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English translation: Contributions welcome

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French term or phrase:	participation libre
English translation:	Contributions welcome
Entered by:	Dianne Holmes Brown

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07:29 Jun 27, 2011

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Tourism & Travel / visits to tourist attractions

French term or phrase: participation libre

I understand that this means that admission is free, but also that you can give something if you wish.
"Donate as you wish" ?? except that this concerns visiting a local brewery, or artist's studio, and donate sounds a bit religious... Ideas welcome !

Dianne Holmes Brown KudoZ activity Questions: 454 (1 open) (3 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 125
Local time: 02:42

Contributions welcome

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Leslie Marcus
France
Local time: 02:42

Grading comment

Many thanks to all - there wasn't really any more context...
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Summary of answers provided

3 +9

Contributions welcome

Leslie Marcus

recommended/suggested donation

Roberta Beyer

contributions welcome

Sheila Wilson

Pay what you want

Catharine Cellier-Smart

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

4 mins confidence:

Pay what you want

Explanation:
suggestion

"Pay-what-you-want is a pricing system where buyers pay any amount for a given commodity, including zero. The amount can also be higher than the standard price for the commodity"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_what_you_want

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Local time: 04:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

Contributions welcome

Explanation:
I know in protestant churches they pass the "contribution plate" and although you don't want it to sound religious, "contributions" will do the trick whether it's money, ideas or whatever. If you want to be perfectly clear you could say "monetary contributions welcome"

Reference: http://www.wethepeopleconvention.org/home/contributions
Reference: http://quickdrawanimation.ca/donate--sponsor/86-contribution...

Leslie Marcus
France
Local time: 02:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Many thanks to all - there wasn't really any more context...

14 mins confidence:

contributions welcome

Explanation:
Would seem appropriate.

There is a cost involved in showing tourists around, even if it's only in terms of time spent with them.

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 01:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 45

15 mins confidence:

recommended/suggested donation

Explanation:
If this is the US, what they say is "$2 recommended (or suggested) donation." In fact, this phrase is used on the Sam Adams' Brewery website for their tour admission (see below). If you give the rest of the sentence I can help you phrase it properly.

Basically, this means it's technically free but it would be kind of rude not to pay it. But if you can't afford it, they want you to be able to go anyway. If you have money to burn, you are welcome to give more.

Donation does not at all sound too religious in this context (at least in US - can't speak for UK). If this doesn't work, I think "pay what you can" sounds a little more diplomatic than "pay what you want" - but that's simply an opinion.

From the brewery site:

tours depart approximately every 45 minutes and last about 1 hour. To avoid long waits we recommend you arrive as early in the tour day as possible. Saturdays are especially busy and capacity is often filled by noon. Please note we do not take reservations, tickets are handed out on a first arrival service.

<B>Suggested donation: $2.00, all donations to benefit local charities.</B>

Example sentence(s):

Open Papermaking Thursday March 10, 6:30-8pm Open papermaking is a social space that includes a vatt of pulp and some instruction. Please e-mail bostonpapercollective@gmail.com if you plan to attend. There is a pay what you can policy at open papermaking

Reference: http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2010/05/suggesteddonati...
Reference: http://www.samueladams.com/share-passion/tours.aspx

Roberta Beyer
Local time: 20:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
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