Your Donations Make A Difference
December 4, 2017
Once a year, supporters all over the world come together on a single day to help the nonprofits that they love. #GivingTuesday is the kickoff of the end of the year giving season. Most nonprofits get 20-40% of their donations at the end of the year, so this is a very important time for us.
This year for #GivingTuesday, we set a high goal to raise $11,550 so that we could purchase equipment to assist with habitat building. The equipment, a Bobcat Trencher attachment, a Bobcat Auger attachment, a Stihl XL Chainsaw, a Stihl Concrete Saw, and 4 Stihl professional grade weedeaters, will help us to expand into the densely wooded and hilled section of our 450+ acres of property to build bigger, natural habitats for our residents.
Thanks to our amazing supporters we reached our goal shortly after noon! We are always pleasantly surprised, but not shocked, by how quickly our supporters will come together to help us fund projects or get much-needed equipment. Because we reached our goal so early we were able to move onto our stretch goal of $25,258. The additional $13,708 would be used to purchase a 6-month supply of Nebraska and Tripple A meat for our special dietary needs cats (such as Peyton, Rocklyn, and Black Fire).
By the end of #GivingTuesday, we had received $20,489 in donations through Facebook, Paypal, and in-person donations. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was offering a $2 Million dollar match for Facebook donations, but we have yet to be notified of how much of the $7,537, that was donated through Facebook, qualified for the match. It can take up to 72 days for us to get a notification from Facebook about the #GivingTuesday match, so our official fundraising numbers may go up in the next few weeks.
We would like to thank everyone who donated to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on #GivingTuesday. We also want to say thank you to all the wonderful people who participated in our #GivingTuesday activities through Facebook. We gave away 8 paw paintings and a few other amazing prizes throughout the day to participants. It was a lot of fun and it helped spread the word about Turpentine Creek.
With your help, we can do AMAZING things! Thank you all for your support!
Don’t forget to make your end of the year donations before January 1st if you want a 2018 tax deduction. Also, if you are ordering an adoption, sponsorship, calendar, coloring book, membership, or cub club package for Christmas, your orders must be received on or before December 10th if you want to get them before Christmas.