Ms. Janet is one of the most well known and dedicated of a group of people known as trail angels on the Appalachian Trail. Trail Angels provide much needed services to hikers at very low rates, or even often free of charge. Every year, Ms. Janet shuttles hundreds, if not thousands of hikers to destinations all along the length of the entire Appalachian Trail. While she does accept donations, the vast majority of this shuttling is provided free of charge to hikers. Unfortunately, in recent years, her van has begun to age. The doors no longer work properly, the tires need to be replaced, and Ms. Janet herself has implied that its end is nigh. Lets keep this from happening by raising enough money to at least keep the van afloat for the next couple of years. If we're successful enough, maybe we'll even be able to get her a new one. I think that most people who have ridden with her would agree that she's earned it.

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