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Please continue reading below and learn not only a little of what the World of Caving is like in the Former Soviet Union, but also what you, as well as any organization to which you may belong, can do to help UAYCEF continue its programs to the benefit of American and FSU youngsters alike.

UAYCEF, an NSS Project, needs your help in securing additional funds to help youngsters in the US visit Ukraine, and their Ukrainian counterparts to visit the US, on caving expeditions as part of our ten year old Student Exchange Program. We are also looking for used computers to be donated to various clubs in the FSU in order to assist their members in a number of mapping projects. Finally, we are looking for your help in distributing our donation requests (see attachments) to our fellow cavers through email and/or handouts of downloaded hard copies, thereby helping us to avoid further depleting out treasury as result of costly mailouts. If you believe you can help in any of these, or other ways, please use the doantion form below, contact Chris Nicola ( Contact Us ) for details on how to donate computers and/or equipment, and/or distribute this page and its attachments to members of any organization and/or caving related newsletter/mailing list to which you may belong,

To those of you who have donated in the past, we say "thank you". To those about to donate, we say "you will be in good company with our other sponsors" (see photo below), they "Are The Ones Who make It All Happen" year after year. To everyone, we say "please make sure to monitor our homepage (http://www.uaycef.org/ ) and consider coming on one of our expeditions", with all associated donations going towards supporting of our student exchange program.

Regards

Chris Nicola,

UAYCEF President & Project Director

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UAYCEF DONATION FORM

In making donations to the Ukrainian American Youth Caver Exchange Foundation, a Project of the National Speleological Society, make all checks payable to "UAYCEF", with an accompanying entry in the memo portion of the check stating " UAYCEF NSS Project donation". All checks should be mailed, to: UAYCEF, C/O Chris Nicola, 2446 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103. In the case of cash donations the below form should be completed, and maintained as a receipt upon securing the signature of a UAYCEF Board member.

Donator's Name: _______________________________ Phone No. ___________________

Email: ____________________________ Grotto Affiliation (if any) __________________

Date of donation: ___________ Amount of donation: __________ Check: _____ Cash: ____

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This portion to be completed by UAYCEF Board member and returned to Donator:

Date Received: _______________ Donation received by: ___________________________

Receipient's Signature: _________________________ Amount : ______________________

ver. 4/25/00

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