Forthright discussion of the pro and cons of having a
Middleboro Mashpee Wampanoag Resort Casino

Email: editor at casino-friend.com

Who are we?
Updated: Mar. 16, 2008

See statement on contributions and finances below.

This website began as a joint effort between Hal Brown as editor, Joe Freitas (from Middleboro - there's another Joesph Freitas who is a Plympton selectman against the casino) as associate editor and Kathy Ryan and secretary and treasurer. Tony Lawrence wrote columns between 8/10/07 and 11/4/07

Kathy is no longer with the website and Joe is associate editor, emeritus, having retired from active involvement in the production of the website.

The opinions expressed here, unless in an OpEd, commentary or letter, are solely those of the editor and publisher, Hal Brown.

The website is independent from any pro-casino group.


The eagle feather was given as a token of appreciation to those who donated $50 or more.

Hal Brown, Editor and Publisher

Joe Freitas, Associate Editor, Emeritis

I hope that this website can provide objective information, as well as opinion and ideas about the planned Middleboro Mashpee Wampanoag tribe resort casino.

Financial and donation statement

Donations are closed. Thanks to everyone for both their generosity financially and their overall support. At present all expenses are paid for by Hal Brown.

Casino-Friend.com was originally funded by its founders, Hal Brown, Joe Freitas, Kathy Ryan, and other donors. The primary expense was for Casino-Friend.com bumper stickers.

We made every effort not to accept donations from those connected or affiliated with the the Mashpee Wampanoag or their casino backers. We also made every effort not to accept donations directly or indirectly from anyone who stood to make a profit from selling land to the tribe and its backers. We asked that these individuals do not funnel donations to us through intermediaries.

While we welcomed donations to fund our ongoing efforts to promote the website and its message. We did not accept anonymous donations. All expenses and donors are listed below. Current ongoing expense is only to pay for the web server.

Expenses:

  • $89.00 Website registration and fee

  • 159.00 Paper for stickers and home-made bumper stickers, and printer ink

  • 29.00 More printer ink

  • 20.00 Gas to take group to the Mashpee Wampanoag recognition day ceremony

  • 311.30 for 550 professionally made bumper stickers for free distribution(6/11/07)

  • 366.25 for 525 bumper stickers with rush delivery

  •   70.05 for 10 eagle feather pins

  •     2.50 for postage

  • 102.35 for 15 more eagle feather lapel pins

  • 391.00 plus postage to be determined for 1,000 more bumper stickers

Total spent: $1,540.45

Donors and the amounts they donate will be listed on this page.

Donations to date:

$300.00 Hal Brown (editor)
$100.00 Kathy Ryan (secretary)
$150.00 Joe Freitas (associate editor)
$  20.00 Joe Runci
$  50.00 Jeanne and Tom Morse (6/27/07)
$  50.00 Janet Parker
$  50.00 Sondra Scott
$  50.00 Tom White
$100.00 MSM Executive Limo
$  75.00 Tony Lawrence
$  50.00 David Tedesco
$  30.00 Bonnie and Christopher Stiner
$ 100.00 Wayne Lee feather feather
$  25.00 Eleanor and Dominick DeAngelis
$ 100.00 Mary-Lauren and Thomas Garafalo
$   20.00 Judith Bigelow-Costa
$ 50. Jim LeRoy feather
$150 "Splendid Splinters" from Ted Williams Camp feather feather feather
$ 100.00 Dr. "Bud" Martinson and Donna Martinson feathrfether

Total donated: $1,620.00

The intention was that if there was money left over once this website became inactive it would be donated to local charities. However, not included in above expenses in cost of hosting the website for another year which will move the total to the break even point.

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