Take Flight Capital Campaign

Gift Levels, Recognition, & Naming Rights

The Leadership Team is soliciting donations at the following levels. Please keep in mind that the desire is these donations will be made over two years. For example, a $40,000 gift is actually a $20,000 gift this year and a $20,000 gift in 2010.

Level Name	Gift Amount	Goal	Status
Leader of Flight	$120,000	1	1 left
Champion of Flight	$108,000	1	Done
Guardian of Flight	$50,000	2	Done
Patron of Flight	$25,000	3	Done
Defender of Flight	$10,000	6	3 left
Supporter of Flight	$5,000	15	8 left
Friend of the Wing	$1,000 and below	Unlimited	N/A

Aside from the benefit of knowing that a gift will help save the lives of wild animals and allow those animals to take flight again, gifts made at each level will provide the donor with other rewards and recognition.

Level Name	Recognition & Fun	Naming Rights*
Leader of Flight ($120,000)	Newspaper listing, gala party invitation, Donor Recognition Wall, flight cage dinner, and naming right.	Waterfowl enclosure.
Guardian of Flight ($50,000)	Newspaper listing, gala party invitation, Donor Recognition Wall, flight cage dinner, and naming right.	Flight cage largest interior enclosure OR waterfowl enclosure emergency response section.
Patron of Flight ($25,000)	Newspaper listing, gala party invitation, Donor Recognition Wall, flight cage dinner, and naming right.	One larger interior enclosure of either flight cage or waterfowl enclosure.
Defender of Flight ($10,000)	Newspaper listing, gala party invitation, Donor Recognition Wall, flight cage dinner, and naming right.	One smaller interior enclosure of either flight cage or waterfowl enclosure.
Supporter of Flight ($5,000)	Newspaper listing, gala party invitation, Donor Recognition Wall, and invitation to a once-in-a-lifetime dinner experience in the completed flight cage.	None
Friend of the Wing ($250-1,000)	Newspaper listing, gala party invitation, and your name inscribed on the Take Flight Project Donor Recognition Wall.	None
$100 minimum	Newspaper listing and invitation to a gala campaign completion party.	None
$50 minimum	Your name listed in celebratory advertisements in local newspapers.	None

* The naming right is an option for a donor, not a requirement.

Donations and Recognition

The Take Flight Project will raise ~ $575,000. With $410,000 already donated or pledged, the Campaign needs to raise approximately $165,000. We expect to raise all or a large majority of these funds from individuals. The Shelter is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization.

raven We desire donations that are made immediately or as two-year pledges. Ideally, a donor who wishes to give a two-year pledge will donate half of the pledge immediately or by July 1, 2009, and the second half of the pledge in the first quarter of 2010. The Campaign Leadership Team is happy to discuss different donation schedules with any any donors who so desire.

If you are a potential donor, please consider making as large a gift as possible to the Take Flight Project. These enclosures will exist for decades (at least) and in that time will help thousands of injured, orphaned, or sick wild animals take flight once again. There is no better way for you to directly help save the lives of the local wild animals that you love and appreciate so much.

To make a donation or to learn more about the Project, contact any of the Leadership Team members that you know or contact Kol Medina, the Shelter’s Executive Director, at 206-855-9057 ext. 2 or at kol@westsoundwildlife.org. You can find out more about the Shelter at www.westsoundwildlife.org.