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Island Visitor Reged: 12/19/02 Posts: 10396 Loc: Retraité Re: The Kickoff       06/05/06 07:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   It's a good question DebTor and deserves a real response. There is NO doubt that St Barts has some wealthy residents - indeed there are some billionaires. However, many of the multigenerational Barthians are "land wealthy" only. Sure, they sit on properties that could easily fetch a million plus, but they still may be fishermen, craftsmen or other men of somewhat modest means. To actually enjoy the wealth upon which their homes sit, they would have to move. Otherwise, they scrape by, some better than others, month to month like many of us. Having said that, there are certainly folks on the island who could write a check that would be a mere rounding error in their account and cover this all. This charity is more along the lines of taking a nice house-warming gift to a friend. Our generous host may not need a nice bottle of red wine, but we take it anyway out of affection and gratitude. On the scale of Human Suffering and World Hunger, this charity is probably not at the forefront of importance. But it is a nice gesture to the wonderful people of St Barts. "Charity" may be a fairly strong word. Perhaps "gift to friends" more fits the true intent here. Merci. Post Extras

Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on The Kickoff Friends_of_SBH 05/31/06 09:26 AM Pledge/Paid Status as of 06-15-06 JEK   06/15/06 10:30 AM Re: Pledge/Paid Status as of 06-15-06 JEK   07/27/06 06:54 PM Re: The Kickoff Friends_of_SBH   06/06/06 07:46 AM Re: The Kickoff noel   06/06/06 04:52 PM Re: The Kickoff DebTor   06/05/06 07:25 AM Re: The Kickoff Island Visitor   06/05/06 07:33 AM Re: The Kickoff Kara Brooks   06/05/06 08:05 AM Re: The Kickoff DebTor   06/05/06 07:43 AM Re: The Kickoff Island Visitor   06/05/06 07:47 AM Re: The Kickoff DebTor   06/05/06 08:26 AM Re: The Kickoff andynap   06/05/06 08:44 AM Re: The Kickoff DebTor   06/05/06 08:48 AM Re: The Kickoff andynap   06/05/06 08:52 AM Re: The Kickoff tim   06/05/06 09:21 AM Re: The Kickoff andynap   06/05/06 09:36 AM Re: The Kickoff JEK   06/05/06 09:38 AM Re: The Kickoff Mike R   06/05/06 09:44 AM Re: The Kickoff JEK   06/05/06 09:45 AM Re: The Kickoff andynap   06/05/06 10:19 AM Re: The Kickoff Mike R   06/05/06 10:24 AM Re: The Kickoff AHowell   06/05/06 10:19 AM Re: The Kickoff Island Visitor   06/05/06 08:40 AM Re: The Kickoff julia   05/31/06 10:21 AM Re: The Kickoff tim   05/31/06 10:30 AM Re: The Kickoff lloyd   06/01/06 05:38 PM What Will You Bid for IV???? tim   06/02/06 06:10 AM Do I Hear $500? tim   06/03/06 06:31 AM Re: Do I Hear $500? Karibien   06/03/06 06:44 AM Karibien First European to Pledge! JEK   06/03/06 08:51 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? NYCFred   06/02/06 10:20 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? tim   06/02/06 11:20 AM Funds in hand as of today! JEK   06/02/06 08:36 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! JEK   06/03/06 11:56 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! MartinS   06/04/06 12:03 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! JEK   06/04/06 12:19 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Island Visitor   06/04/06 12:27 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Kara Brooks   06/05/06 05:25 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! julia   06/04/06 06:31 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! jmbclb   06/04/06 01:27 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Island Visitor   06/04/06 01:52 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Karibien   06/04/06 02:03 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Island Visitor   06/04/06 02:13 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! nnoska   06/04/06 02:23 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! nnoska   06/04/06 02:23 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! MartinS   06/04/06 02:33 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Mike R   06/04/06 05:58 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! eddie   06/04/06 11:16 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Mike R   06/05/06 04:58 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! eddie   06/05/06 05:14 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Mike R   06/05/06 05:19 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! eddie   06/05/06 05:28 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! AHowell   06/05/06 05:36 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! eddie   06/05/06 05:52 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! eddie   06/05/06 05:58 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Kara Brooks   06/05/06 06:11 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Island Visitor   06/05/06 06:15 AM New pledges or questions Island Visitor   06/05/06 06:22 AM Re: New pledges or questions JEK   06/05/06 06:25 AM Re: New pledges or questions andynap   06/05/06 06:27 AM Re: New pledges or questions tim   06/05/06 06:29 AM Re: New pledges or questions andynap   06/05/06 06:31 AM Re: New pledges or questions Island Visitor   06/05/06 07:15 AM Re: New pledges or questions andynap   06/05/06 07:20 AM Re: New pledges or questions Island Visitor   06/05/06 07:23 AM Re: New pledges or questions andynap   06/05/06 07:26 AM Re: New pledges or questions jmbclb   06/05/06 07:33 AM Re: New pledges or questions Island Visitor   06/05/06 07:35 AM Re: New pledges or questions jmbclb   06/05/06 07:47 AM Re: New pledges or questions Island Visitor   06/05/06 07:52 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Mike R   06/05/06 05:38 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! JEK   06/05/06 05:38 AM And we remember why we came.... tim   06/05/06 05:27 AM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Cheri   06/04/06 06:42 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Island Visitor   06/04/06 03:01 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! andynap   06/04/06 06:25 PM Re: Funds in hand as of today! Island Visitor   06/04/06 01:03 PM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? AHowell   06/02/06 06:56 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? tim   06/02/06 07:18 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? JEK   06/02/06 07:13 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? tim   06/02/06 07:22 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? AHowell   06/02/06 07:36 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? tim   06/02/06 11:31 AM Re: What Will You Bid for IV???? AHowell   06/02/06 11:37 AM Re: The Kickoff tim   05/31/06 11:14 AM Re: The Kickoff JEK   05/31/06 09:56 AM Re: The Kickoff fins85258   05/31/06 12:41 PM Re: The Kickoff AHowell   05/31/06 12:49 PM Re: The Kickoff fins85258   05/31/06 12:57 PM Re: The Kickoff Karibien   05/31/06 02:32 PM Re: The Kickoff tim   05/31/06 03:05 PM Re: The Kickoff KevinS   06/01/06 10:17 AM Re: Grateful Acknowledgement tim   06/01/06 11:02 AM Re: Grateful Acknowledgement Kara Brooks   06/01/06 01:00 PM

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