Adopt a stone to rebuild Catoctin Aqueduct on the C&O Canal

[7rider]

I think I got answers to all of our questions about the Adopt-a-Stone. Hopefully you're all still interested in doing this!

If I include a list of all donors, each donor will receive a receipt for tax purposes. Certificates cost the organization $5 apiece to print and mail, so that essentially comes out of our donation.

Since there are nine of us, there's not much difference between $200 or $250. I'd suggest either a $200 Prism stone ($22 each) or a $250 Berm Coping stone ($27 each), since those are both visible as you ride through (see the diagram here). Any preferences? Once we decide, I'll send out a pm to each of you with my address so you can send a check to me, which I'll then forward to the organization.

I have no preference. Berm coping stone might be nice....
Does your cost per estimate include the certificate printing, or do those who want one need to tack and extra $5 on to the final?
PM me your address, as I don't think I have it....

[Kalidurga]

Does your cost per estimate include the certificate printing, or do those who want one need to tack and extra $5 on to the final?

My price per person just divided the stone price by 9 people. If the folks who want certificates would like to add $5 to their checks to defray that cost, I'm sure the Catoctin Fund would probably appreciate it.

Nicole, the Goose Chase was a good ride. We babbled and posted photos about it here.

[7rider]

Nicole, the Goose Chase was a good ride. We babbled and posted photos about it here.

Dang. I just realized.....I never ate my Nutella!!! It's home in the pantry....waiting....

[Kalidurga]

I knew I should have wheedled those packets away from you before I left...

[Kalidurga]

Ok, I've got checks from all but three people at this point. Once I've got them all, I'll send them in together.

A few of you ladies have thanked me for organizing this, but I'm really grateful to all of you. I wasn't sure anyone else would be interested, so it's been very cool to get this kind of response.

And thank you, Zen, for the Monocacy water trail map and the brochure about Dinosaur Land. I've driven past D Land a handful of times over the years but didn't realize there was so much to it. I realize now that I should've pestered Mom and Dad to take us there as kids

[Zen]

Don't the kids in that brochure just look thrilled?

[Kalidurga]

Ok, latest word on our adoption:

I've now received everyone's checks and have to get my butt in gear and write my own And the foundation didn't even wait for our payment-- Yesterday I received a single certificate in the mail. I guess they send it out as soon as you reserve a stone at the website. I'll include a letter with our checks explaining (again) that it's a group adoption and we need receipts, more certificates, etc...

I also rode across the aqueduct today on my way between Monocacy and Brunswick. All of the trees in the immediate vicinity have been taken down, and it appears that at least one support base has been constructed in the creek below. We will definitely need to plan a ride up that way once it's done. Either Monocacy-to-Brunswick or Point of Rocks-to-Harpers Ferry would be approximately 25 miles round trip, and there's that nice little coffee shop in Brunswick just a couple of miles from the aqueduct...