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- From: dlee@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (David Lee)
- Subject: Re: BE CAREFUL with "special fund" fees
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- In article <1992Dec25.025345.22924@nas.nasa.gov> eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) writes:
- >
- >>dlee> * The proceeds generated are divided
- >>dlee> between The Yosemite Fund and the California Environmental Fund.
- >>dlee> The Yosemite Fund raises money for the preservation and
- >>dlee> restoration of Yosemite National Park and money generated from
- >>dlee> the plates can only be used for this purpose.
- >
- >Are you a member of the "Yosemite Fund?"
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- No, unless buying the plates is intended as "joining" the Fund.
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- >While I have seen these ads(gave
- >some thought to getting one) I am little suspect of the YF. The reason is
- >that the normal non-profit Park specific funding is Natural History Association
- >(of Yosemite). Now the YF MIGHT be a new organization which has set up a
- >little monument behind the Visitor Center composed of Banks, Oil companies,
- >car companies, and other slightly more suspect firms. I said MIGHT.
- >I have to check this. There are so many orgs I can't keep track.
-
- Go for it. I'd welcome any information that you're able to track down.
-
- David
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