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September 2019 News & Views

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A Message from the Director

There we go! After years of planning and hard work, we start the Pines Project this week. We have changed this campus quite a bit in the last twelve years or so. I hope always for the better. We have added and removed buildings, upgraded many and added amenities everywhere. This project is different. I think we will talk about two eras of Seabeck, before and after Pines. This building is going to forever change this campus and the way it gets used. I am so excited to see exactly what effect it will have. Again, I’m sure it will be for the good!

The campaign just topped $1.75 million. We should start hearing from the Foundations this fall. We had a great meeting last week with one of the Foundations. A representative came and toured the campus and met with the campaign team. I came away feeling very good about the meeting.

This is a busy week around here. The summer season ends on Saturday morning when Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind leaves. We have a work party scheduled for Monday. We are going to help Habitat for Humanity clean out Pines of everything they want. If you are free, please feel free to come help! The event runs from 10-3:00(ish) with a BBQ around noon.

On Tuesday we are hosting a staff party in Pines. This will be the last event in that building.

On Thursday we break ground on the new building with a ceremony at 10 AM. All are welcome. Congressman Derek Kilmer is the featured speaker. What a way to start!

I think the ground work will start right away. In the meantime, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue will use Pines for training on September 9-11. They are cutting through the roof, floors and windows to practice escaping from buildings. It’s nice to see most of the contents get reused and the shell to help the local community one last time.

As you can see this is a very exciting time around here. We will keep you updated with weekly progress reports on Facebook and of course, every month in our newsletter.

Thank you to all our donors. Without your support, none this would be possible. Hold on to your hats, it’s going to be a great fall and winter!

Chuck

Pines Groundbreaking Ceremony

September 5, 2019 at 10:00 AM

Welcome Chuck Kraining, Executive Director

Invocation Rev. Barbara ten Hove

Featured Speaker Derek Kilmer, United States Congressman for 6th District

A Brief Summary of the Project Chuck

Pines Decommissioning Chuck

Shovel Ceremony

Closing Remarks Chuck

The First Pig to Fly

The famous British retort that “pigs might fly” to any suggestion that seems ridiculous has been proved by British aviator Claude Moore-Brabazon (later First Lord Brabazon of Tara).

The first historically recorded flight of a pig took place on at Leysdown in Kent (Great Britain) on November 4th, 1909. With this flight, the aristocratic British aviator made porcine aviation a reality. He fixed a wicker basket to a wing strut of his Voisin biplane and carefully strapped a pig into it. The basket had a hand written sign “I am the first pig to fly”. Then he took bemused pig for a flight of about 3.7 miles from Shellbeach, the Short Brothers airfield at Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey.

The Pines Capital Campaign

We have a desire to continue to offer our services for many years to come. Seabeck Conference Center is happy to serve people like you, and we invite you to be a part of our legacy. Your donation will help us build a new Pines (ready by Spring 2020) that will be a place for future generations to gather.

Donor Information Updated 8/20/19

WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT

SEABECK CONFERENCE CENTER

Want to help us lay the foundation for the next decade of Seabeck Conference Center?

There are many ways, not all of them involving huge disbursements of cash.

Here are some creative ideas you might not have thought about:

Cash Donation Today

Tax deductible gifts via check or credit card, in person or online. Please consider

upping your regular gift by another 10 percent.

Automatic Monthly Payments

Gifts can be deducted periodically from your bank account, making larger donations

easier by spreading them over time.

Low-Cost Appreciated Stock

Avoid paying the capital gains by giving full-market value to Seabeck Conference Center.

Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met. You must be 70 1/2 or older to be eligible to make a QCD.

In-Kind Donation

We are always in need of furniture, lighting, rugs, and much more - the

market value which is tax deductible.

Multi-Year Pledges

A great way to ensure support will be there when we need it year after year.

Designated Gifts

Donate to a targeted project or capital campaign.

Commemorative Gifts

Donate a bench or rocking chair in honor of someone or something important to you.

A Bequest in Your Will

Your gift can be a specific sum or a percentage of an estate after other bequests.

Just add an addendum to your existing will.

IRA's and Retirement Plans

Your estate receives a charitable deduction for the full gift amount on estate and income

taxes, while we receive full donation value. Non-charitable heirs receive only a part of

the value (since inherited assets are subject to estate and income taxes).

Life Insurance and Savings Accounts

Same as retirement plans, except that payments made to Seabeck Conference Center

are exempt only from estate taxes.

All gifts are welcome. Seabeck Conference Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and your contribution may be tax deductible. If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Director, Chuck Kraining at (360) 830-5010 or email him at chuck@seabeck.org .

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