A Couple Of Causes Worth Mention
In the past month or two, I’ve been a pretty busy guy. I’ve spent several weeks in NC, and a few weeks before that chasing the employment beast, and trying to shorten a gap in my resume. While I’ve tried to keep life on an even keel, I feel like I’ve really lost touch with a lot of the people and projects I am usually involved in.
One of thse projects is the work at Coon Camp Springs. Between one thing or another, I haven’t even been up to the property in almost six months. Fortunately, CCS president, Dave Allen hasn’t forgotten. As soon as the roads became passable, he was right back at it up there. He’s been working on extending the wildlife-friendly fencing, squaring away the camp, and planning for this year’s habitat work. There’s an awful lot to do, and the volunteers just aren’t showing up.
The thing is, the habitat work has taken on a new turn this year. The wetlands restoration project will begin, probably later this fall. The catch is, CCS has to match the grant money. The match can be “in kind”, so manhours of labor is one good way to offset the costs. We can use all the volunteers we can get up there this summer.
The other is through simple donations. There is a place on the CCS website where you can make donations directly to the organization (a 501c, non-profit). You can also check out the Coon Camp Springs eBay site. The only thing currently on eBay are our t-shirts. They’re nice shirts, and the money raise for each one goes directly into the project (there are no paid positions on the CCS Board of Directors). If you’ve got a few bucks to spare for a great cause, go check it out and get yourself a shirt. Or, just as good, hit the website, check the calendar, and let Dave know when you can make it up to help out. I can guarantee a great weekend in one of the prettiest places in CA. You’ll work hard, play hard, and eat well.
Speaking of good causes, just saw this over at the NorCal Cazadora blog. The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) is raising funds to purchase lifetime fishing licenses for the children of the DFG biologists who died in January’s helicopter crash. They’re still a little short, and Holly offers a solution:
It turns out they need another $7,500 to get lifetime fishing licenses for Cotter’s and O’Connor’s kids. If you’d like to help, you can do a couple things:
First, share this post with all your friends who are avid anglers and see if they’d like to be a part of this effort. Anyone who cares about getting kids into fishing can certainly relate to this cause – these kids no longer have dads to help them.
Second, write a check for whatever you can afford, made out to COHA (which stands for the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance), and write “Lifetime License Fund” in the memo line. Mail the check to:
COHA
1600 Sacramento Inn Way, Suite 232
Sacramento CA 95815
ATTN: Bill Gaines
So if you’ve got a little something to spare, here are two great ways to make your money count for something more important than a Starbucks coffee or that extra pack of cigarettes. For the cost of a good bottle of wine, you can help one of these organizations do something that will last a lifetime.
Just a thought…
Will David be getting deer tags again this year? Does that count as a contribution? I’d love to make it up and help, but with my first born slated to arrive in August weekends are tough right now.
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:55 pm
JR, the tags are sold for this year (although they’re not, technically, in hand yet). They do count as a tax-deductible contribution, however.
Good luck with the upcoming young’un. I know how that can jam up a schedule. Been there… mine was born right in the middle of the NC deer season, 21 years ago this year!
June 3rd, 2010 at 2:13 pm