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Anonymous
Anonymous
$50
Oct 16, 2018
Anonymous
$20
Oct 15, 2018
Anonymous
$10
Oct 15, 2018
Amanda Wu
In Memory of Benfen Ma & Weimin Wu
Anonymous
Anonymous
Hong
Song
$50
Oct 11, 2018
Anonymous
$100
Oct 11, 2018
Anonymous
$50
Oct 04, 2018
Tom Timmermann
In Honor of Jeanne and Vernon Timmermann
$50
Oct 02, 2018
Susan Bell-Warner
In Honor of Sue Bell-Warner '84, Scott '83, Shayna '18
$25
Sep 30, 2018
James
Cosgrove
$50
Sep 29, 2018
Marina
Alburger
$50
Sep 28, 2018
Anthony
Solis
Philip
Leong
Daniel
Mayeda
Thomas
Sullivan
Arnold
Garson
$50
Sep 26, 2018
Ashley Alden
In Memory of Norman Alden
$25
Sep 26, 2018
john caronna
In Memory of Comm studies Class of ‘81
$50
Sep 26, 2018
Anonymous
Bryan
Riggs
Anonymous
$50
Sep 26, 2018
Anthony
Arn
$50
Sep 18, 2018
$10
Save One Tape
For $10, we can digitize the content of one Betamax tape, preserving its content for future generations. (fully tax deductible)
$50
Save One Day
Is there a special day in history or your own life? For $50, you can sponsor our digitization of that day's news so it will be preserved forever. We will include your name and that date (between 1980-2005) on our honor roll of timesavers and on our next social media shout-out. (fully tax deductible)
$250
Friend of eBay
For $250, we can buy a solid, low-end Betamax VCR from eBay and digitize lots of tapes. When it eventually dies, we can use its parts so others may live. We'll also include your name on our donor honor roll and on our next social media shout-out. (fully tax deductible)
$350
Save One Week
For $350, you can sponsor our digitization of an entire week of news so it will be preserved forever. We will include your name and that week (between 1980-2005) on our honor roll of timesavers and on our next social media shout-out.
$500
Boss Beta
With your donation, we can purchase a guaranteed refurbished, higher-end, new(ish) Betamax VCR. In addition to including you on our honor roll of donors, we will use a fancy Dymo adhesive label to identify you as the donor and include an action shot of the machine working in our lab online and on our next social media shout-out. (fully tax deductible)
$1,000
Time-Saver Extraordinaire
For $1,000, we can digitize 2/3rds of an entire month of news. You will be invited for a tour of our lab, including a pizza lunch with our student workers. We would also include your picture on our next social media shout-out. (a tax deductible donation amount of $989)
$18,000
Beta Best Friend: Save A Year
The highest level of contribution would fund the permanent preservation of an entire year's worth of television history. For $18,000, you can ensure that future generations are able to see and learn from their past. In recognition of your generous contribution, you would be invited to join Prof. Tim Groeling and our student workers for a tour of our lab and a lunch at the Luskin Conference Center. (a tax deductible donation of $17,974).