May 19th, 2012 General Meeting @ Ridgecrest, CA View Calendar Read our Blog or view Photos by clicking below:     gift membership : commemorative & memorial gifts : planned giving Gift Membership One of the best gifts you can give is a membership with the Death Valley '49eres. When you give a membership, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to expand public awareness of Death Valley, helping to protect and preserve it for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Your gift membership also helps to award college scholarships to local graduating seniors. Your gift membership will earn the recipient these exciting benefits: Entrance into all 2010 Death Valley '49ers Encampment activities! Two Death Valley '49ers Membership Buttons One Death Valley '49ers Window Decal One Death Valley '49ers 'KEEPSAKE' Publication One issue of the upcoming Death Valley '49ers Encampment Program Guide listing all of the activities at the November Encampment One subscription to our semi-annual news magazine the DEATH  VALLEY NEWS, filled with information about your fellow '49ers, the upcoming encampment and other Death Valley related topics. After purchasing your gift membership, you can download a gift announcement (.pdf file) that you can send in the mail or take with you of you are presenting your gift in person. *Downloadable form will be available soon! Commemorative & Memorial gifts Make a donation to the Death Valley '49ers to honor a special event, such as a wedding, anniversary or birthday for a friend or loved one, and we'll send a letter to the person(s) being honored. Give a memorial gift in memory of a family member or friend, to not only affirm your values, but also recognize that these values were shared by the individual being honored. To make a commemorative or memorial gift please download this form. *Downloadable form will be available soon! Planned Giving The Death Valley '49ers have received many of their most significant commitments in the form of bequests. We are deeply grateful to those friends who, through their will or living trust, make a gift to support the work of future generations. Bequests are a flexible way to support our scholarship progam and/or the National Park Service Education programs while maintaining control of your assets. If you are interested in reading more about how you can include the Death Valley '49ers in your will please read the document below: *Will Wording and Benificiary Designations