell me they received 6 or 8 copies of the same memo. If you did not receive one, I apologize, we did the best we could with the covert nature of the operation. (BTW - If you would still like to contribute, there is an opportunity, see below).

Here is a picture of what Jim's Tribute Award looked like (Note - Pic is similar award, not Jim's).

Here is a pic of the unit itself. It is called a "Turny" and is made by BRUNO.

To all the donors, thank you very much. We did have one problem, because of the make and model of Jim's Van the existing backseat was not recommended for conversion by the manufacturer nor the dealer which increased the cost by around $600. If you didn't get a "chain mail" notice and you would like to contribute to this effort, you may still do so by check or credit card here.

NOTE TO BALL ATTENDEES- We didn't see many pics of the Eagle winners or Nick Danger handing them out. If you do have some, please post them here! THANKS!

[fatima]

So we need more money.I promised 20.00 but have not sent yet but I will.Anyone else.

[NewLand]

Thanks Bob. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of this!

God Bless JimRob and long liveFree Republic!

[sandalwood]

Good sir - have you been completely reimbursed?

Thank you for doing this for Jim - we all owe him a GREAT deal!

Of course, were it not for him, my house would be a good deal more tidy, but such is life...

[Bob J]

We're good.