Thanks, Jim. Apologies, Bicycle Bill. We try hard not to start anything here that is not RBW-specific, and maybe this is borderline, I don't know.
That said, it was something we thought was important, and we wanted to get it out as quickly as possible because many of our customers have given generously to SmileTrain, and figured folks might be reading this forum more often than checking our web logs. As Jim said, we wanted to be ahead of the story, and pro-active in covering the changes at a charity that we feel strongly about, and have promoted on our web site (which is extremely RBW-specific, in case you haven't visited it recently). Now, back to the regularly scheduled program, already in progress.... Thank you! John at Rivendell On Mar 3, 10:59 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 3/3/11 8:56 AM, bicyclebill at b...@wbpnet.com wrote: > > > Am I alone in trying to understand the relevance of this thread to > > this group? However noble in its purpose, is this the right forum? > > I've let this run because John @ Rivbike started it, and it directly > relates to one of the primary Rivendell Bicycle Works supported charities. > There have also been a number of sales and "matching" agreements on > Rivendell products which benefitted Smile Train. Not least of which is the > recent Grilver-colored Sam auction. > > My opinion was that it's better to let it run and provide information to > this group, which is highly Riv-centric, rather than have the information > appear through a back-channel which might make it look as though RBW was > less proactive in terms of monitoring a charity they have actively promoted. > > Still feel that way, and as long as the discussion remains centered here - > i.e. providing specific information about this issue - rather than spiraling > off into general opinions about non-profits/etc., I'm ok with it. In fact, > since a few of the RBW items I've bought have benefited the organization, > and I was made aware of it through RBW, it's been interesting to gain this > info. > > - Jim / List Admin > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > Workshops of the iBob's > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. > That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective > suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to > see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
