POTOMAC APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB
118 PARK STREET, SE, VIENNA, VA 22180
Phone: 703/242-0693 – Fax: 703/242-0968
MISSION STATEMENT: The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, through volunteer efforts, education and advocacy, acquires, maintains and protects the trail and lands of the Appalachian Trail, other trails and related facilities in the Mid-Atlantic region for the enjoyment of present and future hikers.
Yes, I want to join the PATC! (please print clearly)
NAME (1):______
NAME (2 for Couple/Family/or Senior Couple memberships):______
ADDRESS:______CITY:______STATE:______ZIP:______
Daytime Phone: ______Evening Phone: ______
Email Address: ______Mobile Phone: ______
Total Payment: $______Check No.: ______(Please make checks payable to PATC)
VISA / MASTERCARD Account #:______
Expiration Date:______Signature:______
Dues are tax deductible except for $9.00 for the POTOMAC APPALACHIAN newsletter.
Membership is for one calendar year beginning from date of receipt of dues payment
INDIVIDUAL: COUPLE:FAMILY:
Regular ………… $40.00__ Regular …….…..$45.00__Regular ………… $55.00__
Contributing ……$55.00__ Contributing ……$60.00__Contributing ……$70.00__
Sustaining ………$80.00__ Sustaining ………$85.00__Sustaining ………$95.00__
STUDENT:SENIOR INDIVIDUAL:SENIOR COUPLE:
Regular …….…..$20.00__Regular ………… $30.00__ Regular …….…..$35.00__
Contributing ……$30.00__Contributing ……$45.00__ Contributing ……$50.00__
Sustaining ………$40.00__ Sustaining ………$70.00__ Sustaining ………$75.00__
NON-PROFIT/YOUTH GROUP ORGANIZATION:…………... $50.00 __
BUSINESS/CORPORATE SUPPORTERS:
Organizations with 25 or fewer employees…..…...…….... $250.00 __
Organizations with more than 25 employees …..……….... $500.00 __
LIFE: …………….………………….……$500.00 __ (one-time fee)
SPOUSE OF LIFE MEMBER:…...... $250.00 __ (one-time fee)
These funds need your support
$______Trail Lands Fund is used to acquire land to protect trails or trail heads through direct purchase or easement.
$______Shelters, Cabins and Cabins Land Fund support major renovations of existing cabins and shelters and construction.
$______General Operating Fund supports the continued efforts of updating, revising and developing publications, maps and guidebooks; also supports administrative expenses.
$______Headquarters Fund is used for repairs to physical assets other than cabins and shelters.
$_____Endowment Fund is invested to generate income which will support PATC programs in perpetuity.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
How did you hear about us?If you are interested in volunteering, please check any
activities with which you would like to help:
/ Trail maintenance and construction
/ Monitoring public lands along the Appalachian Trail
/ Cabin maintenance and construction
/ Club lands management
/ Shelter maintenance and construction
/ Tool and trail signs maintenance
/ Trail patrol (includes Leave No Trace and Backpacking Instruction)
/ Public affairs and information (media releases, displays, briefings to groups)
/ Community outreach
/ Newsletter (writing, reporting, design, editing)
/ Guide books (writing, editing, typesetting)
/ Maps (data collection and verification)
/ Financial management and budget preparation
/ Headquarters office support
/ Cabin reservations volunteer at headquarters
/ Library or archives support
/ Fund raising/Grant writing
/ Hike leader
/ Mountaineering Section
/ Ski-Touring Section
/ Shenandoah Mountain Rescue Group
/ Conservation
/ Risk management
/ Medical advisor
/ Family events
/ Graphic arts
/ Product sales and marketing
/ GPS Rangers
Some PATC members, especially those farther from the DC Metro area, choose to join a PATC
Chapter for purposes of socializing and participating in regional activities. Are you interested in
joining a Chapter? Chapter membership is completely optional and is free.
/ Charlottesville Chapter
/ Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter (Harrisonburg/Staunton)
/ Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter (Front Royal/Winchester)
/ West Chapter (Leesburg/Frederick west to Cumberland/Keyser)
/ North Chapter (Northern MD/Southern PA)