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A new way you can contribute,
effortlessly and without cost to you, to
Last Stand. If
you use an internet search engine, or if you shop
online, use iGive. For every internet search you
make using iSearch.iGive.com, iGive donates 1 cent to
Last Stand. For
online purchases you make using iGive's online shopping
portal, iGive contributes part of your purchase price to
Last Stand.
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Registering with iGive
is easy. Go to
www.iGive.com/LastStand and fill out the simple
form. Same with the iGive search engine (which
uses the Yahoo search engine). Go to
www.iSearchiGive.com/LastStand
and follow the simple instructions. |
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A special way to contribute:
the James McLernan Endowment for
Last Stand -
through the Community Foundation of the Florida
Keys
To
make an online contribution to the James McLernan Endowment for
Last Stand,
CLICK HERE. (link
is to the Community Foundation site; click on "Ways to
Contribute" at top of page, and select "James McLernan Endowment
for Last Stand")
For more
information on Jim and the legacy he left for
Last Stand, see our Nov/Dec
2005 Bugle Call
CLICK HERE. |
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You can now make a
general donation (as opposed to donating to the James
McLernan Endowment) to Last Stand by credit card. To
make a donation, click the DONATE button below, and
you'll be taken to PayPal's secure payment page. |
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WHY WE NEED DONATIONS |
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Last Stand
operating funds come from membership dues, donations, and grants.
Our membership, though growing, makes up less than 30% of our no-frills
operating budget. Over 70% (more than $35,000) has to be found
through donations and grants.
So we're left with donations as the primary source of meeting our
operating expenses. Our board spends much time and energy in special
fund-raising events. Yet most of the time we give must be spent on the
issues for which Last Stand
exists. These include: nurturing a stable economy based on sustainable
tourism, the creation of public parks, environmental protection and
sensible land-use planning, working for cleaner water and clean-ups on
land, the promotion of livable neighborhoods, keeping missile testing
and oil drilling out of the keys, helping ensure fair and open
government, and conducting "Keys in the Balance," a series of
community-based debates promoting open, educative deliberation among all
interested parties on a range of issues impacting Keys quality of life.
In order to continue doing this, we need to appeal to all of you for
your donations. Please give generously. Your donation, whether ten
or ten-thousand dollars, will be more than repaid to you in the
protection and enhancement of life in the Keys you love.
Your donations are tax-exempt; we are a 501(c)(3)
organization. Thank you!
DONATIONS:
Donate by
credit card, or mail a check (see our
Home Page).
MEMBERSHIP: To join, click the Join Last
Stand button below. |
