Maybe we shld try a Community Donation + Sponsor drive for the SEACL? 1000 Bucks shldnt too hard.
Need a proper sponsor, we might pass one round with donations (basically the first SEASL and SEACL was donated purely out of goodwill by a Singaporean guy called Mr Ray) but in the long run we need a sponsor and as you said 1,000 bucks might not be that hard!
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