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Please join us in celebrating the undeveloped character of this emerald green island of farms, fields and forests, hills and rivers in the midst of the East Coast's urban sprawl. Our organization works to enhance the region’s significant natural resources in the context of a vital economy and regional cultural identity. Your support provides an example for others to follow. As you consider your gift to The Last Green Valley, please take a moment to reflect on our impacts.
TLGV Grant Program: Over the past eleven years TLGV has distributed more than 3.5 million in grants to 247 projects in all 35 communities of the National Heritage Corridor. These grants have made a difference to the region.
The Green Valley Institute: TLGV's land use education partnership, The Green Valley Institute, exists to help National Heritage Corridor communities and citizens sustain their environment and quality of life while growing their economies. GVI is dedicated to improving the knowledge base from which land use and natural resource decisions are made. GVI has led hundreds of workshops and conducted numerous programs in the National Heritage Corridor communities. GVI has had a direct impact on the permanent preservation of more than 8600 acres in The Last Green Valley.
Walktober – Experiencing and Enjoying the Region: For twenty years, TLGV has helped organize free guided hikes, walks, paddles and experiences celebrating the natural and cultural resources of the National Heritage Corridor. Each year more than 100 free hikes and walks are offered.
Water Trails – Enhancing Recreation in the Watershed: Following the very successful 2009 Source to Sea Expedition: Connecting the Drops through The Last Green Valley, TLGV is working to increase access to the region’s rivers and waterways.
Tourism: TLGV works diligently to promote local businesses and events in the region through publication of the Visitor’s Guide to The Last Green Valley, other brochures and its website. TLGV works to attract visitors to the region and bring significant tourism related dollars into local communities in a manner consistent with caring for resources.
Of almost 50 National Heritage Corridors throughout the county, TLGV is the only one to adopt a comprehensive Sustainability Plan to ensure this organization's work continues beyond 2015 without federal funding. Your contribution this year is more important than ever. Our goal to be self-sufficient by the year 2015 will not be possible without your active involvement and participation.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, all gifts to The Last Green Valley, Inc. are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
How can I donate to The Last Green Valley?
Outright Gifts: You may use your credit card to make a gift by donating online (donate now) or by calling the office at 866-363-7226. You may also send a check made payable to The Last Green Valley to P.O. Box 29, 111 Main Street, Danielson, CT 06239.
Donor Societies: Please consider making a donation and joining The Last Green Valley at a higher level of support to become a member of the Green, Bronze, Silver or Gold Leaf Societies. For more information about Donor Society benefits, please click here.
Gifts of Stock: Gifts of stock are greatly appreciated and can be especially advantageous from a tax perspective. You should contact both your financial advisor and Bill Reid, Director of External Affairs, at 860-774-3300 or by email bill@tlgv.org, to receive stock gift and transfer instructions.
Honorary or Memorial Gifts: You may wish to make a contribution to honor someone or to memorialize a loved one or friend. When making such a gift please include the name of the person being honored and include the name and address of anyone to whom we should send an acknowledgement.
Gifts to Endowment: TLGV has a small endowment fund which provides interest income to support the annual programs and operation of the organization. Gifts to the TLGV Endowment Fund are always appreciated and accepted. Endowment gifts are a wonderful way to ensure your support will live on for many years, helping the organization to accomplish its mission now and into the future.
Bequests: Bequests are a wonderful way to remember your favorite charities through your will. Gifts like this can be made as a specific dollar amount, a percentage of an individual's assets, as gifts of property or as life insurance. We suggest you speak with your attorney before deciding to make such a gift so that language that carefully explains your intentions can be included in your will. If you are interested in supporting The Last Green Valley in this way, it would be most helpful if you would notify us of your intentions. You may contact Bill Reid, Director of External Affairs, at 860-774-3300 or by email bill@tlgv.org, for further information.
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