![Frank Hurley, Endurance in Full Sail](https://gatesofvienna.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/hurleyendurance.jpg)
…Well, that’s what it feels like when I see all those diverse geographical locales in the PayPal notices as they come in.
During the recent fundraiser, donors came from the following places*:
Stateside: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington
Near Abroad: Canada and the Dominican Republic
Far Abroad: Austria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Thailand, and the UK
Canada: Alberta, Newfoundland, Ontario, and Saskatchewan
Australia: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria
Many thanks to all who donated. We’ll be back sometime in the long, hot summer.
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* Note: I haven’t collected all the snail-mail yet, so some places may be missing from the list.
I am missing some states from the central time zone. Are there no issues with islam in Dubuque,Iowa? Or New Orleans? Well, ok, maybe muslims don’ t dare to go there, too big easy.
Tasmania? How far to the Antarctic from there?