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DONOR RECOGNITION


This project will have a Wall of Honor on which donors will be recognized. 

All contributions to the Mississippi River Eco Tourism Center will be publicly acknowledged unless the donor prefers to remain anonymous.  Gifts received will be recognized in accordance with their level of contribution. 

A unique recognition system will be based on the environment which it helps to preserve.  There are several opportunities for donors to have particular areas of the eco center named for the industry, business, person, or organization they choose.  

Item to be Named

Suggested Gift Amount

Aquarium/nature center

           $ 500,000

Community/banquet room

           $ 400,000

Education room

           $ 300,000

                                                                                                          

The aquarium/nature center is planned to be the centerpiece of the facility’s interior.  It will be prominent and very visible as people enter the eco center.  Signage for the contributing business or individual will be visible from each entry point to the building.  This will be a powerful advertising tool for the donor.


The community/banquet room and the education room will have plaques over their entry doors honoring the donor and be titled “(Company/Individual name) Community Room” (or Education Room) as appropriate for each location.


These naming rights will be offered on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

As stated earlier, a recognition system unique to the project will be utilized in honoring donors.  The complete list of gifting levels will be based on the Mississippi River eco system and is defined as follows:

 

Main Channel

Gifts Division:

$250,000 or more

Bald Eagle

$200,000

Peregrine Falcon

$150,000

Channel Catfish

$100,000

Sturgeon

$  75,000

Osprey

Face-to-face solicitations will take place before a phonathon or direct mail appeal to the general populace.  Every effort will be made to provide an opportunity for all area citizens to participate financially in supporting this community project before the fundraising is completed.

 

Backwaters

Gift Division:

$    7,500

Wood Duck

$    5,000

Large Mouth Bass

$    3,000

Black Crappie

$    2,000

Belted Kingfisher

$    1,000

Chorus Frog

Donors may choose to make their gifts in honor or in memory of another person, in recognition of specific events or accomplishments, or simply have their names on the selected medium.  Donors will be given the opportunity to specify how their gifts are recognized with a written form that they complete after construction of the facility begins.

Backwaters

Gift Division:

$    7,500

Wood Duck

$    5,000

Large Mouth Bass

$    3,000

Black Crappie

$    2,000

Belted Kingfisher

$    1,000

Chorus Frog

The capital campaign goal is $1.5 million which will fund construction of theMississippi River Eco-Tourism Center.  Amenities such as the educational endowment, the paved parking lot, and exterior night lighting, etc. that will make Rock Creek Marina and Campground a destination spot in Eastern Iowa are an additional $400,000.  The$1.5 million campaign fundraising will allow the Mississippi River Eco Tourism Center to be constructed in 2008 and 2009.

All gifts and pledges to the Mississippi River Eco Tourism Center are designated to the Clinton County Conservation Foundation (a tax-exempt charitable organization) for the purpose of this project.  Therefore, gifts and pledges are tax deductible to the full extent allowable on itemized returns.




 








  

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