Rafal, I'm not comfortable with donations for the greater good becoming entitlements for special privileges. It would be unfortunate if that becomes the principal reason for being philanthropic.
As for resurveying Powell's Cave, there have been two survey projects of the cave since the early 1960s, and one fairly decent map made of the cave. Unfortunately, past efforts used whoever showed up at trips as survey teams, with little to no quality control of survey standards. The result was a mish-mash of excellent to awful surveys that was nearly impossible to compile into a good map. Any future effort will require a different strategy that may be too difficult to complete given the lack of project leaders and cartographers we have today. Jerry. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2016, at 8:01 AM, Rafal Kedzierski via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Further along those lines, do donors get a special thank you trip:)? > > When does the longest mostly dry cave in Texas get a more perfect survey > project and map? > > RK > > ________________________________ >> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:55:00 +0000 >> To: texascavers@texascavers.com >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Powell's Cave Gate Project update : >> From: texascavers@texascavers.com >> >> >> How do we send in a contribution? Is there somewhere online I can donate? >> >> --- >> Dessie Pierce, MA >> Licensed Professional Counselor >> Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor >> Certified Clinical Trauma Professional >> 11999 Katy Freeway >> Suite 509 >> Houston, TX 77079 >> phone: 832-735-0065 >> cell: 832-341-8880 >> des...@dessiep.com<mailto:des...@dessiep.com> >> dessiep.com >> It is important to be aware that e-mail communication can be relatively >> easily accessed by unauthorized people and therefore can compromise the >> privacy and confidentiality of such communication. Please notify me >> (Dessie Pierce) if you decide to avoid or limit in anyway the use of >> email. Please do not use email for emergencies. Any advice given >> without a contract for professional services does not constitute >> counseling in any manner and should not be relied upon. Information >> contained within and accompanying this message is confidential, >> intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If >> the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are >> hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this >> message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in >> error, please immediately notify me by telephone at 832-735-0065 or >> return the email and purge all copies of this message from your system. >> >> >> >> On 2016-06-22 20:32, Jerry via Texascavers wrote: >> >> Powell's Cave Gate Project update >> >> Jim Kennedy and company have finished the gate on Powell's Cave, and >> now it's time to pay for it. As you can see from the accompanying >> graph, we've received $1200 of the approximately $2500 that has been >> pledged thus far. Many thanks to all that have sent in their donations >> or pledged to help! - If you haven't sent in your pledged donation, >> please do so at your earliest convenience so we can pay the bills. >> >> The graph also shows that we are about $800 shy of our goal. If you are >> thinking of helping out on the gate project, please do so at this time. >> Help support our continuing efforts to protect both the cave and its >> bats, and to demonstrate our commitment to the landowner. >> >> Jerry Atkinson >> Powell's Cave Landowner Liaison >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | >> Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/<http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers%40texascavers.com/> >> >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> >> _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing >> list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
