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VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2! FEBRUARY 2016
The Carbide CourierThe Dayton Underground Grotto
of the National Speleological Society
VOLUME 23, ISSUE 2! FEBRUARY 2016
GROTTO OFFICERS
ChairmanTama Cassidy
Vice ChairmanJames Clements
SecretaryMike Hood
TreasurerRebekah Sweet
Board Members
Fred [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Carbide Courier EditorMike Hood
MembershipMike Hood
ConservationVacant
RescueTim Douglass
SafetyRobert Turner
EquipmentTama Cassidy
VerticalTama Cassidy
Landowner RelationsVacant
Youth GroupsTim Douglass
LibraryDave Rice
SurveyPam Carpenter
WebmasterMike Hood
REPRESENTATIVES
Great Saltpetre PreserveTama Cassidy
Fred [email protected]
Indiana Karst Conservancy
Mike [email protected]
Kentucky Speleological Survey
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GROTTO MEETINGS
Grotto meetings are held the 2nd Sunday of each month. Meeting locations may vary, so check the DUG web and Facebook pages for details.
www.dugcaves.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/DUG.NSS
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Inside this Issue:
Calendar of Events 3
From the Chairman 5
Membership Renewals 5
Grotto Committee Chair Openings 5
Ergor’s Thoughts About First Aid 6
Minutes of the January General Meeting 7
Minutes of the January Executive Committee 8Meeting
Announcing Karst Field Studies Courses for 2016 10
Cover Photo: Colin Gatland’s photo for the Mine Lighting tour at the Winter Adventure Weekend, Carter Caves State Resort Park, Kentucky.
Volume 23, Issue 2 February 2016
The Carbide Courier is on-line and available for download from the Dayton Underground Grotto website. The newsletter is published monthly. Submissions must be sent to the editor by Friday preceding the last week of the month. Send submissions to [email protected].
The Carbide Courier, copyright (c) 2016 by the Dayton Underground Grotto. Excluding reprinted material and individually copyrighted articles, permission is granted to caving and cave conservation organizations to reprint material from this publication, with proper credit given to the author and The Carbide Courier. Articles appearing in The Carbide Courier do not necessarily represent the official views of the grotto and/or its members.
MEMBERSHIP INFO
Annual membership is $15 per individual, $20 per family, or $7.50 for full-time students. Memberships renewable on January 1st. Dues can be mailed to the membership committee chairman:
Mike Hood4668 Airway Rd.Riverside, OH 45431-1368
Please make check payable to:Dayton Underground Grotto
You can also pay with PayPal.
http://www.dugcaves.com/membership-and-renewals.html
Find Us On the Web:www.dugcaves.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DUG.NSS www.twitter.com/DUGCaves
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Calendar of Events
February 12-13 The Adventure Summit at Wright-State University http://theadventuresummit.com/
February 14 Regular membership meeting, 7pm, at Roger and Lynn Brucker’s house.
March 13 Regular membership meeting, 7pm, at Walter E. Stebbins High School (in the Student Activity Center, behind the main school building).
April 10 Regular membership meeting, 7pm, location to be announced.
May 8 Regular membership meeting, 7pm, location to be announced.
May 14-15 Great Saltpetre Preserve Open House http://caves.org/conservancy/gsp/info/openhouse.shtml
May 27-30 Speleofest http://louisville.caves.org/speleofest.shtml
June 12 Regular membership meeting, 7pm, location to be announced.
July 10 Regular membership meeting, 7pm, location to be announced.
July 16-23 NSS Convention (75th Anniversary) - Ely, NV http://nss2016.caves.org/
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Get Your Very Own Grotto Patch!
Designed by our very own Tom Cottrell, you too can own one of these handsome patches. They are $5 each. Contact Tom, to purchase one ([email protected]).
We are officially the 184th different NSS affiliated grotto to have produced a patch
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Your membership will be dropped if not paid by March
From the Chairman:
On our way to the DUG meeting my husband was reminiscing how joining DUG and caving changed us for the better. It is truly a privilege to be a part of this community, and so I thought I should throw my hat in the ring for chairman. This is Dugs 24th year, and I am looking forward to it. We have a great Executive Committee. Our Vice Chair James Clements is busy working on planning Wormfest. We will have some cave trips and work weekends coming up this spring as well. We are going to try a new meeting location in March thanks to our secretary and Courier editor Mike Hood. Thank you also to our Treasurer Bekka Sweet, and board members Don Conover and Fred Ball. We are currently looking for committee chairs for Conservaion and Land owner relations. If you are interested in volunteering to help as a committee chair please let us know. The presentation for the meeting will be Canyoneering in Zion. We hope to see you there.
Tama CassidyDUG Chairman
Mark your calendars for August 12-14 for the 21st Wormfest!! It will be held at the Great Saltpetre Preserve in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Vice Chairman, James Clements, is hard at work putting together a fun-filled weekend of caving, food, and camraderie. He will be looking for volunteers for various staff positions, so stay tuned for more information to come.
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Grotto Committees in Need of Chairs
The following committee chairman openings are being advertised in accordance with Grotto Act 06-02.
- Conservation Committee- Landowner Relations Committee
Members interested in chairing any of these committees should contact the grotto chairman.
Membership Renewals
Members who need to renew his or her membership for 2016 may do so at the February meeting. Members who renew at the meeting will receive his or her membership card and the password to the Members-Only section of the grotto web page (the new password was effective January 1st).
Annual dues are:
$15 - Regular Membership (only NSS members are full members with voting privileges.)$20 - Family Membership (family members must reside in same household as primary member)$7.50 - Student Membership (must be full-time student)
Please make sure you contact the Membership Committee Chairman if your address, e-mail, and or telephone numbers have changed. Those who do not renew by March 1st will be dropped.
Officer Elections for 2016
Congratulations to our new officers for 2016:
Chairman - Tama CassidyVice Chairman - James ClementsSecretary - Mike HoodTreasurer - Rebekah SweetBoard Member - Fred BallBoard Member - Don Conover
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Ergor’s Thoughts About First AidBy Ergor Rubreck
Last weekend I was struck by a rock. In a cave, yet. The gloves I wore were a beautiful blue rubber that matched my eyes. We were advancing a tunnel at t h e s i d e o f a t e r m i n a l breakdown in a trunk passage, and the person heaving the rocks back to me from the face had said to look out for rocks. One the size of a grapefruit landed on my left middle finger and it hurt like the Spanish Inquisition. I just knew my finger had been crushed to a pulp inside my glove, and I feared that if I pulled my hand out of the glove the gore would pour out and with it my reputation as the ultra safe caver.
"What happened to your finger? It's ALL PURPLE," a friend said who I had tried to impress over the years. From crossword puzzles, I knew the word was contusion. "You've GOT to do SOMETHING. It's so GROSS!!"
I did what any brave cave explorer would do -- I Googled on FINGER CONTUSION. While the computer was delivering 265,000 hits, I remembered why I dropped out of softball one summer camp day in right field. A kid named Bob Feller hit a high fly
into right and it had my name on it right next to the word Spaulding. It impacted my left middle finger like a meteorite from space and I fell to earth in exquisite pain. A stove finger ended any thought of a big league career, and now would my contusion end my caving career?
The Home Health Aid site said put ice on it and two weeks later it will hurt less and begin to heal UNLESS the fragile bones are broken. That's it? Ice? How many of us take ice into a cave? I thought if my friend would kiss it the pain might subside without ice. "EEEooouu, it's HIDIOUS, y o u ' d b e t t e r g o t o t h e EMERGENCY ROOM!" No sympathy here, and the only consolation was I didn't get blood on my beautiful blue glove.
From time to time I have put together and carried cave first aid kits in my overstuffed bag. I f I p a c k e d g a u z e a n d antibiotic ointment and Band-Aids, I would have an upset stomach. If I packed antacid I'd n e e d K a o p e c t a t e o r Unguentine for burns. In other words, never the right stuff, so I finally left the first aid kit in my trunk full of never-to-use
cave gear. Can't say I've missed it, either. Oh, I can imagine the sudden need for Cialis when sliding into a bathtub in a cave, but my romantic encounters in world class caves have seldom tickled my libido.
Back when real tough guys flew those U-2 spy planes over Russia at 95,000 feet they carried L-pills (L for lethal.) The idea was that if you were caught after bailing out you'd bite down on a glass capsule of cyanide and not have to give up the password. I thought about that when I have been in a precarious perilous spot in a grim cave, but with my luck the glass sherds would cut my gums and I'd bleed all over my expensive cave suit.
As I looked at my midnight blue fingernail and the violet fingerpad on the opposite side, maybe I should take a first aid course. Our fire department just started one.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," said the instructor, a fire fighter who likes pie. "If you know first aid, and have a simple first aid kit ready, YOU CAN SAVE OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES." I had not considered that -- I had only been
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considering my own safety. And didn't good Samaritans sometimes get sued for botching a first aid job? I could get in big trouble giving a vigorous Heimlich maneuver on the wrong lady or a tracheotomy on an opera singer. My second thoughts dropped me out of the course after lesson one.
If you go caving with me, you'd better not get sick. I want to see your Medicare and Medicaid
cards for Part A and Part B. And your vaccination records had better be up to date, too. Show me your certificate of good health suitable for framing in your cave pack. And would you mind filling out that 23-page family health history form?
When my finger heals I'll see about getting the kind of gloves hockey goalies wear.
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 10, 2016DAYTON UNDERGROUND GROTTO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
14 members and guests in attendance.
1. With the outgoing chairman and vice chairman not in attendance, the membership asked Mike Hood to serve as chairman pro-tem to run the election of officers for 2016. The floor was open to nominations and the following members were nominated:
Chairman – Don Conover and Tama Cassidy (Don withdrew his nomination) Vice Chairman – James Clements Secretary – Mike Hood Treasurer – Rebekah Sweet Board Members – Fred Ball, Don Conover, Tom Cottrell, and Jim Pisarowicz. Tom and Jim withdrew their nominations.
2. Don Conover moved to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot to elect the officers for 2016. Sandy Rice seconded. Motion passed and all officers were seated immediately. Mike Hood turned over chairmanship of the grotto to Tama Cassidy.
3. Chairman Tama called the meeting to order at 7:40pm with all officers in attendance.
4. Chairman Tama welcomed Ana Scherschel as a guest to the meeting. Ana joined the grotto during the meeting and was welcomed as a new member.
5. Chairman Tama asked if anyone had been caving. Lynn Brucker said she had been surveying in Mammoth Cave over the New Year. 450 feet of new passage was discovered the mapped. She had a map of the new section for display at the meeting.
6. The Adventure Summit at Wright State University in February was discussed. DUG members will be there with some giving presentations. Mike Hood will supply DUG brochures to be available there.
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7. Roger Brucker discussed the issue of artifacts in Great Saltpetre Cave and that the Kentucky state archeologist was against any digging up artifacts as they deteriorate once exposed to air. Fred Ball and Tama Cassidy, DUG’s GSP representatives, addressed the issue and talked about what was going on at GSP. They assured the members that no digging was going to be done and that an archeological project from Ball State University would be taking place in May where ground penetrating radar would be used and no digging would occur. Fred also encouraged all DUG members to come to the Open House in May. Camping will be free for all volunteers.
8. John Cassidy informed the members the next Kentucky Speleological Survey meeting will be on January 24th at the University of Kentucky. They will be holding elections at that meeting.
9. Mike Hood discussed potential NSS Headquarters and Buckner Cave work weekends. He will publish potential work dates once he receives them.
10. Robert Turner was appointed as the grotto Safety Committee Chairman.
11. Mike Hood stated with the members that renewed at the meeting, the grotto’s paid membership is now at 45.
12. Chairman Tama called for a short break before our presentation.
13. Jim Pisarowicz gave a presentation on cave diving.
14. Chairman Tama adjourned the meeting at 9:04pm. Our next meeting will be Sunday, February 14th, 7:00pm, at Roger and Lynn Brucker’s.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike HoodSecretary
MINUTES OF THE DAYTON UNDERGROUND GROTTOEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
January 19, 2016
1. Chairman Tama Cassidy called the meeting to order at 7:20pm at T.J. Chumps in Fairborn. The following officers and guests were present:
Chairman – Tama CassidyVice Chairman – James ClementsSecretary – Mike HoodBoard Member – Fred BallBoard Member – Don Conover
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Guests: John Cassidy and Sherry Clements
Board member absent – Treasurer Rebekah Sweet
2. There was no treasurer’s report available.
3. The following grotto acts were reviewed by the board: - 96-02 – Wormfest Committee (no changes) - 05-01 – DUG Honorary Member and Distinguished Member Awards (no changes) - 05-02 – The Joe Windows Cave Fellowship Award (no changes) - 05-03 – DUG Permanent Committees and Sections (minor changes made) - 05-04 – DUG Representatives (minor changes made) - 06-01 – Official Grotto Logo (no changes) - 06-02 – Advertising Grotto Position Openings (no changes) - 06-03 – Executive Committee E-Mail/Mail Votes (no changes) - 06-04 – Grotto Equipment Policy (no changes)
Fred Ball moved to accept the acts, with changes. Mike Hood seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Acts 05-03 and 05-04 will be revised and uploaded to the DUG web page.
4. Chairman Tama reminded the committee there are two committee chairs open: Conservation Committee and Landowner Relations Committee. Volunteers for these two positions are being sought and will continue to be advertised in the Carbide Courier and web page.
5. Chairman Tama discussed meeting locations and possible changes to take the burden off of the Brucker’s from having to host all of our meetings in their home. Some possible locations discussed were Stebbins High School (where Mike Hood works), Dayton Public Library, and churches. This will be brought up for discussion at the February general membership meeting. The March 13th meeting will be held at Stebbins High School to test this meeting location. The March meeting location will be advertised to other area grottos as well.
6. The committee discussed the issue of increasing membership in the grotto. Some of the ideas discussed were: - Inviting outside grottos to Wormfest - Restart the Huntsville Grotto/Dayton Underground Grotto rotating weekend - Reaching out to the Wright State University outdoor group (Mike Hood will prepare DUG brochures) - Offering more grotto-led caving trips
7. Membership Chairman, Mike Hood, reported the grotto currently has 50 paid members for 2016 and that delinquent members have until March 1st to renew. After that date, they will be dropped from the membership rolls.
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8. Vice Chairman James Clements discussed Wormfest. Tentative date is August 12-14 at the Great Saltpetre Preserve. He showed samples of t-shirt designs and logos. It was discussed it would be open to grotto members and guests. Volunteers will be needed for various positions.
9. There was no further business brought to the floor. Fred Ball moved to adjourn. Chairman Tama adjourned the meeting at 8:38pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike HoodSecretary
GSP CAMPING FEES INCREASE FOR 2016Camping fees at the Great Saltpetre Preserve have increased for 2016. The new rates are:
- Nightly - $6- Scouts - $7- Season Pass - $40- Family Pass - $60
Western Kentucky University's Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies (CHNGES) and Department of Geography and Geology are pleased to offer the following KFS courses this coming summer:
• Karst Geology, June 12-18, Dr. Art Palmer• Cave Survey and Cartography, June 18-24, Dr. Pat Kambesis• Intermediate Cave Techniques, June 24-29, Drs. Jason Polk and Pat Kambesis• Experiential Ecology: Hands-on Subterranean Ecology in the Mammoth Cave Region, July
10-16, Dr. Julian “Jerry” LewisCourses may be taken for graduate, undergraduate, or continuing education credit. Courses may also be taken just for fun as non-credit workshops. Registration officially ends May 6, but be sure to sign-up by April 15 for discounted registration rates.
Courses are expected to fill-up fast this year! For more information about the program, courses, how to register, and instructor bios, please visit www.karstfieldstudies.com.
If you have any questions please contact the Karst Field Studies Director, Dr. Leslie North, at [email protected]
Announcing Karst Field Studies Summer 2016 Courses!
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ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY (RKC) GREATER CINCINNATI GROTTO (GCG) • BLUE GRASS GROTTO (BGG)
DAYTON UNDERGROUND GROTTO (DUG) • CENTRAL OHIO GROTTO (COG) LIABILITY WAIVER, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS,
RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT CAVING CLUB, EVENT AND ACTIVITIES, CAVE ENTRANCE, EXPLORATION, STUDY
Attention: By signing this document, you will waive certain legal rights. Please read carefully.
!"#$%$&There are significant elements of risk in any organized caving club, event, adventure, sport, or activity associated with a cave. Certain risks cannot be eliminated without destroying the unique character and natural beauty of the cave and caving activities. The same elements that contribute to the unique character of the activity can be causes of loss or damage to your equipment, or accidental injury, illness, or in extreme cases, permanent trauma or death. We do not want to frighten you or reduce your enthusiasm for these organized events and club activities but we think it is important for you to know in advance what to expect and to be informed of the inherent risks.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF RISKS I acknowledge that the following describes some, but not all, of the risks: 1) Slips, trips, falls, or painful crashes due to pits, boulders, loose debris, inclines, declines, and wet areas in the cave; 2) risks associated with crossing, climbing, or down climbing; 3) Misuse of equipment or failure of equipment; 4) my physical strength, coordination, sense of balance and ability to follow or give directions while climbing, belaying, crawling, walking, or stooping; 5) fatigue, chill, hypothermia, and/or dizziness, which may cause injury in and of itself or diminish my reaction time and increase the risk of accident; 6) my own inadequate equipment and lack of training; 7) the risk of head injury by falling rocks, debris, slipping and falling, tripping, my own failure to wear a helmet, and banging my head on rock protrusions or the ceiling; 8) non-level ground and walking surfaces such as breakdown, mud, cave formations, water, gravel, and rocks which may cause falls, twisted ankles, and other bodily injury; 9) the complicated labyrinth of passages in a cave which may cause me and other members of my party to get lost; 10) the fact that since all caves are underground they may flood and have high water levels which can cause drowning, hypothermia, and other illness and injuries; 11) abrasion from or entanglement with ropes or equipment; 12) the presence, actions or falls of other members of my party; 13) the fact that caves are dark areas, the very definition of a cave is a natural opening in the earth where light does not penetrate - therefore the risk of entering a cave without adequate lighting for which I am solely responsible; 14) the presence, actions, or falls of other participants; 15) trash, man-made debris and other materials which may be washed into or otherwise accumulate in a cave; 16) the presence or absence of good, breathable oxygen in a cave; 17) farm equipment, farm animals, dogs, vehicles, vegetation which may exist and be hidden on my ingress and egress to and from the cave;18) the inherent and extreme risks associated with swimming in a cave’s water and particularly of cave diving; and 19) wild animals which exist in nature and which may use the cave’s entrance or the cave itself for a habitat and all risks associated therewith; 20) misuse of alcohol and or drugs that impair thought decision making and motor coordination; 21) risk associated with organized caving clubs, events, rappelling, contest games, food and the premises at which these events are held. I understand that the description of these conditions and risks is not
complete and that other unknown or unanticipated risks may result in injury, illness, or death. In recognition of the inherent risks of the organized caving club, events and any caving activity which I, and/or any minor child for which I am responsible, will engage in, I confirm that I am (we are, the minor is) physically and mentally capable of participating in these organized caving clubs events, activities, entering, exploring, surveying and/or studying the cave and activity and using any equipment which I/the child may bring along. I/we/he/she participate(s) willingly and voluntarily and I assume full responsibility for personal injury, accidents or illness (including death) and any related expenses. I also assume responsibility for damage to or loss of my/our personal property. I/we also assume the risk for accidents or injury caused by the negligence of any persons engaging in these activities and organized caving clubs events with me/us, including any tour guides, fellow explorers, fellow cavers, friends, and the like, whether such negligence is comparative or contributory. I/we are aware of the risks associated with organized caving events and clubs, caves and cave exploration and with utilizing equipment for climbing and repelling in a cave and understand the technical aspects of these activities. I/we accept that climbing in a cave, cave exploration, and particularly cave diving are inherently dangerous sports. I/we acknowledge that wearing appropriate clothing, footwear, lighting, helmets and equipment are basic safety precautions and that wearing a UIAA approved helmet may help prevent head and/or neck injuries. I/we understand and accept that it is not the responsibility of RKC, GCG, BGG, DUG, or COG, volunteers, trip leaders or tail guides, to ensure that I/we have/has this equipment and wear(s) it before my (our) entrance into the cave but my/our sole responsibility. I (and on behalf of the minor) assume the risks of personal injury, accidents, illness, including but not limited to sprains, torn muscles and/or ligaments, fracture or broken bones; eye damage, cuts, wounds, scrapes, abrasions, and/or contusions, dehydration, oxygen shortage, hypothermia, head, neck and/or spinal injuries; insect bites or allergic reaction, food poisoning and reactions from food; shock, drowning, paralysis and/or death. In consideration of the privilege to participate in these organized caving events, club activities, enter the cave and being allowed to survey, study and/or explore it; I on my behalf and the behalf of any minor in my charge or for which I am parent, legal guardian or otherwise responsible, any heirs, personal representatives or assigns, do hereby release RKC, GCG, BGG, DUG, and COG, organizers, volunteers, families of, landowners upon whose land I may cross, private owners of caves, and their principals, directors, co-owners, spouses, agents, employees, and volunteers, and each and every land owner, municipal and/or governmental agency upon whose property such activity is conducted, from all liability and waive any claim for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death occurring to me and/or any minor in my charge or for which I am parent, legal guardian or otherwise responsible from any cause whatsoever. This document is the property of the Rockcastle Karst Conservancy. (Last updated 9/2/2015)
Names: please print clearly
Adult Caver or Visitor:___________________________________ Signature: ____________________________
Minor: ___________________________________ Age: ________ Relationship: __________________________
Minor: ___________________________________ Age: ________ Relationship: __________________________
Minor: ___________________________________ Age: ________ Relationship: __________________________
Address of Adult:_____________________________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________
Date Signed:____________________________________________ Witness: __________________________________________
THIS WAIVER VALID THROUGH END OF CALENDAR YEAR SIGNED
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The NSS has purchased a new headquarters! Property Highlights:
94+ acres of mostly forested land with two known caves A 31,000 sq. ft. building -- plenty of space for a larger office, library, bookstore, and secure storage. The design will accommodate an easy remodel to upgrade and suit our needs. Five conference rooms for hosting cave & karst related seminars such as NCRC or NCKMS. A banquet hall that will accommodate 800 seated diners. A caver-ready campground complete with power, water, bathrooms, and picnic pavilions. Outstanding opportunities to increase the NSS’s value to caves, cavers, and speleologists!
We need your help! We are relying on your support to cover the cost of purchasing and remodeling the property.
There are several ways you can be a part of this vital project:
Sustaining Donor - This program provides the NSS with a steady, reliable source of monthly income specifically for the new headquarters. Sign up for as little as $5 a month to make regular contributions automatically through your credit card, debit card or automatic bank draft.
Team 404 – 404 NSS members donating $25 a month will cover our mortgage payments. Sign up for $25 a month –or- any combination of $300 a year or more and automatically become one of our core fundraisers - Team 404! You will receive a nice polo shirt showing your commitment to our Society.
Buy-A-Brick – For each $100 donation, we will laser engrave your message in a brick for all to see. The bricks will be used for a patio area, walkways, or other ornamental features.
Buy-A-Block – For each $50 donation, we will designate one block in the outer wall as “your block.”
The block map will be on display in the new NSS Headquarters and kept as a permanent record.
94+ acres with large buildings, parking lot & campground
Proposed façade DEDICATED TO THE EXPLORATION,
STUDY, AND CONSERVATION OF CAVES
Our 11,000 sq. ft. Auditorium
Visit the HQComm web pages for the latest progress and photos:
http://caves.org/commission/hq/index.shtml
Questions? Contact [email protected]
or [email protected] for additional information.
Part of our new Library space Campground & Picnic Pavilions
Photos © 2012, Glenn Baeske / The Huntsville Times
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VOLUME 21, ISSUE 10! DECEMBER 2014
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Name : ____________________________________________________ NSS # : _________________ Email : ______________________________________________ Phone :________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________________ State: _______ Zip: _____________ Please indicate your level of support: Team 404 membership: Please charge my credit card $_________ per (Month/Year) until I contact you in writing or the mortgage is paid. (Minimum $25 per month or $300 per year.) Team 404 Shirt size: XS S M L XL XXL XXXL M F Sustaining Donor: Charge $_______ per month ($5 min.) until I contact you or the mortgage is paid. Buy-A-Brick: Number of bricks @ $100 each: ______ Total $:__________
When purchasing bricks write your message below (max 3 lines, 20 characters per line). Text will be centered.
Line 1: ___________________________________________________________________________ Line 2: ___________________________________________________________________________ Line 3: ___________________________________________________________________________ Buy-A-Block: Number of blocks @ $50 each: ______ Total $:__________ One time donation $__________ Payment: We suggest you use your NSS Visa card! Enclosed is my check payable to: The National Speleological Society Please charge my credit card: Visa MasterCard Discover American Express Automatic bank withdrawal – Contact the office to give your details: (256) 852-1300, [email protected] Billing address if different from above: ____________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________________ State: _______ Zip: _____________ Credit card number: ____________________________________________ Expires: _____/_________ Name on credit card: ______________________________________________ 3-Digit CCV _______ Your signature: ___________________________________________________ Date _____/______
Mail to: NSS Headquarters, 2813 Cave Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama 35810-4431
Or scan and e-mail to: [email protected]
YES! I’d like make a donation to support our new NSS Headquarters & Conference Center.
