Fundraising for a specific individual is not considered to be charitable fundraising, since the public at large does not benefit. Therefore, fundraising for a specified individual is not subject to the registration and filing requirements imposed on charitable organizations.
The Hike: Westcave Preserve is a small piece of land owned by the Lower Colorado River Authority. What it lacks in acreage it makes up in scenery. This little brother to nearby Hamilton Pool offers some of the same formations, and some unique ones, and does so with far fewer crowds.
Western Painted Turtles are medium-large North American basking turtles similar in size & form to sliders, with an olive to greenish mildly to moderately-patterned carapace & a showy color explosion plastron. The carapace is smooth, oval & flattened with no keel. The highest and widest points are at the center.