A $40,000 Challenge

We’ve fundraised for an elevator since 2018, and an amazing $166,120 has been raised or donated. To get this far, we’ve held thrift sales, bake sales, and events upstairs, but most of the money came to us bit by bit as small (often memorial) donations from individual community members. Typically, these donors love the history of the building and have fond memories of their earlier lives in Colfax. They want to see this familiar and still useful Colfax landmark brought into the future so it can keep serving the community well.

We’ve kept careful records of all memorial and other donations and plan to acknowledge everyone’s contributions in a memory book for the building. There will also be wall plaques to commemorate major donors and their families.

But our steady slow progress is being interrupted by an alumni donor with a challenge! A mystery donor has agreed to match ALL new donations to this project, up to the amount of $40,000.

We haven’t publicized this $40,000 widely yet, but there will be news releases and letters in the coming days. Meanwhile, we “soft-started” the challenge in February, raising $1,595. With the magic of matching funds, that became $3,190 additional for our elevator savings.

Whether you’ve donated before or are considering becoming a first-time donor, this is a great time to do it. Your money will be doubled 🙂.

Thank you so much for any and all support!!