DONATIONS & FUNDING

Your Support is Key to Our Success

Crescent Beach Community Services, through its membership in the Association of Neighbourhood Houses, is a registered charity. See About Us.
In addition to being a member agency of the United Way of the Lower Mainland, CBCS receives funding in the form of grants from the United Way’s Success by Six initiative. These funds come primarily through the United Way’s annual campaign that relies on the generosity and care of thousands of people throughout the Lower Mainland.
Our other major and regular funders include:
Province of B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development and Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
Government of Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
Other smaller sources of external funding currently come from

Private foundations
Fraser Health Authority
Donors (service clubs, community groups, businesses and individuals)
Business sponsors

** Vital support from these funders, sponsors and donors enables CBCS to provide services and programs that nurture individual, family and community life.
CBCS has an annual budget of approximately 1.4 million dollars.

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT CBCS:
We are currently running an appeal to raise funds to support our Summer Family Camps. Download a copy of our appeal letter here.
Whether you attend programs, participate in special events, donate gifts in kind, contribute funds, name CBCS in your will, rent space at Camp Alexandra or Beecher Place, or volunteer with one of our programs, you can help to build relationships that nurture individual, family and community well-being.

Donors in the following categories who contribute $25 or more are eligible for tax-deductible receipts:
Contributors: $25 - $100

Donor names are publicized once a year in the newsletter

Supporter: $101 - $250

Donor names publicized once a year in the newsletter
Complimentary newsletter subscription (one year)

Neighbour: $251 - $500

Donor names publicized once a year in the newsletter
Complimentary newsletter subscription (one year)
Invitation to a recognition event

Friend: Over $500

Donor names publicized once a year in the newsletter
Complimentary newsletter subscription (one year)
Invitation to a recognition event
Profiles in the newsletter and other recognition on a case by case basis for larger donations

Sustainers: Over $1,000

Donor names publicized once a year in the newsletter
Complimentary newsletter subscription (one year)
Invitation to a recognition evening
Profiles in the newsletter
Other specific recognition as appropriate and in consultation with the donor

Donors may designate their gifts for specific budgeted/planned projects (for example, seniors programs, building improvements and the like).

TO MAKE A DONATION
CBCS accepts VISA and Mastercard by telephone and cheques by mail or in person. In-office donations can also be made by debit card. Charitable tax receipts are issued for donations of $25 or more.
By phone: please call 604-535-0015 to make a donation by phone.
By mail: please mail your cheque/donation to: CBCS, 2916 McBride Avenue, Crescent Beach, Surrey BC V4A 3G2
LIVING LEGACIES
A Living Legacy is a physical installation that visibly honors and acknowledges the contributions of a person or group to CBCS at Camp Alexandra. In such cases, a request is made by an individual or group and, if approved by the CBCS Board of Management, the requestor makes an agreed contribution to support the costs of the installation and its care. Examples of Living Legacies currently in place include benches in honor of specific individuals who make or have made contributions to the life of CBCS at Camp Alexandra. Information about Living Legacies can be obtained from the CBCS Executive Director.
BEQUESTS
Bequests are gratefully received in the spirit in which they were intended. Anyone interested in designating Crescent Beach Community Services at Camp Alexandra in their will should contact their legal representative. Upon request, CBCS is honored to offer suggestions and guidance to individuals wishing to identify specific bequests in their wills. Contact the CBCS Executive Director for more information.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS?
Contact Fund Development Officer Lois Peterson at lpcbcs@uniserve.com or 604-531-0015 ext 233 if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions about our fundraising activities.