by Jan Mees, CoMoGives Committee
Thank you CoMoGives donors!
Thanks to the generosity of 115 donors, CAS will add approximately $11,000 to our treasury. CAS was also awarded a Challenge Grant from CoMoGives in the amount of $500 for raising the second highest amount among organizations with an operating budget of $25,000 or less. The funds from CoMoGives 2021 will be used to continue the CAS programs that support education (field trips for students, scholarships for teachers and support of the Boone County Nature School,) conservation efforts (prairie restoration and expansion at Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary,) environmental projects (invasive species removal at Columbia Audubon Wild Haven) and research and citizen science efforts (migratory and Christmas bird counts, big sits, Motus tower)
148 community nonprofit organizations participated in CMG and CAS ranked 57th overall for donations. 2021 was the 7th year CAS participated in CMG. Our goal for this year’s campaign was $10,000. Thanks to our donors we surpassed that goal! And our number of individual donors increased from 108 to 115.
We may be a small flock but we soar high in our efforts to fulfill the mission of Columbia Audubon Society!
Thanks to the 2021 CMG committee: Nancy Bedan, Lori Hagglund, Bill Mees, Jan Mees (chair) Doug Miller with special assistance from Lottie Bushmann, Jim Gast
Please consider volunteering to chair the 2022 CoMoGives Committee! This is the one and only “fundraiser” for CAS and is critical to our continued success.
$11,007: CAS ranked 55th out of 148 organizations
Number of donors: 115
Average donation: $95
John Besser and family; Katie Walthall; Eleanor Stansby; Ruth Michel White; Bill Mees; Roxie Campbell; Robert Brown; Bill and Jan Mees; Lakeshore Estates Neighborhood; Diana Privitt; Nancy Bedan (2); Carolyn Terry (5); Ryan McNeil
2021 CMG Committee members: Nancy Bedan, Lori Hagglund, Bill Mees, Jan Mees, Doug Miller + Lottie Bushmann