Texas Cavers Reunion will commit a hundred. It'll cost Texas Cavers a bit extra at TCR, just a tad.
--Don > On Feb 24, 2016, at 7:29 PM, Robert B via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > To Texas Cavers > > The following is a request for financial donations for a project to repair > the well shaft road at Honey Creek Cave. This is not a request for volunteers. > > The road to the Honey Creek well shaft is in need of repairs after many years > of use, neglect and damage from last years rain during a major caver event. > > As Texas Cavers directly benefit from access to the cave, and any efforts at > maintaining good landowner relations may enhance our continued access, we > feel repairing the road is in our best interest. > > As such, on the weekend of March 5&6 repairs will begin. Equipment and labor > is being donated to this effort but there will be significant out of pocket > expenses. Two (2) bobcat type skidsteers, a backhoe and a large capacity dump > trailer are being donated. Equipment operators are volunteering their time. > However, this group feels their out of pocket costs such as diesel and > equipment hauling costs should be compensated by Texas Cavers. The necessary > heavy duty trucks and trailers to haul the skidsteers and backhoe are not > being donated. > Initial estimates of out of pocket costs = $1500. > > Mr. Arron Wertheim has agreed to be the Project Manager. He has contacted the > landowner to work out road repair details and permission. He has also agreed > to incur the up front costs himself, with the understanding that Texas Cavers > will make reasonable 'not to exceed' commitments (donations) from which he > will be compensated. > > We are requesting funds from TSA, TCMA, all Texas Grottoes and individual > Texas Cavers. > Funding shall be made in the form of a 'not to exceed' financial commitment. > Upon project completion those donating shall be informed of their exact > amount to be paid based upon actual expenses. Actual funds will be paid > directly to Arron Wertheim after project completion. > > Should you feel this is a worthy cause please email me directly (off > Texascavers Listserve) with your committed donation. Robert Bisset > (chair...@cavetexas.org). > > Note: The Bexar Grotto has agreed to fund $500 with another $500 should > fundraising efforts fall short. > > Thanks > Robert Bisset - TSA Chairman > chair...@cavetexas.org > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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