Support Discover Cayuga Lake
Support & Donations
Support for Discover Cayuga Lake
Donations, Volunteering,
& Fundraising
INTRODUCING OUR 2023 CAYUGA LAKE COMMUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN!
Dear Friends,
Looking back to 2018, it is incredible to recall the twists, turns and wonderful moments of the past five years. We launched our vessel, MV Teal, in 2018, met the challenges of COVID as a freshly minted nonprofit in 2020, and in the past two years we’ve introduced 20,000 visitors to Cayuga Lake, and provided Floating Classroom programs and community cruises for thousands of your friends and neighbors.
Our schedule doesn’t slow down as the weather cools, either, as we deliver “Trout in the Classroom”, a nationally acclaimed curriculum enrichment program, at 20 local schools. Looking ahead to warmer days in 2023, we have plans for substantial upgrades on MV Teal, and expect to expand availability of ‘Floating Classroom’ educational programs so that more children than ever before will experience the beauty and wonder of Cayuga Lake. All with amazing support from our community.
As we chart a course for DCL further into the future, I feel an increasing sense of urgency. Cayuga Lake is vulnerable to many threats, and that vulnerability extends to every community that depends upon it. Collectively, we are living in an increasingly fragile Finger Lakes environment.
For these reasons, we are setting an ambitious fundraising goal of $50,000 for our 2023 Cayuga Lake Community Fund.
I hope you will take a moment to explore the links below. There are many ways you can help us do more for regional youth, build stronger partnerships with other Finger Lakes organizations, and reach more Finger Lakes residents. There has never been a more critical time to invest in the future of Cayuga Lake. Let’s think globally and act locally in 2023!
Bill Foster, Executive Director, DCL
Nov. 30, 2022
Discover Cayuga Lake
look WHAT WE’VE acCOMPLISHED!
Great ways to support DCL!
Help us provide year-round programming and “A Boat for Everyone”!
Tax Deductibility
Discover Cayuga Lake is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Businesses and individuals ready to support DCL’s mission at a higher level, can sponsor interns, community cruise series, or even elements of Teal, itself.
Donations
Donations at any level can be made to our Cayuga Lake Community Fund, which supports programming, materials & improvements for Teal.
Donate By Check
Make checks payable to “Discover Cayuga Lake, Inc.”
Mail to:
Discover Cayuga Lake, Inc.
110 N. Tioga St, Suite 303
Ithaca, NY 14850
Other ways to donate
Purchase a Gift Card or a Season Pass!
DISCOVER THE CAYUGA LAKE REGION
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER WATERSHED RELATED CAUSES TO SUPPORT
Bill’s Personal Recommendation:
Sustainable Tompkins Finger Lakes Climate Fund
You can join DCL’s Carbon Race Team when you make your carbon offset. www.fingerlakesclimatefund.org
Tom Vawter, Board member & Wells College Prof. Emeritus:
Community Science Institute (CSI)
Laura Falk, Experience! The Finger Lakes & Board Member:
Finger Lakes Land Trust
Lynn Leopold, Founding Board Member:
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
Steve Kress, DCL Board Member & Puffin Project President:
Friends of Stewart Park
Astrid Jirka, Director of Tourism Initiatives:
The History Center of Tompkins County
Felicia Ansty: Tompkins County Dog Park (TC Dog)!
www.lightlink.com/tcdog
Jacoba Taylor: Gayogoho’no Rematriation!
www.Gayogohono.org
Vito Brancato: The Racker Center
www.racker.org
Shelley Blackler: The Kitchen Theater
www.kitchentheatre.org
We’d Love to hear from you!
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with Us
HOME DOCK:
1000 Allan H. Treman Marina Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
OUR OFFICE:
110 N. Tioga St., Suite 303
Center for History & Culture
Ithaca, NY 14850
booking@discovercayugalake.org
For Educational Programs:
education@discovercayugalake.org