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Sent my contribution this morning.

If we need to we can do a bit of PR to promote the cause, but we might well raise the money from people visiting the forum alone.

jarkko wrote:(several websites dedicated to LC's work have joined the project, too: Heck, Cohenights, Facebook pages and of course Marie's and my sites, but all those are read by active LC fans, most of them being Forum members, too)

that´s fine with me
glad if we don´t need a public fund raising

I'm glad I can finally do something back for Leonard! He has given us so much...

Yayyy...just sent via paypal Thanks as always to the hard working people on this website who come up with such great ideas.

jarkko wrote: (several websites dedicated to LC's work have joined the project, too: Heck, Cohenights, Facebook pages and of course Marie's and my sites, but all those are read by active LC fans, most of them being Forum members, too)

A bit of outside PR. I noticed on Twitter the other day - from Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation - https://twitter.com/GovGPAA
In both French and English - link goes to Marie's site - http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/hydra80th.html

Retweeted by Linda Sturgess
GovGenPerfAAwards @GovGPAA · Jul 30
YOU can contribute to a bench in Hydra, Greece to honour Leonard Cohen on his 80th birthday. Find out how: http://ow.ly/zKJHY #ggawards

Retweeted by Linda Sturgess
PrixGouvGenArtsSpec @PrixGGAS · Jul 30
Vous pouvez contribuer à un banc en l’honneur de Leonard Cohen à l’occasion de son 80e anniversaire. Découvrez plus : http://ow.ly/zKJue

So happy to contribute to this wonderful project!
Thanks for the original idea, Anne!
Kudos to all the people involved for an OUTSTANDING effort! A trip to Hydra, bureaucracy, an architect, financial chores...

Jarkko, I will donate when I am registering on Thursday night. I will have euros. Looking forward to meeting up with everyone.

Just paid my contribution in EUR.
For six attempts PayPal wasn't accepting the Dublin email address - had to do a pretend email and copy that address and finally it all went though OK.
If this goes ahead and I never make it to Hydra physically then at least I will in this indirect way
But if we don't raise enough money for the bench, I'm simply pleased to be part of something else Leonard would put his seal of approval to.

I'm delighted to have the chance to contribute to this wonderful project! Cash sent last week. Will visit Hydra one day to see the results. Renewed thanks to Jarkko.

Tom

Just contributed - glad to be a part of this. Thanks to everyone who's organised it.

I have donated with pleasure. I just wish my financial circumstances allowed for a larger sum.

Have just sent my pledge via Paypal. I hope I will get to sit on the bench one day.

Also contributed. Looking forward to visit Hydra maybe next year ...

The birthday bench sounds like a great concept, and quite appropriate to the occasion. I would like to say thank you to all the organizers, and wish you good luck in bringing the project to a successful conclusion. Our cheque is in the mail today.

All sounds really good, thank you so much to all involved. I will contribute tonight at registration in euros, Janet