X-Message-Number: 7997
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 01:37:15 -0800
From: Paul Wakfer <>
Subject: Prometheus News and Views

Pledge Received from a _Cryonics_ Reader 

Even thought the issue of _Cryonics_ which just appeared contained
Prometheus Project information which was over 6 months out of date and
no valid web address for Prometheus information was given, the a pledge
has been received by mail.

Ilya Novof of Essex Junction, Vermont writes:

   "I read about your attempt to start Prometheus Project, in CRYONICS
Magazine. I am pledging $1000/year to purchase shares in "hypothetical"
for profit corporation."
   "Please keep me inform about further developments."

I have sent this pledger a note of thanks and printouts of the current
enlarged Prometheus Project Web Site material.

Project Promotion Limitations

I believe that this quick response shows that if Alcor would permit me
to fund mailings to their _Cryonics_ subscriber list without my access
to the list itself, as I have requested, the Prometheus Project pledge
total would quickly receive another major boost. I have tried my very
best to set up the Project and to maintain it, as a vehicle outside, and
independent of the rivalry, and often ill will, which continues between
the various cryonics organizations. However, except for CryoCare and
ACS, I am continually stymied in my attempts and requests to communicate
directly with the majority of cryonicists who are not on the Internet.
As it is, I have no recourse to any methods except promoting the Project
as widely as possible on the Internet and attempting to get
non-cryonicists to support it. To say the least, this is very
frustrating and is, partly, responsible for the current very slow rate
of pledge total increase.

Funding Statistics

The pledges in each dollar level are now:

          3 for $50,000 per year for 10 years,
          10 for $10,000 per year for 10 years,
          1 for $6,800 per year for 10 years,
          8 for $5,000 per year for 10 years,
          1 for $4,000 per year for 10 years,
          1 for $3,000 per year for 10 years,
          1 for $2,500 per year for 10 years,
          7 for $2,000 per year for 10 years,
          4 for $1,500 per year for 10 years,
          4 for $1,200 per year for 10 years,
          36 for $1,000 per year for 10 years,

for a total of $367,100 per year for ten years.

Currently, spending directed toward perfecting suspended animation is at
the $400,000 per year level. This is being provided by the Life
Extension Foundation to 21st Century Medicine.

Funding per year by national origin:

     Australia                  $5,500
     Canada                    $27,000
     France                     $2,000
     Germany                    $1,500
     New Zealand                $1,500
     Sweden                     $1,000
     United States            $723,600
     No country                 $5,000


-- Paul --

Paul Wakfer
email:  phone:909-481-9620  pager:800-805-2870

HELP TO ACHIEVE - PERFECTED SUSPENDED ANIMATION WITHIN 20 YEARS!

Check out the Prometheus Project web site at URL:
http://www.prometheus-project.org/prometheus/

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