Anchor’s Aweigh! Howard Slater Navigation Center sails to over $2 million raised thanks to local trust fund donation
True North's Taylor Bunch, Executive Director (center), Paul Wolfe, our Donations & Community Engagement Director (right), and Jerry Bell, our Facilities Manager (left) visit the Howard Slater Navigation Center site.
Navigation Center voyage making headway, with just $500,000 left to reach safe harbor
Our Navigation Center voyage is making headway, with just $500,000 left to reach safe harbor--and we need your help to get there by July 1st!
While it may be April Fool's Day, there's no foolin' here. We are now 80% of the way to fully funding the Howard Slater Navigation Center.
We are grateful for a generous donation of $113,600 from a trust fund of a local Chicoan with a passion for our mission. This donation propelled us across the $2 million mark.
You can join our voyage today by:
encouraging others to donate
spreading the news on social media
sending this email to your networks (professional, church, etc.)
making in-kind donations
becoming an official ambassador--give us a call or send us an email to learn more!
Trust funds and other forms of planned giving are also ways that supporters like you can create a lasting impact for causes you are passionate about while also benefiting from tax savings and deductions in your lifetime.
Contributions from planned giving can help projects like our Navigation Center arrive at port or even offer long-term income that empowers an organization to reach more people in need.
"Thanks to this thoughtful donation, we are now that much closer to building a crucial center for our community. While our donor wanted to remain anonymous, her inspiring impact and legacy will be felt at our organization every day. We are so grateful to have been included as a beneficiary of her estate and cannot emphasize how significant being included in donor planned giving can be for nonprofits like ours." -- from Taylor Bunch, our Executive Director
To become a Howard Slater Navigation Center ambassador or to learn more about designating True North as a recipient for your planned giving, please contact our Donations & Community Engagement Director Paul Wolfe at: paul@truenorthbutte.org
(Please note that we at True North cannot provide financial advising, but we can provide you with the organizational information needed so that you can set up planned giving for your preferred local charities with your own financial planners.)
We are so grateful to everyone who has come aboard this fundraising ship with donations and support so far.
Thank you!
- Team True North