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‘Experience the Moraine’ Campaign
The Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) – a membership based, volunteer charitable organization – is working
with the Oak Ridges Land Trust and the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation to ensure public access to the Moraine,
while restoring its natural habitat. We need your financial donations to ORTA to achieve this objective.
Your support will allow future generations to enjoy the experience of a hiking trail through natural forests,
wetlands and meadows, beside streams and lakes, climbing the ridge of sandy hills which form the Moraine.
From Rice Lake on the east to Palgrave at the base of the Niagara escarpment on the west, the restored natural
habitat will shelter animals and birds whose historic home on the Oak Ridges Moraine has been compromised first
by agriculture and increasingly in recent years, by urban development. The Oak Ridges Trail will provide access
to this environmental treasure if we act now to manage and preserve it.
Ways to Make One-Time and On-Going Donations and Pledges
On-line – through Visa or Mastercard using the CanadaHelps.org secure website
Mail-in – through cheques sent to:
Oak Ridges Trail Association
P.O. Box 28544
Aurora, Ontario, L4G 6S6
Phone 1-877-319-0285 or 905-833-6600 FAX 905-833-8379 e-mail info@oakridgestrail.org
When you make a pledge you are contributing
on an on-going basis by authorizing regular deductions from your chequing account.
A Meaningful Alternative to Flowers
To Celebrate Life's Milestones of special friends and relations:
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Births and Birthdays
Weddings and Anniversaries
Graduation
New Job or Promotion
Retirement
Father's Day or Mother's Day
Years of Service or Volunteerism
Religious Holidays |
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Or
In Memoriam |
On receipt of your completed form and your donation payment, we will send a specially printed
card for the appropriate occasion to the person(s) you would like notified of the gift. These special persons
and donors will also be recognized in the quarterly edition of Trail Talk .
All donations are tax deductible. Official receipts will be sent for donations of $10.00 or more. Charitable # 892978164 RR 0001.
Thank you for your support.
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Leaving a Legacy for the Future:
Opportunities for Planned Giving to ORTA Funds
The potential of a secure trail across the beautiful Oak Ridges Moraine which will remain and grow for future
generations, can only be fulfilled if you take action now. You can “leave a trail” for those who come after as a
legacy of hope for ages to come. Here are a few ideas to consider:
A Planned Gift
With a planned gift, the commitment is made in the present, but the gift is realized in the future. Planned gifts
include:
- Bequests in a Will – By making a bequest in your Will to the Oak Ridges Trail Association you can show your
commitment to securing a natural legacy for future generations to enjoy.
- Life Insurance – When you give a gift of life insurance to the ORTA your regular monthly or yearly payment can
provide the means to make a meaningful contribution without diminishing the value of your estate.
- Annuities and Trusts – These gifts allow donors to make a sizeable commitment to the Association while retaining
the right to the income or use of the real property for the duration of their life or the term of the trust. Assets
placed in the trust may include: cash, stocks, bonds, securities, real estate and other investments.
- Gifts-In-Kind – Tangible property (for example: real estate, artwork, securities) can be donated to the ORTA and
used for raising campaign funds.
Other Ways to Give:
- Donations of Moraine Properties and Conservation Easements – Do you own property on the Moraine near the Oak Ridges
Trail? There are many ways Moraine landowners can contribute to securing the Trail for future generations to enjoy.
To discuss Moraine properties or conservation easements, please contact the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust at
905-833-3171 or e-mail landtrust@bellnet.ca
- Corporate Donations & Sponsorships – Businesses and
corporations have been generous supporters of the Oak Ridges Trail
Association. We have been the benefactors of helpful gifts-in-kind and essential infusions of donated funds. We
look forward to extending mutually beneficial relationships with our corporate partners.
For more information about all of these opportunities for contributing to ORTA’s Experience the Moraine Campaign,
please contact Harold Sellers, Executive Director of the Oak Ridges Trail Association at 905-833-6600 or
1-877-319-0285 or e-mail execdir@oakridgestrail.org
All donations are tax deductible and official receipts are issued for donations of $10 or more.
Charitable # 892978164 RR 0001. Thank you for your support.
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