General Donations
Support Environmental Education & Awareness
Your tax-deductible contribution to Friends of Five Rivers will provide direct financial support for environmental education programs at Five Rivers. An investment in Friends is an investment in public education and awareness of the environment, its habitats and inhabitants. Know that any level of your support and investment is appreciated and will benefit the youth, individuals, and seniors of your community.
I’m sitting here by the frog pond admiring mom’s memorial pole. The poles are beautiful! Thanks for a great memorial.
Forever Friends Memorial Poles
Memorial Pole Plaques
The “Forever Friends” Memorial Poles are located in a beautiful and serene outdoor setting, near a bench, where you may sit and reflect upon special memories of your loved one.
These attractive 4×4” poles are made from sustainable cypress wood, milled and capped for protection. These limited poles will sit in open groups of three adorning areas of Nature’s Accessible Backyard Trail garden, which is located near the Visitor Center at Five Rivers. Tiered in height to be more aesthetically pleasing, the words “In Memoriam” will be burned vertically in script on one side. Near the top on all four sides, 3×5” heavy cast bronze plaques with a dark brown leatherette textured background will be securely fastened (sample to the left). Your loved one’s name will be highlighted in raised lettering on a plaque (one plaque per side, four plaques per pole).
A special gathering at Five Rivers will be held annually in the summer for families who have memorialized their loved one.
Giving Tree
The “Giving Tree” is a beautiful indoor mural painted by local artist, Carol Coogan, located in the vestibule between the Five Rivers Visitor Center and Guided School Program building.
Three sizes of leaves are available to purchase in honor of a friend or family member for a variety of occasions. The name of the person honored will be burned onto the leaf and affixed to the tree mural. The honored will receive a beautiful note card with a photo of the mural and their leaf. Names will also be listed below. All proceeds benefit the mission of Friends of Five Rivers to support environmental education and land preservation.
Sponsor a Bluebird Nest
Become a Sponsor
The purpose of this project is to raise funds to assist the Five Rivers staff and Community Science volunteers in better monitoring and maintaining the integrity of our bluebird population.
Consider making a $35 annual contribution to support the Five Rivers Bluebird Nest Box Monitoring Program. As part of the program, volunteers construct, maintain, and monitor nest boxes, which provide critical habitat for cavity nesting birds like bluebirds. Your name will be acknowledged below and you will receive a certificate acknowledging your sponsorship, as well as a mid and end-season update.
If you sign up online, you will receive an auto-renewal notice if you wish to maintain your support annually. Or, you may download the form (button below) and send it with your payment. Also, sponsorship may be given as a gift to a friend or family-member.
- Materials for replacement boxes: The boxes have an average lifespan of seven years because the wood cannot be treated. Currently, there are approximately 50 boxes on the Five Rivers property, and each year, some boxes need to be replaced. Materials include lumber, hardware, and metal poles for mounting.
- Baffles: These are designed to keep snakes and other predators out while allowing bluebirds in and out. Currently, there are no baffles, and some nests have been raided by predators in the past.
- Monitoring supplies: Includes items like new backpacks or shoulder bags for volunteers to carry through the waist-high grass to access the bluebird nest boxes.
Sponsorships
Friends of Five Rivers offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities, ranging from $500 to $15,000, to help underwrite various annual and new events, programs, and activities. Benefits from logo recognition to addressing a group to event signage and more will accompany the sponsorship level accordingly. All sponsorships are tax-deductible and benefit Friends of Five Rivers environmental education and awareness programs for children and adults.
Note that prior to accepting a sponsorship, all companies will be fully vetted by the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Please consider a sponsorship to support our efforts. For more information or a sponsorship packet, contact development@friendsoffiverivers.org
Legacy Giving
Long Term Planning
Membership within the Legacy Society provides the opportunity to support environmental education for generations to come. Your legacy gift to Friends of Five Rivers is part of your long-term plan of your personal assets. A variety of gifts that may be accepted are retirement accounts, stocks and bonds, a bequest within your will, beneficiary designation of a life insurance policy, charitable trust and more.
Your gift provides long-term sustainability for Friends of Five Rivers and its programs. You may elect to support the “Friends Endowment Fund” or choose to designate your gift for a particular program or for general operating support.
To make your legacy gift we suggest you contact your financial advisor or attorney on options that best fit your estate planning. Then reach out to Friends of Five Rivers to hear how your gift will make a significant impact. We would like to recognize you as a Legacy Society member. However, we will respect all requests for anonymity. Please reach out if you have any questions about a legacy society membership.
Friends of Five Rivers is a registered 501(c) 3 tax-exempt public charity.
Types of Legacy Giving
For more information, contact director@friendsoffiverivers.org
