LAP: Donations

Will you pledge $100 a year?

We welcome gifts of any amount. But we hope to find 200 people who will pledge $100 for each of the next four years. If we can do that, we will have a guaranteed budget of $20,000 each year and we can be sure the school is built in Cow Field, that we can help with the efforts we described in Gbonkonimah, and that our Liberian college student can graduate and return to help his country.

We can not guarantee that your contributions will go to a particular project, but if you have a favorite, indicate that on your check and we will do our best to direct your money to that project.

Fundraising Ideas

Host a Liberian Party

Judy's niece hosted a 30th Birthday Party for

herself which she called "Building a School in

Liberia" party because she wanted to do

something important to mark her birthday.

She served a Liberian meal and asked guests to

bring a small donation for the new school in Cow

Field, instead of a gift for her. She received $650 for the school! She also assembled a party box, containing a Liberian flag, Liberian dresses, a

DVD slide show, decorations, recipes for the meal,

and other items useful for planning a party.

For more information, email:

marleneswalker@comcast.net.

Have a garage sale

Jane's daughter donated the $250 proceeds from

her yard sale to building Jessie's school, while

volunteers in Madison raised more than $1,200 for

LAP through several garage sales in 2010.

Give a donation in honor of someone special

Send a contribution to LAP along with the name

and address of the person you have chosen to honor.

We will send a note card informing him/her of your

gift.

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison

LAP has received four grants from the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison from 2008 to 2011. The first grant was used to purchase a manual mimeograph machine for the Tubman School in Gbonkonimah and to help begin the new school in Cow Field. The second grant, made in April of 2009, was used for building the walls and for building new desks, chairs and tables for the school in Cow Field. The 2010 grant was used to build a septic tank and bathrooms for the school. And the 2011 grant supplied the funds for building a water pump for the school.

Give a friend the gift of MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Honor a friend or family member by making a gift to LAP. We all have those special people we want to remember on special occasions but know they don’t need or want more “things.” Just send a contribution to LAP, 4001 Hiawatha Dr., Madison, WI 53711, and give us the name and address of the person you select. We will send a note card with a cover photo of children in Liberia informing him/her of your gift.

Tax-free IRA distributions to charity

Congress extended a benefit for IRA owners. For tax years 2010 and 2011, tax-free distributions can be made to charities by individuals 70½ and older. These distributions can be used to satisfy annual required minimum distributions (RMDs).