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24 7 DONORS NEEDED TO QUALIFY FOR $450,000

Update: we have 443 donors as of June 27th!

James F. Strange Center

Thanks to our generous members, Â鶹ֱ²¥ has raised funds to finance part of the purchase price for a new Â鶹ֱ²¥ home in Alexandria, VA—The James F. Strange Center. Moving into our new home was and is an amazing accomplishment (see moving article), but we are not quite finished. In addition to paying off the debt and furnishing the building, we need a successful (ends June 30th) in order to cover one-time expenses associated with moving from Boston to Alexandria.

Fortunately, we have received an extraordinary challenge pledge of $450,000 that will ensure our success for the building—but we need to earn this gift by meeting two separate challenges by June 30 (one by June 30 and one by December 31):

• First, we must demonstrate that we are all behind Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s many initiatives by securing 450 unique donors by June 30, 2019. Donations may be for any purpose, including the Annual Fund (unrestricted).
• Second (and separate from the participation goal), we must raise $225,000 in new gifts and pledges for the building by December 31, 2019. To date, we have received gifts and pledges of $171,402 for this challenge—so we only need $53,598 more.

Your membership in Â鶹ֱ²¥ is crucial to our shared success. We thank you for your partnership. Your donations enable Â鶹ֱ²¥ to carry out our mission at a higher level and with greater impact. Even modest gifts add up to create significant support for Â鶹ֱ²¥, and the high level of donor participation from our memberships helps us attract gifts from foundations and major donors. Truly, every donor is important, and every gift is meaningful. This year, every gift helps us earn an additional $450,000!

If you are one of the 426 443 people who has already made a gift, thank you for your support. If you have not yet made a gift this fiscal year, please consider joining the ranks of Â鶹ֱ²¥ donors (click here to see the donors from last year—Fiscal Year 2018). We have just over two weeks to reach our goal, so please !