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Fundraising/CatalogThis section is dedicated to raising money for Trial and Error and to the sale and distribution of items related to the message of Justice for Dennis Dechaine.A Special Trial & Error Matching $10 Donations FundraiserThe function of Trial & Error is to educate the public about the case, and to provide as much financial support to Dennis's defense team as we are able to. There are ongoing investigations which T & E has been paying for.Although Dennis's lawyers are court appointed (which in Maine is about the same as working pro bono, i.e., for free) and the Innocence Project has underwritten DNA testing, T & E pays for publications, tapes, dvds, and the investigations by the defense team's detectives, and also expert witness fees, travel, and lodging costs. One hundred percent of the money contributed to Trial & Error is used to pay direct costs of Dennis's case - involved members pay for all of their own expenses incurred in this effort. Dennis's defense team has two years from the date the new DNA law took effect (Sept of 2006) to go back to court and it needs financial help to ready his case. To that end, Trial & Error is asking for your help - a $10 donation. To "get the ball rolling," regularly active T & E members have challenged each other to match donations. Each member who accepts the challenge agrees to match ten $10 donations. Doesn't seem like much? When 10 people donate $10, that's $100. A Trial & Error member has agreed to match those donations - and $100 becomes $200. When one hundred $10 donations are matched - $1,000 becomes $2,000. All donations will be posted on the "Fundraising" page, unless you request to remain anonymous. So far, there are over 20 matching contributors. Jim Moore Bill Bunting Bob MacLaughlin Rae Duval Genie Nakell Nancy Farrin Libby Harmon Bernie Huebner Sue Pastore Bev & Bill Gallant ($50 each) Carol Waltman Phil Dechaine Lori Levesque Steve Sandau Ludmila Tutunaru & Diana Huot ($50 each) Frank & Harriett Dechaine Ross & Judy Paradis ($50 each) Jennifer Bunting John Hewey Lloyd Ferris George Christopher JoAnne Moore David Berry Please makes checks out to - Trial & Error - and send donations to: Trial & Error, c/o Carol Waltman, P.O. Box 153, Madawaska, ME 04756 Or, you can make a contribution through the "PayPal" link on the "What You Can Do" page. If you would like to join the matching contributors by agreeing to match ten $10 donations (a $100 donation), please let us know so that your name can be added to the list, or listed as anonymous (T & E will appreciatively accept donations of any amount.) Please share this fundraising event with others. The pebble in the pond effect can be amazing. Thank you. FundraisingSend all contributions to Carol Waltman, Trial and Error, P.O. Box 153, Madawaska, ME 04756. She can be reached by email by clicking Carol Waltman.Trial and Error IS a tax-deductible, non-profit organization as certified by the Internal Revenue Service. That 501(c)(3) application is officially "approved" and all 2004 and subsequent contributions are legitimately tax-deductible contributions. Also, Trial and Error IS a registered non-profit corporation in the State of Maine and has been certified as an "Exempt Charitable Organization" by the State's Departemnt of Professional & Financial Regulation. PAYPAL !! Funds can be sent to Trial and Error by any of the 71 million PayPal accounts. Go to your own account from your own desktop or click on the icon here. The PayPal system asks "what type of payment", so "Service" seems close enough and after clicking "Continue", you can click that "No shipping address is needed" and then "SEND". CATALOG (Click on Images of Fundraising items to see them.) The following items are available (prices include postage) To order any of these items, send a check to Trial and Error, P.O. Box 153, Madawaska, ME 04756. Human Sacrifice II $15.00 Buttons with Dennis' photo $1.00 Bumper Stickers "FREE DENNIS DECHAINE www.trialanderrordennis.org" $2.00 Orange "Business Cards" with Trial and Error address and web address. five FREE cards with each item purchased. Orange Wrist Bands $3.00. See your local chapter chair or contact Carol Waltman. Fundraising Project -- Cookbook "Bon Appetit" by the Portland Chapter:The Portland Chapter is now taking orders for its new Dennis Dechaine cookbook - "Bon Appetit" See the cookbook order form.Bon Appetit is a spiral bound hardcover cookbook with tabbed dividers containing over 200 recipes contributed by family and friends of Dennis Dechaine. Recipes include Appetizers and Beverages, Soups and Salads, Vegetable and Side Dishes, Main Dishes, Breads and Rolls, Desserts, Cookies and Candies, and This & That. Several of Dennis' poems are also included as well. For more information, contact the Portland Chapter chair, Genie Nakell. Fundraising Project -- Return Address Labels by the Portland Chapter:Genie Nakell, of Portland has developed a new fundraiser and awareness raiser for Dennis' cause. Below are 4 designs of return address labels with names: PHOTO, BOOK, GEESE, and MOUNTAINS. You can order some for yourself, especially for use when writing to legislators (!), Steve Rowe, etc., as well as for gifts for family and friends. Each order contains 140 self-sticking labels and costs $15, including shipping (7 to 10 days). You can place as many orders for as many designs as you would like by using the order form and filling in the return address information you want for each design you order.Just mail the form and your check to Genie and she will place your order with the printer the same day she receives it. T & E will net about $5 - $7 on each order depending on how many she can batch together to save on shipping costs. So, help to advertise a retrial for Dennis and to raise money for his defense by placing several orders. Please circulate to friends and relatives as well. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Genie Nakell. |
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