[meteorite-list] Thank you!

[matt]

Back in May I posted a request for 'giveaway' meteorites for a series of 
presentations I was giving to school students. I realised last night that in the 
rush to finish for the summer, writing about it for Meteorite magazine and the 
birth of our second child I never publicly thanked those that came to my aid.

Two people in particular helped me out.

Mark Crawford, a fellow British collector, who quickly sent me some NWA 
fragments and tektites, entirely at his own cost, which I have used as prizes in 
a competition following on from the presentations. Since the event only took 
place the week before we finished for the summer, I'll be giving those out next 
week when we return to school.

Sonny Clary, who sent me 90(!) fragments of a 120lb chondrite he found in Nevada 
in 2007. Shipping alone was almost $50, and I cannot imagine the time invested 
in making a find like this, but Sonny never asked for a penny (US readers may 
substitute the word 'dime' for 'penny'). Truly amazing generosity, which allowed 
every single one of the students involved to take a piece of space-rock home on 
the day.

If you haven't already seen it check out Geoff Notkin's article:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/lizard/2009/08/24/ralph-sonny-clary-meteorite-hunter-and-philanthropist-makes-important-donation-to-british-school-kids/

And keep an eye out for the upcoming Meteorite magazine article!

Regards,

Matt.