Yorkville Area Chamber Of Commerce issued the following announcement on Oct. 2.
2020 ~ It’s most definitely been a year many of us would like to forget!
At The Conservation Foundation, we have all felt the heaviness of life in these times right along with you.
Though we are unable to hold our annual fall Strengthening Our Foundation fundraiser, our incredibly generous friends at the Hamill Family Foundation have set forth a challenge to send The Conservation Foundation into 2021 stronger than ever.
If we can raise $75,000 of new, or additional, money by the end of the year, the Hamill Family Foundation will match that $75,000, doubling your donation and the impact we can have together.
Our President/CEO Brook McDonald would like to share his thoughts on why this challenge is so important to our health and wellbeing, and how we can move through these challenging times together.
The support of our members and donors is what has allowed us over the last 48 years to preserve the local natural areas that we have turned to for strength and sustenance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Imagine if those places had not been there for us, if they had not been set aside in the past to become our refuge in this collective moment!
We are working in this moment and beyond it to ensure that in an uncertain future, our children and grandchildren will have strong and vibrant natural areas to bring them through whatever challenges they may face.
Your gift today will help us meet our goal, Strengthening Our Foundation so we can strengthen nature, our essential foundation.
Original source can be found here.