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Make a Meaningful Difference—

Double the Impact of Your Gift

Your contribution can help a student attend field camp and up to US$10,000, every gift made to the J. David Lowell Field
ignite their passion for geology. Camp Scholarship Program.
The number of geoscience disciplines students can engage with If you are a GSA member who has never made a gift, now is the
at field camp is broad, just like the disciplines represented at GSA. perfect time to make your first gift and have it doubled in support of
This year alone, students studied climate change through glacial field camp opportunities. By giving just US$5 you could increase
research in Alaska, learned about the paleo- and neotectonics of the reach of some of GSA’s most important programs like field
the Anatolian plate in Turkey, uncovered fossils in the Bighorn camp scholarships.
Basin, and reported on the hydrogeological implications of the If the members who have yet to
Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota. In addition to learning contribute gave just $5 each,
about specific disciplines, every field camp provided the opportu- 35 GSA student members
nity to learn important geoscience skills like mapping, modeling, could receive scholarships
creating reports and recommendations, and learning how to use a toward a field camp of
Brunton compass. After spending the last year stuck inside due to their choice - a hallmark
the pandemic, many students experienced a refreshed love of geol- of many geologists’ training
ogy. Thanks to their field camp experiences, they were reener-
gized to continue their studies in geoscience, and others honed Help a student by making a gift today to support field camp oppor-
their future career aspirations. tunities (https://gsa-foundation.org/fund/field-camp-opportunities/)
Recognizing the significant role that field camp has in the and keep an eye on your email, GSA’s social media, and the
development of geoscientists, a generous donor issued a matching Foundation blog (https://gsa-foundation.org/news-events/) for stories
challenge, which launched on Giving Tuesday, 30 November. of impact as well as other ways you can be involved. You can also
Between now and New Year’s Eve, they will match one-to-one, contact Debbie Marcinkowski, dmarcinkowski@geosociety.org,
+1-303-357-1047, to discuss ways you can help.

“When I applied to the South Dakota School of Mines
Geology Field Camp, I really did not know what to expect.
I had spent the last year suffering in my very warm apart-
ment trying to social distance and keep up with schoolwork.
I often wondered if this field was able to make space for peo-
ple like me, first generation college students who just took an
introduction to geology course and ran with it. Now I feel
revitalized and inspired going into my last semester at San
Diego State University. I’m so grateful for what this scholar-
ship has provided me: not only a geology field experience but
with thirty other geology students who motivated me into
believing that I was doing the right thing and was exactly
where I needed to be.” —Alina Hernandez, 2021 J. David
Lowell Field Camp Scholarship recipient

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