Support a Good Cause and Save 25% on a Eurail Pass
While I was in D.C. recently, I worked with the citizens' action group Bread for the World to lobby members of Congress to increase our development assistance to poor countries. There is a serious need for our government to follow through on America's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals — joining other nations in giving one percent of their budgets to developmental aid. I was impressed with the dogged and effective campaign they wage to educate people on how our government’s decisions effect hungry and homeless people at home and around the world. They excel at working with congress to write bills or review existing bills addressing these issues. Historically each and every dollar given to Bread for the World generates more than $100 in aid to hungry people. Learn more at www.bread.org.
Here's a chance to support a good cause as part of your upcoming travels. Because of our sales success last year, Rick Steves' Europe through the Back Door has been awarded 44 Eurail Global Flexipasses (any 15 days out of a two-month period, first class travel anywhere in all 20 western European countries covered). I'll give these for free to the first 44 travelers who each send us an $850 donation for Bread for the World. You save 25% over the normal price for this pass or 14% over the "saverpass" price. Over the past four years, this "sale" has raised $135,000 for Bread for the World, and in 2008 we can raise another $37,400.
Happy travels,
Rick
Print and mail the Charity Pass Order Form, along with your check made out to Bread for the World.
This special value comes with important fine print:
- Passes will be pre-validated for the two-month travel period you indicate, starting no later than 6 months from the date of issue. You may start and complete travel any time within that two-month period, entering your 15 specific train days as you go.
- No refund or exchange under any circumstances. No changes to name of traveler or dates of validity.
- Order must be received at least 3 weeks before your departure from the U.S. or Canada.
- No online, fax, phone, or credit card orders. Mail the special order form (link above) with a check or money order in U.S. dollars.
- Valid for new orders only, no return or exchange of existing passes.
- Railpass insurance is not available. Keep the pass in your moneybelt and treat it like cash.
- Pass is delivered for free, along with all of our usual railpass thank-you gifts.
- If we run out of passes, we'll update this page immediately. We'll also contact customers before destroying any extra checks received.