2024 GIVING SPREE DONATION INSTRUCTIONS
Making a donation to support the Canner Funds and other local non-profits is easy! Donate in one of three easy ways:
- Curb-side Drop off November 7th, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at one of the 5 locations: Gettysburg Times, Biglerville Library, East Berlin Library, Littlestown Thunderbolt Stadium and New Oxford H.A.R.T. Center!
- Mail the completed form through November 7th. Donations mailed should be sent to: Adams County Community Foundation 25 S. 4th St. Gettysburg, PA 17325. Click here for the mail in form.
- Submit your donation online from 12:00am – 11:59pm on November 7th. Online donations can be made by visiting www.accfgivingspree.org (please note that the donations link will only be live online on November 7th).
Other important details to know:
- Canner Education Funds is #27 on the donation form – please list our name and our number on the donation form.
- The completed Donation Form along with participant list should be attached to any check written, whether mailed or dropped off in person.
- Checks should be made payable to the Adams County Community Foundation. Cash is discouraged.
- If you choose to donate online, please be aware that you will be asked to consider paying the credit card processing fee. While it is not required, each non profit has to pay their own fees for any donations made whose fees are not paid for by the donor.
Thank you so much for considering making a donation to The Canner Funds during the 2024 giving spree! Your donations support kids of the Upper Adams School District today and for many years to come through our endowment!
HOW TO DONATE – Non Giving Spree Donations
Donating is easy, and you can do it in a variety of ways! Here are the ways you can donate:
- Make an online donation through the Adams County Community Foundation’s website, www.adamscountycf.org. Click the “Donate Now” button in upper right-hand corner of the homepage. On the next screen, enter the amount of your gift and whether you want to donate using an existing PayPal account or a credit card. On the next screen, designate Canner Funds in the space provided. Please include your address as well so you can receive an acknowledgement letter for your donation.
- Complete this donation form, and mail it with your check made payable to: Adams County Community Foundation; Memo: Canner Funds.
- Mail check to:
Adams County Community Foundation
25 S. Fourth St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
WHAT GIFTS CAN I MAKE TO THE CANNER FUNDS?
Support teachers and students in your community by considering a gift of appreciated stocks and securities, adding the Canner Funds to your estate plans, inspiring others to learn about and contribute to the Funds, and by encouraging teachers to submit a grant proposal. Or, participate in the annual class competition and help your BHS Alumni class raise the most for the district’s current students! Gifts can be:
- Annual Gifts: Contributions made to the Funds on an annual basis will ensure its growth. As the Funds increase, more grants are awarded.
- Commemorative Gifts: These honor exceptional individuals or families. You may choose to give to a fund that honors a person you know, or you may decide to establish your own commemorative fund.
- Scholarship Gifts: These may be endowed scholarships at a level of $12,500, or a pass-through gift of at least $500. Endowments award 4.5% of their value in scholarships each year.
- Planned Gifts – Create Your Charitable Legacy: The Canner Funds can help you create the charitable legacy you want for the community you love. Many people choose to include a gift to the Canner Funds in their will or name the Canner Funds as a retirement plan beneficiary.
- Why?
- To give back to their community.
- To continue the donations they made during their lifetime, so the organizations they care most about can continue to count on them.
- To continue a family tradition of giving.
The Canner Funds are a charitable organization that helps enhance the quality of the educational experience provided to the students of the Upper Adams School District. Established in 2010, the Canner Funds are a tangible way for alumni, parents, community members, teachers, businesses, and friends to support the students of the Upper Adams School District each year. The Canner Funds are managed by the Adams County Community Foundation. The Adams County Community Foundation establishes, invests, and manages permanent endowed funds for the local community, including the Canner Funds. Each year a percentage of each fund will support our teachers and students, and all gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The Canner Funds are here to help people just like you discover the power of giving back.
Together with the Adams County Community Foundation, the Canner Funds are here to help you and your personal representative ensure your legacy has the maximum impact and that your wishes are put into action.
A gift to the Canner Funds at the Adams County Community Foundation may memorialize a friend or relative, or carry in perpetuity the name of the donor.
- An unrestricted bequest allows the Canner Funds to determine how to use your gift based on the district’s highest and most pressing needs. If you prefer to make an unrestricted bequest, we suggest the following sample language: “I give and bequeath to the Canner Funds of the Adams County Community Foundation, a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation, the sum of _____________ Dollars {or all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate} to be used for the general purposes of the Canner Funds at the discretion of its Advisory Board.”
- A restricted bequest directs assets to a specific fund (including an endowment) or a particular purpose. Please be aware there some legal and practical considerations as you plan a restricted bequest to the Canner Funds of the Adams County Community Foundation. For example, certain gifts have minimum required amounts (e.g., scholarships). If you are considering designating your bequest for a specific purpose, we suggest that you speak with Ralph Serpe, President & CEO of the Community Foundation at 717-337-0060.
- Why?