Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 00:49:45 -0500
From:         Joan Boorstein <boorstein%umbsky.dnet@NS.UMB.EDU>
Subject:      enclosed solicitation -- anyone else get one?
Comments: To: words-l@ns.umb.edu

Did anyone else receive the following message?  I'd love to know how
they got my email address?  I have never given to religious causes and
am not likely to give to this one.  Maybe I'd should just send this to
dev/null.  I hope that our email accounts don't become places where we
will get junk email -- sure get enough snail mail of that variety.

Happy holidays(whatever variety you like) to all,

Joan

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>From:  AQUILA::"uunet!tellab5!wheaton!rachel!Paul_Waterman@ileaf.com"
 13-DEC-1992 14:41:02.08
>To:    umbsky::boorstein
>CC:
>Subj:  AIEEE!  The tax man cometh!
>
>(To the tune of Christmas is Coming...)
>"Tax time is coming...  The IRS is getting fat..."
>
>How would you like to reduce your income tax payment or increase your
>refund by getting rid of something that you no longer use?  Most people
>realize that cash donations to non-profit organizations are tax deductible,
>and can reduce taxes.  What most people don't realize is that donations of
>new or used equipment are also tax-deductible!
>
>Have you computed out what your 1992 income tax will be?  If not, you might
>want to do so (or have your accountant do it for you).  Then play around
>with the figures and see what kind of a deduction you need to lower your
>taxes.  Once you've figured this out, you can donate the appropriate amount
>to a non-profit organization of your choice.  Or...  Remember that old
>80286 computer that you haven't used since you got the new 80486?  Or that
>old 2400 baud modem that nobody wanted to buy?  You can donate these items
>to a non-profit organization, and deduct the value of the items on your tax
>return!  Just remember, these items have to be donated before January 1,
>1993 in order to be deductible on your 1992 tax return!
>
>Greater Europe Mission is a non-profit evangelical Christian mission*.  We
>have over 300 missionaries all over Europe, as well as a number of Bible
>Schools, and we are rapidly becoming more involved in several former
>Eastern Bloc countries.  If you'd like to know more about Greater Europe
>Mission, or what our DP department is doing, please send me e-mail, or
>write to the address at the bottom of this message.
>
>We can use your computer equipment.  If you have new or used computer
>equipment (preferably IBM compatible, and 286 or above for computers) that
>you might be interested in donating to Greater Europe Mission for a tax
>deduction, please contact me.  Or, if you'd like to make a monetary
>donation (which can be earmarked for use by the data processing department
>if you like - just make a notation to that effect), please send it to the
>address below.
>
>Thank you so much, and may God bless you and your family in this time of
>celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
>
>          - Paul Waterman                                         _
>                                                                _| |_
>.------------------------------------------------------------. |_   _|
>| Paul Waterman          | E-Mail: paul@gemusa.UUCP          |   | |
>| Greater Europe Mission |         water@wheaton.wheaton.edu |   |_|
>| 330 S. Schmale Road    |--------------------------------------------.
>| Carol Stream, IL 60188 | Phone: (708) 462-8050  Fax: (708) 462-8059 |
>`---------------------------------------------------------------------'
>
>* Greater Europe Mission is a non-profit organization as described in
>section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and contributions
>to it are tax deductible under section 170 of the Code.  Further
>information about Greater Europe Mission and its non-profit status is
>available upon request.