We haven't set a specific deadline, and if we don't reach goal, I wouldn't be opposed to keeping the thermometer up indefinitely to reach people who don't visit regularly. But fortunately we've already raised enough to pay the current round of expenses (the upgrade) and are now working on future hosting and domain name expenses for the L&C websites associated with the boards (the kerths, nfic, etc.) which gives us time to consider projects like shirts, etc.
So between checks and more auction/swag donations, not to mention shirts, I'm optimistic we'll get there sooner rather than later.
Kathy
