2004 Ruck to Benefit.... whom????? Re: [at-l] My drummin' friend...

[spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com (Jim and/or Ginny Owen)]

Sloetoe wrote:
>>For new list members, in 2000 the Place in Damascus needed
>>help. List members were instrumental in raising over $5000 and
>getting a work party together. I think there's pic in the
>gallery?
>### No, we don't often wish to work an "official" *anything*
>into Ruck business -- the 2000 Ruck benefitting The Place being
>a well-known and wonderful exception. May I suggest a similar
>entirely-worthy exception? Delaware Water Gap's Church of the
>Mountain hostel has put out a call for help in the latest ATN
>http://www.appalachiantrail.org/about/pubs/atn/archive/ATN03Nov.pdf
>If you scan down to page 20, you'll see the "Letter" ...
>This hostel, again, has provided *worthy* service, and would be
>a good steward of any resources we might raise....


OK, Sir Toe --- you got it.  As of this moment, the "official" fundraising 
effort for this year's PA Ruck will be Church of the Mountain Hostel in DWG. 
  We've been looking for a worthy cause -

We've had some sort of minor fundraiser for the last several years.  We've 
never made it a big deal except for the one for The Place.  But we've 
continued to have a used gear sale and a Saturday lunch fund-raiser every 
year as well as a contribution jar for the benefit of the hostel.  The 
proceeds from the Saturday lunch fund-raiser and the gear sale have gone 
toward some worthy Trail-related cause.  And we've always managed to 
contribute a little bit to some part of the Trail community.  Last year, the 
proceeds went to the AT Museum.   This year it'll be to the Church of the 
Mountain.

For those who don't know - that hostel almost closed a few years ago.  Not 
so much because of money, but because of "hiker behavior" - or more 
accurately, hiker "misbehavior."  Anything that we can do to encourage them 
to stay open would be good.  And while money may not be "everything" - it 
sometimes helps.

Now ---- since Sir Toe suggested this - I'm gonna suggest that he be elected 
the fund-raising coordinator.  It only takes 5 votes to elect him - and he 
already has my vote.  We need four more.  Who else thinks he's eminently 
qualified for the position?  <VBG>

Walk softly,
Jim

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