[pct-l] Tents for Haiti - International Trail Magic

[Jtm]

I know this might be useful to a small few, but the North Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America has partnered with goodwill and a Jacksonvile church to collect tents and other useful stuff.  Word is put out by the scouts, collection is done by goodwill and everything will be sent from a church in Jax to a sister church in Haiti. 
I'm interested to see how it goes.
OD 

-----Original Message-----
From: David Shaw <dishaw at ymail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 12:41 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tents for Haiti - International Trail Magic

Maybe get the media involved to find sponsors for PCT thru-hikers for a per mile donation sort of like a hike-a-thon.
even as low as 1c-5c per mile, with a sizable amount of sponsors, could generate some kind of money for the survivors.




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From: WBL <aeromer at ix.netcom.com>
To: Tortoise73 at charter.net; Pacific Crest Trail List <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Cc: Michael K. Sudduth <vashonislander at hotmail.com>
Sent: Fri, January 22, 2010 9:09:39 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tents for Haiti - International Trail Magic

Tortoise is right!  Give $ , not old tents!
Old tents are like old hikers, they just keep on trudging along!


-----Original Message-----
>From: Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
>Sent: Jan 22, 2010 8:55 PM
>To: Pacific Crest Trail List <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Cc: "Michael K. Sudduth" <vashonislander at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tents for Haiti - International Trail Magic
>
>As I listen to the various news sources and agencies, the idea of 
>sending any parcel to Haiti right now is silly.  There is not enough 
>inbound capacity even to get in essential workers and supplies. Money 
>sent to the various relief agencies enables them to buy needed supplies 
>in bulk at wholesale or less and likewise ship in bulk. One may feel 
>good by sending a tent; but just donating the cost of sending it to a 
>relief agency will do a lot more good.
>
>
>Unfortunately politicians want to be seen touring and helping. Media 
>want to have their own person with camera crew there giving "on the 
>scene" updates with the tragedy in the background. And all this 
>grandstanding interferes with getting aid to the victims.  yes we need 
>reporters to show and tell us about the situation, but not hoards each 
>vying for ratings.  I'd like to see a shared medial pool coverage for 
>situations like this; but such a pool will never happen.
>
>Tortoise
>
>Because truth matters"
>
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>
>Michael K. Sudduth wrote:
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>> I received a posting on Facebook 

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