I can appreciate and understand what Linda is doing with her tournament to raise money...the question I ask is.....
If this IS the ONLY money raised... $450 for Fencer....what will he do with $450 when that is only a 10th of what he needs....do we go back to trying to raise another $3500, and go through all this explaining etc etc again???

***Edit*** the reasons I ask is...what would he (Fencer) do with $450...it isnt even a deposit.

Would he be expected to refund if this was the only money forthcoming???

Secondly.....are people giving Fencer the money they have pledged already??

I have read where "So and So" will donate $40 if the sun dont set etc....
ok....assume it hasnt set....has the $40 been paid...we have to look at this realistically(sp)

This isnt a hypothetical situation...for Fencer it is real, for the rest of us it is playing with people who in most cases will never meet and will never have any contact with apart from the internet