Josh -- I can't help with the darkroom gear, but the first thought that
crossed my mind as I looked at my 1040 forms is that a donation to a public
school should be good for a tax deduction as well as some 'warm fuzzy'
feelings... Probably this could be confirmed without exhausting the
knowledge of this list, I know we probably have some accountants, tax
lawyers, or (lurking) IRS agents on here.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
Note new .sig -- tell the IRS I -really_ have NO OMoney now...!
on 1/6/03 8:32 PM, Joshua Putnam at josh@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Any Seattle-area members have darkroom gear they aren't using
> that they'd like to donate to a brand new underfunded public
> school photography program?
>
> I went to meet with the headmaster at our daughter's school today
> in Kent, to discuss what use they might have for some of my
> darkroom gear. I was thinking I'd lend, or even donate, my
> enlarger and some processing gear, and they'd find a way to make
> use of it all. (I'm paying $60/month for climate controlled
> storage. It wouldn't take too many months of that to replace
> everything if I ever get a darkroom again.)
>
> The headmaster had a counteroffer: if I can equip the darkroom to
> my satisfaction, and make time for a couple of classes per week,
> they'd like me to become their photo instructor. She really had
> to twist my arm....
>
> I have enough gear to get a minimal setup going for a couple of
> students per class, but I'd like to do better than that for as
> little money as possible. I'm sure there are other list members
> who, like me, have excess darkroom gear they never use -- tanks
> and reels you don't like as much as your newer stuff, but you
> never could bring yourself to throw away. Small, old paper safes
> from before you got one for really big paper. A non-repeating
> timer for your enlarger that's just sitting in a box. User-grade
> all-manual cameras that would make good loaners for kids who
> can't afford their own?
>
> If there's another packrat out there who has gear you'd be
> willing to donate to a good cause, please reply off-list and we
> can work out the details.
>
> --
> josh@xxxxxxxxx is Joshua Putnam
> <http://www.phred.org/~josh/>
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> <http://www.phred.org/~josh/bike/tourbooks.html>
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