On May 30, 2002, just two weeks before the final payment was due on Billy Clay Pit, the MAKC got a phone call from Dick Blenz, the Indiana caver who has supported many cave conservation projects from many conservancies and the NSS. Dick bought a whole lot at the Hall Cave Preserve to get us going, and offered to pay the final amount we needed to pay off Billy Clay Pit.<\/p>\n
We also received word that we had received a $1,000 grant from Cave Conservancy of the Virginias, and a grant in the amount of $500 was received from Explorers Club of Pittsburgh. Niagara Frontier Grotto got the final surface spot, and Dick got all of the remaining cave spots. Dick, your support, and the support of all of our donors, is deeply appreciated. Many of you donated more than once, and our sustaining members contributed monthly toward paying off this preserve, although they are only listed once here.<\/p>\n
Walt Hamm, who initiated this project, donated more than half a dozen times, in addition to writing several successful grant applications. Thank you all, again!<\/p>\n
Here is the list, in order of donation: (if a member appears more than once it was because there were mutliple donations made)<\/p>\n
Walt Hamm
\nKelly Hart
\nScott and Jaime Fee
\nJohn Pearson entrance
\nSteve Warnek
\nCarl Pierce
\nTri-State Grotto
\nEric Coffman
\nCornelia Rutherford Clay Pit 2
\nTom Williams
\nSteve Duncan
\nGary Storrick
\nPeri Frantz
\nNorthampton S.D.
\nBarb Schomer, Bru Randall
\nCliff Lindsay
\nBob & Bev Danielson
\nNigel Dyson-Hudson
\nJefferson Frantz
\nDiane Reichert
\nEthan Frantz
\nJohn Nestor
\nGeorge Palmos
\nThe Robertson Association
\nNational Speleological Society
\nDavid Irving
\nChuck Acklin
\nWalt Hamm
\nCarl Pierce
\nPittsburgh Grotto (Murray)
\nDan Peden
\nTom Metzgar
\nPittsburgh Grotto survey class
\nPaula Grgich\/Dennis Melko
\nFranklin County Grotto
\nPaula Grgich (Taylor)
\nJohn Pearson
\nBuford Pruitt Jr.
\nBert Ashbrook
\nPhil Gowaty
\nKelly Hart
\nPittsburgh Grotto
\nWalt Hamm
\nWat Hamm
\nWalt Hamm
\nDave Taylor
\nPaula Grgich
\nKevin Dunleavy
\nJosh Rubinstein
\nVirginia Area Region
\nRichmond Area Speleological Society
\nPhiladelphia Grotto
\nJohn Nestor
\nMarshall Fausold
\nAlex Stewart
\nBlue Ridge Grotto
\nKim Metzgar
\nCharles Cattell
\nJohn Taylor
\nAl Stewart
\nJack Stellmack
\nJosh Rubinstein
\nBubble Cave LLC
\nJohn Long
\nAlan Looney
\nWalt Hamm
\nWalt Hamm
\nTom & Kim Metzgar
\nSeven Valleys Grotto
\nPittsburgh Grotto
\nNiagara Frontier Grotto
\nPaula Grgich & Dennis Melko
\nDick Blenz
\nCave Conservancy of the Virginias<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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