BRLC Apri lNewsletter

FROM THE DIRECTOR

We protect the lands and waters you love, forever. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Janet Scheid President David Hurt President Elect J. Ross Wimmer, CPA Treasurer

An easy way to do more to save land Inflation is a bugger. Did you know that the $100 donation you made before the pandemic is only worth $78 today? Yep. And a $500 donation made in 2019 is only worth about $390 now.

In fact, you’d need to donate more than $125 in 2026 to equal a $100 gift made just seven years ago. Those $100 donations we send year after year to support our favorite causes erode quickly. And it’s no different at your local land conservancy. As we announced in Land Savers last fall, a volunteer or staff member will be calling on you, asking you to increase your gift in support of saving land this spring. And hey, we get it—inflation works both ways. Your life is more expensive today, too. But here’s the easy way to save more land: Don’t do it all at once. Become a monthly donor. It’s so simple. Rather than writing a $100 check once a year, donate $12 a month. You can give $144 a year that way, and maybe you won’t miss that $12. How do you make this happen? Easy! When someone calls from the land conservancy and asks you to increase your gift, say yes. They’ll arrange for someone on staff to contact you and work out the details. Secondly, you can call Tina Badger on our staff at (540) 985-0000 ext. 3, or e-mail her at tbadger@brlcva.org. She’ll walk you through a monthly donation (from your checking account or by credit card; cancel when you like). Or, become a monthly donor online . Go online to brlcva.org if you’re in the Roanoke region, cvalc.org if you’re in the Lynchburg region, or svalc.org if you’re in the Danville or Martinsville region. Click on “support us” in the menu, and then click on “monthly giving.” THANK YOU. And if you’ve already increased your gift, THANK YOU twice. Give yourself a pat on the back for saving more of the land you love…forever.

Michael Clark William Dowd

Cynthia A. Gray William J. Hunley Mary L. Kegley Kimberly Lankford J. Breck Light Frank Maguire Alan R. McPherson Hunter W. Naff STAFF David C. Perry

Executive Director Emily R.H. Bender Assistant Director Tina L. Badger Project Manager Kacie Amstutz Stewardship Manager Chris Holdren SVALC Program Manager Charles C. Lacy. Jr. CVALC Program Manager The Lemon House 1305 Maple Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24016 540-985-0000

Land Savers United, doing business in your community as the Blue Ridge, Central or Southern Virginia Land Conservancy, is accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, a mark of distinction in land conservation.

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David Perry Executive Director