YOUR DONATIONS HELP PATHS!

Your help is vital in the continuation of our path building and maintenance efforts. Even though our labor is free — thanks to our tireless volunteers — the materials we need to build and repair paths require significant expenditures. Each wooden step that we install with rebar costs about $25. A path with a 50-foot rise requires 100 steps. Handrails are the most expensive items on our wish list. The one on Lower Columbia Path shown above was over $16,000; others can cost twice that much.

The sale of our maps and other merchandise help with these costs, but we still rely on the generosity of our donors to build more paths, maintain existing ones, and purchase handrails.

Because Berkeley Path Wanderers Association is under the fiscal sponsorship of Berkeley Partners for Parks, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, your donation to BPWA is fully tax-deductible. Donations of $5 or more include membership in our organization.

Choose one of three ways to donate:

1. Click the Donate button and pay with a debit or credit card or PayPal.

2. Use an online platform such as Network for Good, employer matching program such as Benevity, or donor-advised fund.

• In the platform, choose Berkeley Partners for Parks

• In a note, comment, or memo, write: BPWA

3. By check:

• In the PAY TO THE ORDER OF box, write: Berkeley Partners for Parks

• In the MEMO box, write: BPWA

Mail the check to:

Berkeley Path Wanderers Association
1442A Walnut Street #269
Berkeley, CA 94709

You can email us at info@berkeleypaths.org and we will provide guidance. Thank you for supporting the paths!