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Spring Mailing: How A Burnsville
Family Connects with DARTS
Participate in DARTS' 20th Annual
Golf Classic Celebration!
Click
here to learn about this special DARTS fundraiser and how you
can participate as a golfer and a business, as well as joining in
the fun of silent and live auctions!
View DARTS' audited
2007 financial statements and 2007
program highlights.
DARTS Teams Up with Courage
Center for Vehicle Donations
DARTS
and Cars for Courage, the vehicle
donation program of Courage Center, have teamed up to expand
vehicle donation options. DARTS is now a drop site for vehicle donations,
along with its new partner, St. Paul Automotive.
Cars, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and other vehicles can be donated.
It’s easy, tax-deductible, and makes a difference in the lives
of people with disabilities and seniors. When you drop off your
vehicle at DARTS or St. Paul Automotive, a portion of the proceeds
will benefit DARTS. Your
vehicle donation helps DARTS and Courage Center promote mobility
and independence in our community.
To get started:
1. Contact Cars for Courage for information at 763-520-0540,
toll free at 888-440-CARS (2277), or visit their website.
2.
Be sure to mention DARTS.
3. Bring your vehicle, keys, and title to DARTS,
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday, or to St.
Paul Automotive,7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
4. Self-serve
drop boxes provide everything you need to donate your vehicle.
5. Cars for
Courage staff will handle all documents and provide you with receipts
and information for your tax deduction.
Make
the Most of an IRA GIft Opportunity Before Year-End
The
Ultimate Clean-a-Thon Benefit Drew a Crowd!
On
October 5-6, nearly 100 people dropped off 270 items
(rugs, car mats, office chairs) for cleaning and made a suggested
donation. All proceeds went to DARTS. The
Pioneer Press covered the event. Many thanks to these
supporting businesses -- lead sponsors: Ultimate Carpet and Upholstery
Cleaning and Schaeffer Financial Services; event supporters: Bank
Cherokee, Xcel Energy, and Steve Stremski Agency (State Farm Insurance);
additional support: Kampen Construction, Excellent-Supply, Allied
Floor Covering, PROCHEM, Lowe’s, Caribou Coffee, Rainbow Foods,
Carbone’s Pizza, and McDonald's.
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 DARTS
is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Charities Review
Council "Meets All Standards" seal. We meet all 16 accountability
standards, which demonstrates responsibility, integrity, and transparency.
The Council's Smart Givers
Network provides unbiased information, help, and resources on
responsible giving.
View DARTS' 2006
annual report.
"My
Gift Could Pay Me an Income for Life?"
Consider a gift annuity established with DARTS through
The Saint Paul Foundation.
More people are considering charitable
gift annuities as a simple way to contribute cash or other assets
to a charitable organization and receive a predictable, fixed income
for life. Gift annuities offer a more generous payment rate than
current interest rates and allow you to take an immediate income
tax deduction for your gift. With a charitable gift annuity, you
can:
- Choose your gift -- it can
be cash or other assets
- Enjoy an immediate tax deduction
- Receive monthly or periodic
annuity payments
- Have a consistent income stream
not affected by the economy or stock market
- Choose to begin receiving
payments immediately or defer them to a future date
- Support the important work
of DARTS
Call Joelene Evenson, 651-234-2221,
or Jan Needham, 651-453-9009, at DARTS for more information and
a free, no obligation gift annuity illustration.
Businesses
and organizations can contribute to and support DARTS in many ways,
including sponsorship and promotional opportunities. See some examples
listed below.
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Gifts
to DARTS help provide transportation and home services to seniors
and allow seniors to remain independent and be important members
of the community.
General
fundraising campaigns at DARTS include a Spring Campaign, Golf
Classic, and Annual Appeal. To learn more about how you can
help support DARTS, call 651.455.1560.
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giving opportunities include:
Sponsorships
-- Put your company's name on a DARTS bus and get great
exposure around town! Bus 93 at right is sponsored by American
Legion Post #424, Inver Grove Heights.
Heritage
Society -- Planning your estate? Leave a legacy
to DARTS and become a Heritage Society member.
Gifts of Goods
-- DARTS has many special events where prizes and gifts are
presented in appreciation to volunteers, community partners,
and others. If you or your business has available items, or
can provide an in-kind contribution such as printing services,
please consider a donation to DARTS.
Memorials,
Tributes-- Honor a loved one with a special gift
to DARTS.
Appreciated
Assets -- Consider a donation
that can be set up to meet your tax deduction or asset income
needs. Appreciated asset donations include savings bonds,
real estate, life insurance, and stocks and bonds.
Host
a Fundraiser -- Hold a
pancake breakfast, a bake sale, or any other event where the
proceeds are donated to DARTS.
General
Donations -- Support DARTS
and all of its good work through a tax-deductible contribution.
To learn more about how
you can help support DARTS, call 651.455.1560 or send us an
e-mail.
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DARTS, 1645 Marthaler
Lane, West St. Paul, MN 55118
Administration: 651-455-1560 Transit: 651-455-1339 TDD: 651-234-2288
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