Irish Aires

Again, Irish Aires needs your help!!  KPFT is starting their spring Fund Raiser this week. 

 

Irish Aires & KPFT need your support.  We need to pull our weight in raising funds to keep the station on the air.  We have, over the long run, been able to do this because of your generosity. 

 

PLEASE help us continue!  To contribute do one of the following:

 

1)      Call us (713-526-5738) during the show (6-7pm on Sat night, May 14^th or May 21^st, 2011) and give your pledge to one of our volunteers.

2)      Complete the form at the end of this & return it by email OR snail mail it to the radio station to Irish Aires attention.

3)      Go to KPFT.org and on the right side of the homepage click the DONATE button.  Make sure to choose to support IRISH AIRES In the drop down window.  Also please respond to this email to tell us you donated online and how much.  We handle all the IRISH thank you gifts, so contact us directly about those.

 

We don't need anyone to give a LOT, we need a LOT of people to give. 

Renew your pledge to KPFT & Irish Aires by donating what you can.

 

A little background for those of you new to our list:

 

Irish Aires is the name of radio show broadcast on KPFT-FM (90.1FM in Houston Texas) and on the internet (both live and in archived versions). We are on every Saturday night from 6-7PM (US Central Time – Midnight Sat Nights in Ireland). We play a wide variety of Irish/Celtic music and provide information on local (Houston) Celtic happenings.

 

In addition to our broadcast which feature Irish/Celtic music, we regularly include listing of local Celtic events. we also hosts special guests to discuss issue of interest to the Irish & Irish/American community.

 

We also provide internet resources for the Irish/Celtic community. These include email lists, FaceBook (befriend Jay Dooling – the one from Houston), Twitter (follow wildrover1916), web pages that include info on Irish & Irish American interest (news, cultural happenings & local Houston area events).

 

We also have two other internet sites. They are:

 

Irish Aires Info Blog (current Houston Irish Events)

Irish Aires News Blog (Irish news)

 

While the producers (Pete, Bill, Emily & Jay) are all unpaid volunteers, the non-profit KPFT-FM station has substantial out-of-pocket expenses in order to stay on the air 365 days a year/ 24 hours a day. Electricity, staff salaries, license fees and maintenance are only a few of them.

 

For two weeks every spring, we change the format of our show (and send out emails like this) in order to remind you that KPFT, the Irish Aires radio show & our internet services (email, blogs & web pages) are sponsored by YOU.

 

IF you have joined our membership in the past, please consider rejoining during this drive; if you haven't joined yet, this is the time, join the Irish Aires / KPFT family.

 

KPFT is a non-commercial, community supported radio show. They except no corporate or commercial sponsorship. The receive a modest amount of support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting & grants, but 90% of their budget is provided by individual contributions (which average about $60 each).

 

Because of the need for your continued support, we need to ask you for your support.

 

As we have said before, we don't need people to give a lot; we need A LOT OF PEOPLE to give. Your individual support at any level will help the station stay on the air and Irish Aires to continue into its 28th Year.

 

You can contribute to Irish Aires by calling (713-526-5738) during our show on Saturday night, May 14^th & 21^st between 6:00-7:00PM OR you can complete the below form and return it to me via email (rdooling@swbell.net) OR you can go online to KPFT.org and on the right side of the homepage click the DONATE button.  Make sure to choose to support IRISH AIRES In the drop down window & let us know about the online contribution.

 

Basic membership costs are $25 for students & people on a fixed or lower income; regular membership goes for $35 per year (voting rights accrue at the $25 level).

 

If you can give more, we have been the beneficiaries of some Irish/Celtic music CDs that we would like to give you in return for a $60 contribution (even if you can only afford to pay it out at $5 per month). If you can contribute at the $90 level, you will get two of two of our CDs.

 

But it is more important for you to contribute, no matter what the amount. Wide-spread, small contributions give our station support from the community of people who appreciate our programming and internet information.

 

At whatever level you can support us, please do.

 

Jay, Pete, Bill & Emily

 

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Jay Dooling (rdooling@swbell.net)

Irish Aires

KPFT-FM

419 Lovett Boulevard

Houston, TX 77006

 

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Telephone Area Code & Number: ________________________

 

 

Your E-mail address: _________________________________

 

 

Your favorite show(s): _______________________________

 

Donation Level (X one):

 

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60.00 _____

 

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150.00 _____

 

500.00 Leadership Circle _____

 

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See below for sustainer memberships info

 

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Amount of Contribution:

 

Amount from above $_________

 

Other Amount $_________

 

Total Amount of Pledge: $ ________

 

Thank you gift(s) that you want:

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(Note: Thank you gifts for CREDIT CARD or sustainer

contributions.)

 

Is this: The first time you've pledged to us? ______

A renewal? ______

 

Enter your American Express, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover

number

below or leave blank to be billed at the above address.

 

(X one of the following):

 

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How much per month can we charge to your credit card?

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May we thank you on the air? Yes ___

No ___

 

Would you like to receive this month's catalogue of special

offerings from the Pacifica Radio Archives?

Yes _____

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Thank you for your generosity. Your contribution will go to

Make okay radio even better!

 

Pete Little, Jay Dooling, Bill Galbraith & Emily Standish

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