Fall 2006 - The Alpine Club of Canada

Centennial Fund Campaign 2004 – 2006
YES!
I will help
New rules make donating stocks and bonds more attractive
Over the years, the Alpine Club of Canada has been the grateful recipient of many bequests
from generous donors, both alive and deceased. Th ose donations allow the Club to do things that
simply would not be aff ordable otherwise, including such initiatives as building new backcountry
huts, publishing books, training trip leaders and many others.
Just over two years ago, the ACC set out to raise $1 million over a span of three years
surrounding the Club’s centennial. To this point over $633,000 has been raised.
So only $367,000 to go! Along those lines, please note that a recent decision by Canada’s
Federal Government has made donations in the form of stocks and bonds more attractive to
some people than donating cash. Th e new rules allow Canadians to donate public securities ‘in
kind’ without incurring a personal tax liability, assuming that the charity of choice is set up to
receive them – just as the ACC is.
These donations are of enormous benefi t to the ACC, such as the Boswell family’s contribution
of stocks, which was used as seed money for the replacement of the old Toronto Section Cabin at
the Canmore Clubhouse site. Th e Toronto Section also pitched in more money, as did a number
of individuals. Th ose funds, along with a contribution from the Alberta Government, facilitated
construction of the new Pat Boswell (Toronto Section) Cabin - named after Boswell, a Toronto
Section member and former General Manager of the Club. More recently, a pair of Vancouver
based friends of Jim Haberl donated shares in two mining companies toward construction of the
Jim Haberl Hut on the west coast, which was recently completed and now off ers comfortable
backcountry accommodations in the spectacular Coast Mountains.
So if your ship has come in, if you recently found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
– you too can make a signifi cant diff erence to your favourite charity, and thanks to the new
Federal Budget, come tax time, it will be pain free.
Help us reach our $1 million goal!
Canadian donors:
Th e Alpine Club of Canada is a Registered Charitable
Organization and will send you a donation tax receipt. Your
donation will allow the Club to undertake projects that it
could not fund from internal sources.
Please mail the completed form to:
Alpine Club of Canada
P.O. Box 8040
Canmore, AB Canada T1W 2T8
charitable registration no. 10670 4182 rr0001
American donors:
Th e ACC Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) corporation,
whose purposes mirror those of the Alpine Club of Canada.
Donations will be put to work in the manner stipulated by
the donor, and a U.S. tax receipt will be issued.
Please mail the completed form to:
ACC Foundation
6174 E Borley Rd
Coeur d Alene, ID 83814 USA
� I would like to contribute to the Centennial Fund � Please use my donation where it is most needed.
� Please use my donation to support the Canadian Alpine Journal DVD.
� I would rather donate to another Alpine Club of Canada fund:
Donation Amount:
� Mountain Culture � Environment � Library
� Clubhouse / Huts � Leadership Development
Name: Membership #
I prefer to donate by:
� I wish to remain anonymous � Cheque enclosed � MasterCard � VISA
Mailing / Street Address: . Credit Card #
City: Province: Home Phone: Business Phone: Expiry Date: .
Postal Code: E-mail Address: Signature:
$______
Th ank you for your support of these worthwhile projects.
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