[pct-l] Support PCTA

[Judith G]

I've been away for a few weeks (alas not hiking, but with my husband  
during his hospitalization at UCLA Medical Center) and have not yet  
caught up with all the digests ... I only got as far as December 4,  
where Rick Thalhammer's post (quoted in part below) reminded me of  
something I wanted to mention to my fellow trail lovers ... the PCTA  
is having some very important fund-raising campaigns right now, and  
this is an excellent and crucial time to make a gift to our beloved  
trail ... in particular a matching funds campaign that nets the PCTA  
a $25 match from the Forest Service for every $10 donated to the  
fund.  It's easy to do (even if scrounging up some bucks at this time  
of year isn't), just go to http://www.pcta.org/ and the info is right  
there.  My husband and I are choosing this Christmas to donate the  
money we otherwise would have lavished on each other to (a) his  
favorite charity (U.S. Navy Vets) and (b) to mine (PCTA).  Maybe some  
of you would like to do something like this for the trail this year ...

Happy Trails,

Two Legs

> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:05:55 -0800
> From: Rick Thalhammer <rickt at macnexus.org>
>
> ... I hope one obvious topic gets
> adequate attention:  the PCTA.  ... about what the PCTA
> (and your membership in it, plug, plug) does in terms of trail
> maintenance and protection.