Dear Vore Buffalo Jump supporter: I’m writing on behalf of the Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation Board to request your help. During the 2014 tourist season, income from admissions covered the labor costs of the VBJ’s summer interpretive staff, but not much more. The VBJ Foundation Board decided in 2013 to risk taking a loan from Sundance State Bank to pay for the water well and our beautiful tipi-style exhibit building. The loan needs to be paid off at an expected rate of $20,000 per year. The other major monetary issue facing us is that we learned from our liability insurance carrier that the Site will not be allowed to open with insurance coverage next spring unless a steel guard rail and a hand rail are installed to prevent visitors from falling over the rim into the sinkhole (see the photos for placement). To enable us to pay for the tipi and the rail, we are jumping into our first ever capital campaign. We are off to an excellent start. We are fortunate to have received partial funding for the rail through a grant of $5,640 from the Wyoming Cultural Trust and through donations from several of the VBJF Board members and long-time supporters. The non-profit VBJF desperately needs your support. Your contributions are tax deductible. Individual donors of more than $100 and corporate donors of more than $250 will be acknowledged on a plaque that will be mounted on the new rail. We are very much hoping to exceed the amount needed for the rail with this fund drive. All funds in excess of the rail costs will be put toward the tipi loan. The Vore Site is a treasure. Please help us ensure that we can continue to host visitors interested in Plains Indians history for years to come. Sincerely, Jacqueline Wyatt, PhD VBJF Board President
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:57:34 +0000
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