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So, here's the thing.  I'm sure that many here would be willing to give something, even if it's smaller amounts ... and the smaller amounts can add up to a very big deal.  But it's incredibly cuмbersome to send just a few dollars by whatever means may be available.  Could someone who's trustworthy accept smaller amounts by some kind of commonly-available money exchange system (PayPal, Venmo) and then once it reaches a certain amount (hopefully the $800 they need), then that individual could send the entire amount over instead of onsies-twosies.  Some people might just be able to give $5 - $10, which doesn't make sense to bankwire over or use some other similar means ... and they're probably deterred from giving.  If 80 people here could give just $10, it could take care of their immediate needs.  I, for instance, am a BIT more savy than, say, some others, about sending money, and have about $100 myself I'd be willing to contribute, but it's very unclear to me how to send the money.  And that proably goes much more for people who perhaps know even less about it than I do.

So, for instance, I know how to send money by PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or Crypto.  But not even sure where to start here.

I would trust you, for instance, Plenus, to send you my share of the contribution, or perhaps send them to Matthew, who then can put them all together into a single pool and send them in a single transaction.

I'm guessing the info above might work with Zelle (haven't tried it), but then I'm not even sure if they would know what the money was for, etc.  And if it does work with Zelle, I'm not sure most people know how to use it or if it's even worth using it (given any fees) for a tiny donation, like $5 or $10.  So I think this is deterring the people who could perhaps give smaller amounts.

Looking online, I think that PayPal MIGHT work internationally, and that PayPal is available in Nigeria ... so couldn't Father set up a PayPal account?  If he could do that, it would be a breeze for most people to send him donations.

It's a good idea, Lad, and I will suggest it to Fr Onuorah.

However, the idea that many faithful would give small amounts to raise a handsome total, sadly, does not appear to be the case. The 'buy the Benedictines a coffee' fund raiser that I ran a couple of weeks ago which had PayPal and every other facility to donate, only found four donors...