Hey I just donated to the Red Cross by dropping a check off by mountain creek, its a great deal they've set up to help.
If you give $25 or hopefully more (after all this isnt about a freebie -- its about helping people who desperately need it.) They give you a little voucher for a free lift ticket for this winter. You make the check out to the red cross disaster relief fund...so its not like the creek is taking credit for our donations like some of you have suggested...and WE get the tax write off, not them.
I really dont think its cool for people to bash the creek for trying to get people who might not donate anything, an incentive to donate ----plus giving us something for free just to say thanks. most companies are saying buy this & we'll donate some percent of the cost or a dollar. creek's not asking you to buy anything, just to donate. and they're saying thank you with like a $50 gift.
its super cool if you ask me. i want to say thank you for doing this, the creek was way ahead of any other ski resort or any other business on this one!