I'd like to thank the 19 members that responded to my request for a $10 donation (some told me they enclosed more, thanks) to update the website.
Many thanks to:
Sean and Rebekah Sales
George Esqueda
Linda Vasquez
Martha Gavela
Glenn Alvarez
Sara Rodriguez
Alex Mercado
Olga Allison
Jeannette Vasquez
R. Navarro
Erlinda Castanon-Long
Anselmo Perez
David Sanchez
Esther Medrano
A. Perez
C. Alvarez
Ruben Rojas
Patricia McGill
Jorge Minchaca (all the way from France)
The group is right at 1000 members now. And my request for financial support to upgrade the site messages to the group have been read over a 1000 times and so far I've physically received 19 letters to my PO Box (one letter all the way from France, Thank you Jorge).
Now I'm more or less using this effort to gauge interest in the NR group and so far I'm very disappointed, but such is life. So since it is not about the money here is what I'm willing to do. Maybe the $10 is too much to ask since with Covid and other responsibilities tugging at your bank accounts. So if it is too much I'd like to ask 11 other members to do this: Get a piece of paper and write "IOU $10" and sign it and I'll consider it payable at some time in the future.
If I can get 11 more participants in this effort I'll go ahead with the upgrade and consider the effort a success.
Send your "IOU's" to
Joseph Puentes
PO Box 72524
Durham, NC 27722
ps: I don't take Apple Pay, Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, but I will take a blank piece of paper with the words "IOU $10" with your signature on it.
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$10 Donation
Hi Joseph,
I am really having a hard time understanding the people that have logged into the site and have found there family history
that can't spare $10.
Iam sure a lot of users pay Ancestry.com 2-3 hundred a year and have turned to Nuestros Ranchos because they were unable to find there family history on Ancestry. I for one have connected with other users and have found much more family history
through NR than on other ancestry sites.
You and I have communicated through emails and if I can help you on additional donations, please let me know.
" COME ON FELLOW USERS LETS FIND THAT SPIRIT OF GIVING SO WE ALL CAN CONTINUE TO SEARCH ON THIS GREAT SITE"
George Esqueda