Fundraising

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Things are happening at the Mahone Bay Centre

Why Fundraising? Why Now?
Many of our recent capital improvements have been possible through grants from the federal Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, who see the Centre as a viable community-based operation with good potential. We need to match these grants and additional funds are required for future capital improvements. For these reasons we are asking the community to step up by making a donation to the Mahone Bay Community Centre.

How Does It Work?
When you make a donation to the Mahone Bay Community Centre, you will receive a symbolic square foot of the MBC for every $100.00 donated.  Claim it in your name, the name of your business, your entire family, the decision is yours.  In addition, with your approval, your generous donation to the Mahone Bay Community Centre will be proudly displayed on a donor wall in the entrance to the Centre on School Street.

Donor Wall in Entrance Lobby

What To Do
Please print this page,  fill out the form and send it with your cheque to:

The Mahone Bay Centre
P.O. Box 489
Mahone Bay, NS  B0J 2E0

Want more than one square foot? 
Multiple donations are welcome

The biggest fund raising effort in our short history at MBC was launched at the Harvest Jam, October 24th.

Important details will be following shortly, asking that each of us consider making a generous investment in the future of the centre at this critical juncture of our life together. The first question is WHY we need a major fundraiser now?

The short answer is that we have received an ACOA government grant of $113,000 for more improvements to our building. That is wonderful news. The flip side is that we have to come up with our $30,000 share of the grant so that the work can be completed by December 31, 2009. In other words, we have to use it, or we lose it.

We are all enjoying the many accomplishments of these eight years. We now have an opportunity to take a large step forward with the government assistance. It will involve:

1) completing converting the heating system of the old building from steam to hot water, which will be another necessary step in conserving energy and saving heating oil costs;

2) replacing the decaying front entrance to the old building;

3) installing new energy efficient lighting;

4) dividing two more rooms to increase rental income;

5) completing the exterior painting next summer.

Briefly, the SQUARE FOOT CLUB will give each of us a chance to "buy" a square foot OR MORE of the Mahone Bay Centre for $100 each. In addition to the satisfaction of helping our centre become even more the "building at the  heart of the community" at this turning point opportunity, we can have our names, or business names, or loved one's names permanently placed on a DONOR WALL which will be located in the entrance to our centre. More details will be coming, but in the meantime please consider how many square feet you can "buy" to preserve  and extend the centre, and the quality of life it provides for us all.

Happily, great progress has been made towards our goal of $30,000, but we still need your support!