As we go through the year, we acknowledge with thanks the grants and donations we receive, according to the wishes of those who provide the gifts. All are welcome to designate their gifts to a specific program or project, and we include that detail here. We appreciate the generosity of all our funders and donors.
Grants:
- The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District for a Grant-in-Aid of $20,000 (Wildlife Connectivity Project)
- A Community Recovery Fund grant of $10,000 (digital transformation and data capacity)
- A Province of British Columbia Park Enhancement Fund Grant of $4500 (Western Toad Monitoring Project)
- A Province of British Columbia Community Gaming Grant of $3000 (EagleWatch)
- A BC Nature/BC Naturalists’ Foundation Club Support Grant of $2500 (Wildlife Connectivity Project)
- A District of Squamish and Squamish Community Foundation Community Enhancement Grant of $2000 (EagleWatch)
Donors of $500 or more:
- The Mueller family (Wildlife Connectivity Project)
- Brian Aikens Photography (Wildlife Connectivity Project and EagleWatch)
- Marie-Ève Harvey, through an employee-directed donation from Atlantic Power (Purple Martin Nest Box Project)
- Alex McDonnell
Donors of $100 or more:
- Zoë Evamy
- Got Cans, with the support of Nexii (Bird Friendly Squamish), Sunwolf & Fergies’s (EagleWatch) and the Squamish community
- Janice Kariatsumari
- A volunteer who chose to be anonymous
- Two donors who chose to be anonymous
Other donors of cash:
- Anna Cromwell
- Jennifer and Michael Dezell
- Jim Meyer, in honour of his good friend Larry Murray, a keen birder and environmentalist
- Jim and Lyn Wisnia
- Lee Dufty
- Janice Reid
- Two donors who chose to be anonymous
Donations “in kind”:
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- Rob Leblanc (hosting SES digital files on his servers)
- Brackendale Art Gallery (headquarters for Eagle Count)
- Flickr (free Pro subscription for posting our photos)
- WhenToHelp (free subscription for volunteer scheduling software for EagleWatch)
- Canva (free subscription to design software)
SES programs would not be possible without the generous contributions of our donors: how to donate.
Above: Kyle and Joanna (of Nexii’s Sustainability Committee) with Judith (of Squamish Environment Society) happily accepting a cheque from Kathryn and Eric (of Got Cans). The gift represents a portion of proceeds from refundables donated by Nexii and this program will continue year-round. Some Nexii staff are even contributing their refundables from home!