Transition
In our last issue of Letters, I wrote about how October is a month
of change, a time of transition from the old to the new. It certainly
has been a period of evolution for me as I’ve moved from being the
part-time Founders’ Circle Director to the full-time Development
Director for CAMP Rehoboth. What does that mean? It means that I will
still be responsible for the Founders’ Circle Capital Campaign. I will
also coordinate general fundraising activities such as writing grants
and developing corporate sponsorship and business partnership programs.
I will assist with special fundraising events such as the Women’s
Conference Weekend, CAMP Follies, Founders’ Circle Black & White
Beach Ball, Sundance, etc. Community outreach is also important to
strengthen CAMP Rehoboth’s ties within our community-at-large. During
the next year, Steve Elkins, our Executive Director, and I plan to
expend a great deal of time and energy developing more mutually
beneficial relationships with other individuals and organizations.
How can you help? If you know someone who works for a foundation or
an organization that has a mission similar to CAMP Rehoboth’s and may
be interested in partnering with us in some way, please let us know who
they are or introduce them to us and we’ll take it from there. You
would be making a significant contribution by helping all of us pull
together in building a community of heart and hope.
Founders’ Circle
Due to the generosity of many in our community, the Founders’
Circle has reached another milestone! We have surpassed $600,000 on our
way to our $1,000,000 capital campaign goal. Yes, that’s right! Our
228 Founders’ Circle members have pledged $605,977 to date. They are
individuals, couples or business owners who are dedicated to ensuring
that we all live in a community of strength and solidarity.
This is the time of year in which we all begin thinking about tax
deductions and holiday gifts. Becoming a member of the Founders’
Circle is a great way to give back to the community through a
tax-deductible contribution. If you are already a member and need more
tax-deductible contributions, consider upgrading your membership to a
higher level.
Founders’ Circle memberships are also a wonderful gift (as well as
a tax deduction for you!) and include your friends and family in our
community effort. CAMP Rehoboth is a 501(c)(3) organization and
contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. You
can pay by cash, check or by credit card (American Express, MasterCard
and VISA) and according to a payment plan that suits your budget. Gifts
also may be paid in securities or other property, including real estate.
For those of you who work for companies with matching gift programs, you
may be able to pledge at a higher level by applying to those programs.
At every membership level, your name or the name of a loved one will
be inscribed in our official Founders’ Circle records, and depending
on your level, on an actual part of the Community Center (a brick, a
tile, a door or a room). You also will receive great member gift(s) and
an invitation to our annual sellout event, the Founders’ Circle Black
& White Beach Ball. It’s an event not to be missed! Become a
Founders’ Circle member today by filling out the pledge form included
in this issue. Forward the pledge form and your payment to me at the
CAMP Rehoboth office. I’ll make sure that your membership is processed
quickly so that you receive a 2003 tax letter in time for your tax
preparation. So, don’t delay! Do your part and help us continue to
transform the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center into a place that reflects
our community’s diversity and pride.
CAMP Grants
We were recently awarded a $1,000 grant from The John Bickford
Foundation. The grant will be used to help fund the renovation that is
needed to our building to provide accessibility for the
physically-challenged members of our community. Our deepest thanks to
The John Bickford Foundation for their generosity.
In future issues of Letters, there will be information on grants that
have been awarded to CAMP Rehoboth for the capital campaign, general
operating expenses or for special programs and services. If you have
information on grants that you believe may be of interest to us, please
contact me.
Community Grants
During our grant research, we find information on many types of
grants such as those for individuals. Beginning with this issue of
Letters, we will be informing you, as members of our community, about
grants that may be of interest to you personally.
• Creative Capital (http://www.creative-capital.org/), a New York
City-based nonprofit organization, supports artists who pursue
innovation in form and/or content in the performing and visual arts,
film and video and emerging fields. The organization works in
partnership with its recipient artists, providing advisory services and
professional development assistance along with financial aid and
promotional support. For the 2004-2005 grant round, Creative Capital
will be awarding grants to visual artists in the fields of Visual Arts
and Film/Video. Visual arts may include painting, sculpture, works on
paper, installation, photo-based work, contemporary crafts, and
interdisciplinary projects. Film/video arts are all forms of film and
video, including experimental documentary, animation, experimental
media, non-traditional narrative in all formats, and interdisciplinary
studies. To apply, artists must first complete an inquiry form, which
will be available on the Creative Capital web site on February 16, 2004.
The deadline for completed inquiry forms will be March 15, 2004. Those
invited to make a final application will be notified in June, 2004. See
the Capital Creative web site for further details.
• Talbots Charitable Foundation (http://www.talbots.com/), a
philanthropic program of apparel retailer Talbots, is sponsoring the
2004 Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund. This is a $100,000 scholarship
program that awards five $10,000 scholarships and fifty $1,000
scholarships annually to women seeking a bachelor’s or associate’s
degree later in life. Since its inception in 1997, the fund has awarded
college scholarships to 330 women ranging in age from their late
twenties to their early sixties. To be eligible, applicants must be
women currently residing in the United States who earned a high school
diploma or GED at least ten years ago; be seeking a degree from an
accredited two- or four-year college, university, or
vocational-technical school; and have at least two full-time semesters
or twenty-four credits remaining to complete their undergraduate degree.
The deadline for entries is January 15, 2004, or until 1,000 eligible
applications have been received. See the Talbots web site for more
details.
CAMP Gifts
The best gifts or stocking stuffers you can give this holiday season
are those that promote our community! CAMP has a number of items that
will help you complete your holiday shopping list.
• Community Center T-Shirt—$5.00
• HeArt of the Community Notecards (Box of 15)—$10.00
• "Gaslight", Lambda Award Winning Novel, by Carol Guess—$2.00
• "Night Mare", a Novel by Franci McMahon—$2.00
• Women’s Project Baseball Cap (Available in 5 Brilliant Colors)—$10.00
• Women’s Project Black Portfolio (Pen Included)—$5.00
• Women’s Project Coffee Mug—$2.00
• Women’s Project T-Shirt—$5.00
• Limited edition Sundance print, signed and numbered by the artist,
Murray Archibald (1996-2003 available)—$45.00 (discount with purchase
of 2 or more years.)
Remember that investing in your community is truly the gift that
keeps on giving.
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