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 I  think  it  is  important  to  note  that  I   am  NOT  an  active  member  of  the  Saginaw   Depot  Preservation  Corporation  –  I  held  a   membership  for  one  year,  but  found   myself  at  odds  with  some  of  the  methods   attempted  to  secure  funds,  including   ghost-­‐hunting  tours  to  taunt  restless  spirits   better  left  respected.    Being  on  the  outside  of  the  group   looking  in  does  not  alleviate  my   responsibility  to  try  to  help  save  this   station  in  some  way  –  in  any  way  that  I  can.    From  the  outside,  I  cannot   reasonably  estimate  the  amount  of  money   that  it  would  take  to  restore  the  train   station,  but  have  to  wonder  what  miracles   this  group  could  produce  with  a  million   dollars?  In  asking  that,  I  am  reminded  of   the  saying  that  there  are  two  easy  ways  to   become  a  millionaire..have  someone  give   you  a  million  dollars,  or  have  one  million   people  give  you  one  dollar.      Most  people,  myself  included,  do   not  have  a  million  dollars  sitting  around  in   reserve  itching  to  be  donated.  Most  people   can,  however,  spare  a  dollar  or  two,  and   that  is  what  I  am  asking  you  to  do.    The  depot  corporation,  much  like   the  station  itself,