_{February 12th, 1998}

_{Dear Devotees of Our Lady of the Roses,}

_{For the past two years this web site has been funded through subsidies from the corporate offices of Our Lady of the Roses Shrine and through private funding. Due to recent severe budgetary restrictions at the Shrine, effective February 15th, 1998 we will no longer receive any financial assistance from either of these resources for the maintenance and support of this web site.}

_{As a privately owned entity we made every effort not to solicit donations over the internet in an effort to maintain the integrity and dignity of Our Lady's Shrine. We did not want this web site to be stereotyped with other religious sites that might be categorized as "being in it only for the money". Unfortunately the time has come that we must now turn to the public for their financial support to keep this site in existence.}

_{This page is being posted at this time to enlist the help of all those who are believers in the mission of Our Lady of the Roses and wish to assist financially in the ongoing maintenance, support and further expansion of this web site . Our actual maintenance of this site is several thousand dollars a year. The largest yearly expense being the annual renewal fee with our internet service provider.}

_{This year we would like to further expand this site to include a completely proofed set of Directives, additional messages, miraculous photos, testimonials, expanded cable pages, video and audio clips. This will require the hiring of staff dedicated to this task as well as additional financial resources above and beyond what was required in previous years.}

_{We sincerely hope you will partner with us to achieve these goals. If you would like to assist us, in maintaining and building this site , donations *of any amount , by check or money order only , made out to "EMC Technical Services, Inc." may be mailed to:}

_{Roses Internet Web Site}

_{c/o EMC Technical Services Incorporated}

_{P.O. Box 131494}

_{Staten Island, New York 10313-1494}

_U.S.A.

_{May Our Lady and Our Lord bless you abundantly for your charity and generosity in this matter.}

_{The webmaster@roses.org}

_{*Please note that at this time, donations to this site are not tax deductible.}