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Support the Audubon Center
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Now, you can renew your membership or
make a donation online - quickly and securely. |
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There are several ways to show your
support and make a difference:
All donations are tax-deductible
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Why
Become a Member?
The
Audubon Center was created in 1968 by a wonderful bequest and has
grown to become a major education and environmental organization.
Here
are some highlights:
- Over
65 schools in attendance.
- The
Center is accredited by
North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools.
- Field
Campus for Northland College
- Field
Campus for Hamline University teacher training
- Field
Campus for Inver Hills
Community College
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- Certified
Land Management
- Wetland
restoration
- Prairie
restoration
- Wildlife
care
- Residential
programs
- Dinners,
lectures and concerts
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Membership
benefits include our eNewsletter, regular newsletters, a 10%
discount in our Nature Center store, and invitations to special
events! All donations are tax-deductible.
Are
you already a member?
Audubon
Center of the North Woods Gift Memberships make terrific gifts
for birthdays, graduations, weddings—any occasion! Gift
membership recipients will enjoy a year of exciting benefits,
while helping to promote respect for nature through our programs,
in addition to knowing that your gift means increased support
for our efforts.
To make a
donation to the Audubon Center in any amount, you can us at 888-404-7743,
email us at audubon1@audubon-center.org
or write us PO Box 530 Sandstone, MN 55072
Click here for more information about our Adopt-A-Raptor program
In-Kind
Donations
If you have
any equipment you no longer need that could help the center? If
so, please contact us at audubon1@audubon-center.org
or call at 1-888-404-7743. Your donations are priced at fair-market
valuable and tax-deductible.
We appreciate
donations of office equipment, recreational games and sports equipment,
various tools and maintenance equipment are always appreciated.
Our wildlife barn can always use food to feed our raptors (please
call first), as well as medium sized pet carriers. Bicycles are
always appreciated, as they are used by our interns and some participants
as a mode of transportation around the Center's grounds.
The Audubon
Center is a member of the Cars With Heart Program! Do you have
a van, car, truck, snowmobile, camper, or boat you don't need
anymore? Consider donating it to the Audubon Center! Through the
Cars With Heart Program, your older vehicle can be worth more
to you as a donation than if you traded it in! The is a great
way to support the Audubon Center's education programs while get
the most value out of your old vehicle. For more details, contact
us: 888-404-7743 or audubon1@audubon-center.org
Memorial
Donations
If you would
like to make a memorial gift on behalf someone you loved and respected,
the center is honored to be the recipient. There are many forms
of memorials - here are some examples:
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General memorial gifts, often announced with the obituary;
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Send
to the Audubon Center with the memorial notes
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The
person sending the memorial is sent a thank you letter from the
center
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The
family for whom the memorial is made receives a notification of
all gifts from the center
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All
memorials are listed in the center's printed newsletter
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These
gifts will be added to the scholarship funds at the center that
are managed by the Minnesota Foundation and earnings from the
accumulated revenue is used for scholarships.
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All
gifts are tax deductible.
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Memorials
over $5,000 will result in one of the dorm rooms being named in
that persons honor
Art work, benches, and other permanent structures can be accepted
as memorials if they fit the center's design and plans and must be
approved in advance.
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Smaller
donations to the existing center scholarship funds are accepted
at any time and should be designated for that purpose by the donor.
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Separate
scholarships funds in a person, family, or business name can be
established with gifts of $10,000 or more
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These
funds will be held and managed by the Minnesota Foundation for
the Audubon Center
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All
gifts are tax deductible
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Proceeds
are based on the value of the fund and are equal to 5% of the
fund balance. Any excess earnings are reinvested in the fund to
grow the balance
Planned
Giving
For
information and details regarding bequests or life income giving
options, please contact the Center. The Center works with the
Minnesota Community Foundation for these options.
To
make a donation to the Audubon Center in any way or for any amount,
you can call us at 888-404-7743, email us at audubon1@audubon-center.org
or write us PO Box 530 Sandstone, MN 55072
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