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<title>Comment by Prestiti</title>
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<description>Why don't Re-pledge this pledge also for 2007. But maybe in my mind with a lower pledge.
To me 50$ per 6 months seems too much (I mean for my incoming) .. would be best something like 10$ for 12 months... it is less but I think more peole could accept it.</description>
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<title>Comment by Varrin Swearingen</title>
<link>http://www.pledgebank.com/fspdonate#comment_120519</link>
<description>Lots of people have paid already.  Some will likely do the monthly deal.  Either way is fine with us!  :)

Thanks a million Rob for following through!  And thanks to all of you who pledged and are following through.  Lots of good stuff has been happening for the last few months and there's lots more to come!  Read a summary at the FSP News and/or President's Corner on the FSP website!

V-</description>
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<title>Comment by Rob Rolen</title>
<link>http://www.pledgebank.com/fspdonate#comment_118852</link>
<description>Just sent the FSP e-gold account 14 grams of gold.  That should satisfy my pledge.  Anyone have any idea what sort of follow through this pledge has generated?</description>
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<title>Comment by David &amp; Jeanmarie O'Herron</title>
<link>http://www.pledgebank.com/fspdonate#comment_94204</link>
<description>JUST RETURNED FROM THE FREEDOM FESTIVAL !
*  On our wonderful trip home from NH this week-end David and I discussed the Free State Project and our involvement at length. Having already signed for the first 1000, we felt very strongly about participating in this pledge as well. The Freedom Festival was a great success and meeting people face to face was invaluable. We are very excited and can't wait to make the move.</description>
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<title>Comment by Varrin Swearingen</title>
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<description>Ryan,

Cary's right, we did promote promote the pledge at the Festival with a letter that all the attendees received, and some announcements along the way but that's just the beginning of the good news.  

1:  I walked around, with the help of a few others, and asked people to join the pledge and got 22 yesses... in one day.  So not only are they real people, but I know them personally and know how to track them down.  ;)

2:  We've already received the money from one of them.  Several others have told me they're going to pay the whole amount ($300) all at once.  Others already made additional donations, and still other told me they would be happy to do so under certain circumstances.

3:  The reason they're so excited to contribute to the project is because they're here seeing first hand how good and important this project is.  Seeing is believing.

4:  I put those names on here as I got them to record our success, but this isn't the only pledge that we've received commitments for this weekend.  I don't know the number yet, but we have several new First 1000 signers from this weekend.  Their reasons for signing are much the same (seeing is beliving).  And, in a similar fashion, someone (not me, ironically) was personally recruiting all weekend for that pledge, so we've met those people face to face now.

So there's *lots* of good news, and lots more to come (keep an eye on the FSP website over the next couple of weeks).

Varrin Swearingen
FSP Participant, First 1000 signer, Early Mover. (and President)</description>
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<title>Comment by Ryan</title>
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<description>Thanks for the explanation, Cary.  I will honor the pledge and hope everyone else does too.  Good news for FSP.</description>
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<title>Comment by Cary</title>
<link>http://www.pledgebank.com/fspdonate#comment_91899</link>
<description>Ryan - these are real signers... the Free State Project is having its festival June 23 through July 1, and there's a good bit of promotion of this pledge there.</description>
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<title>Comment by Ryan</title>
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<description>Looks like nearly 20 people signed all on the same day?  And the site notifies me not about No. 40, but about No. 43, because they're coming in so fast?  I'm skeptical!  Are these real pledges?  What happened to make everyone sign up on the same day??</description>
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<title>Comment by Keith and Stuff</title>
<link>http://www.pledgebank.com/fspdonate#comment_78026</link>
<description>I am very glad that I signed this pledge.  I sure hope we hit our total so the FSP gets more money for outreach.</description>
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<title>Comment by Thai boxing</title>
<link>http://www.pledgebank.com/fspdonate#comment_17079</link>
<description>&amp;quot;C'mon Porcs&amp;quot; what kind of sentence is this ??</description>
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