Category: News

SFBC Membership

Secretary

Membership Categories

  • Regular Member
    • Voting privileges in grotto elections and region meetings
    • An electronic subscription to the SFBC Newsletter, which includes regular information on upcoming cave trips
    • Regular Western Region Membership in the NSS Western Region and subscription to the California Caver newsletter
    • Access to SFBC Wiki of Caves and other online resources including newsletters archives (Xappian PDF Search Engine) and recorded presentations given at Grotto Meetings
    • Priority participation in grotto expeditions, cave trips, and activities.
    • Eligible to apply for the SFBC Trip Fund
    • Eligible to hold office
  • Family Member: defined as person living in same residential address, same as regular member, but the household will receive only one printed newsletter, eligible to hold office if NSS member, Family (if NSS member) or Subscriber/Family Membership in Western Region
  • Associate Member: a member of another grotto, no voting privileges, will receive SFBC Newsletter and access to SFBC online resources
  • Honorary Member: lifetime membership bestowed upon those who have made great contributions to SFBC.

Membership Options

Dues

Regular membership (e-newsletter)$20
Paper newsletter (optional)$10
WR through another grotto-$10
Diablo joint membership$5
Per family member$2

Join SFBC!

sfbcadministrator

Hello! Please join us as a member of SFBC.

Paying dues offers you the following benefits:

  • Trips and events email list
  • SFBC newsletters, including all newsletters issues to date
  • Access to our cave wiki and
  • Access to the trip fund and other scholarships.

*New members must fill out the membership application form <forms.gle/wc1EHW6o32CaS7od7>.*
You can pay for membership in the following ways:

Payment options in decreasing order of preference:

  1. Please Zelle the money to treasurer@sfbaycaving.org
  2. Issue a payment via PayPal to treasurer@sfbaycaving.org(you can set up auto renewal this go around)
  3. Write a check payable to SFBC-NSS and mail to: SFBC-NSS c/o Treasurer, PO Box 2282, Menlo Park, CA 94026

Fee Schedule:

  • $20 standard membership (including Western Region)
  • $2 additional family member
  • $5 Diablo Grotto joint membership
  • $10 for printed newsletters
  • -$10 opt out of Western Region/pay through another grotto

If you are selecting something other than the standard membership, please explicitly note what type of membership you want.
Thanks for considering joining SFBC and happy caving!

July Members Meeting — *** Grotto Social and New Location ***

Alan
*** Grotto Social and Potluck ***
The members meeting this July will be a social potluck at member Dat’s house in Menlo Park (2 min away from the USGS) on, Tuesday, July 28th, at 7:30 pm.
 
The social is potluck style. Chips, salsa, and snacks will be served. Feel free to bring a main course for yourself and something to share. Bring photos or upload them!
 
*** NEW LOCATION ***
*** NEW LOCATION ***
*** NEW LOCATION ***
1 Heritage Ct, Atherton, CA 94027
 
*Please do NOT park in the house’s rotunda
Green denotes good parking areas for easy reference.
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Members Meeting (7:30pm – 9:00pm)
@ 1 Heritage Ct, Atherton, CA 94027
1 Heritage Ct, Atherton, CA 94027
Agenda:
 
Pre-meeting Stuff
  • Exec Meeting (All Welcome)          [6.30 PM]
  • Grotto Business
Members Meeting
  • Social / Introductions                      [7:30 PM]
  • Welcome new guests/members
  • Announcements                              [8:00 PM]
  • Photo Presentations / Trip Reports
  • Planning | Sign Ups

Crack and Crevice Entrapment, do you know what to do? Presenter: Anmar Mirza, NCRC National Coordinator.

Alan

*Crack and Crevice Entrapment, do you know what to do? Presenter: Anmar
Mirza, NCRC National Coordinator.*

Join us for a webinar on Mar 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM
MDT, 6:00 PM PDT. Please check your time zone for correct start
time.

*Register now!*

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5671643080320475649

Do you ever go into small, tight cracks, holes or crevices? If you are a
caver the answer is most assuredly YES!

What do you do when you or someone you are caving with gets stuck? Not
stuck like, “If I wiggle just right or relax then I can get out” kind of
stuck.
We are talking about the “We have tried everything and now don’t know what
to do” kind of stuck, the “Try not to panic ……should we call for help” kind
of stuck.

Do you know how to rescue yourself or someone else from an entrapment
situation? This introduction to extrication will better prepare you to
respond to this situation.

Anmar Mirza, NCRC (National Cave Rescue Commission) National Coordinator,
will be the presenter. Anmar has a vast knowledge on caving and cave rescue
related issues. .

Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the beginning of webinar.
All webinars are recorded and stored on the NSS website www.caves.org

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar.

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—
Jared Snyder
Public Relations Committee Chief
NSS #64297

Vertical Practice

Alan

A monthly Vertical Practice/Potluck is usually held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at rotating locations in San Francisco and San Jose. Call or email beforehand to confirm the location and time. Everyone is invited to come to practice his/her vertical skills and/or socialize. Please bring your own main course and something to share with others. Other Vertical Practices are planned, which will be announced. Check the calendar for the most up to date information.