[meteorite-list] Walter Branch Recovery Donations

[JKGwilliam]

Hello List,
After reading the bad news about Walter and his daughter, I called Maria 
Haas who was in Tucson attending the Gem & Mineral Show to tell her the 
news.  Being the good soul that she is, she came up with the idea to 
collect donations to assist Walter and his family during this trying 
situation.

Maria spent the better part of two days collecting donations from meteorite 
folks attending the Show and was delighted to find that members of the 
meteorite community were quite generous.

During a phone conversation with Maria on Monday ( she was hunting 
meteorites in Holbrook with Dave Andrews and Larry "Mr. Lucky" Atkins), she 
asked if I'd post this message to the Met. List since she is away from her 
computer.

Anyone who would like to donate money to assist Walter Branch and his 
family can do so through Maria.  She has a Premiere Paypal account, so she 
can accept payments made with Visa, Master Card, E-Checks, etc.   If you 
prefer to mail donations to Maria that is possible too.  Here is her Paypal 
account e-mail and also her mailing address.

Paypal payments : dragonsoup at msn.com

mailing address:
Maria Haas
410 Spring Street
Saline  MI  48176


She won't be home from her trip to Arizona/Nevada until late on Saturday, 
February 10, 2007.  So if you try to contact her, don't expect a reply 
until then.

 From the description of the injuries, I'm guessing Walter's recovery will 
be a long process.  I've never met him in person, but have been in contact 
with him for pretty close to 10 years. I'm sure that those of you who know 
him or have done business with him will agree with me that he is a 
wonderful guy full of integrity, honesty and charm.  Please be generous.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me as well.

Best Regards,

John Gwilliam - Tempe, Arizona