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Friends of Vintage Gardens Tax Exempt status approved

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Posted by roseseek z 10, SoCal (My Page) on
Sun, Sep 15, 13 at 23:55

Dear Vintage Rose Lovers,

The Friends of Vintage Roses (TFoVR) is pleased to announce that the IRS has approved its application for 501(c)(3) tax exempt status that filed earlier this year. Please become a member or make a contribution in any amount to further TFoVR's mission to preserve the historic roses in the "Lowery-Robinson" collection, now owned and maintained by TFoVR. The collection currently is located in Sebastopol, California, about 50 miles north of San Francisco.
Those of you who have followed our progress know that the effort to form a tax exempt nonprofit began in the fall of 2010, when an ad hoc group of old rose enthusiasts met in the San Francisco bay area to discuss how best to save the collection. Under the stress of several crises, including the difficult economic climate of the last few years, the collection had begun to deteriorate significantly. That all-volunteer group identified a roadmap forward and began the slow task of implementing it. Today we can report the success of this initial endeavor, made possible only with the help of so many. Thanks to everyone who stepped up in the myriad ways needed to keep this goal alive and to advance it to this point.
To further its mission, TFOVR needs your continued support. Please help to preserve the collection by becoming a member! Until TFoVR's website is launched later this year, donations can made be made by check payable to The Friends of Vintage Roses. Please send checks for membership ($35 annually) or in any amount to:
The Friends of Vintage Roses
3003 Pleasant Hill Road
Sebastopol CA 95472-5444
Attn: Treasurer.

And, you may make an online donation through the Heritage Rose Foundation's special fund for The Friends of Vintage Roses, thanks to HRF's continued support for this cause, on the HRF website here: HRF National Collections fund for TFoVR
Membership donations support the preservation of the rose collection, and members receive a regular newsletter by email, keeping them up to date with the progress of the roses. During the bloom season members also will receive notice of periodic "member open days" when they will be able to view the roses. However, because TFoVR will provide no products or services in return for membership donations, the full amount is deductible as a charitable contribution under IRC 501(c)(3) to the extent provided by law. TFoVR's Tax ID is 45-5624170.
For additional information, or to volunteer, please contact TFoVR at: info@thefriendsofvintageroses



Thanks and see you amongst the roses!
TFoVR Board of Directors,
Gregg Lowery, President, Interim Curator
Jean Vieth, Secretary
Joanne Bowman, Treasurer
Steve Dunatov
Carolyn Sanders


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Thanks for posting this Kim. We'll have a happy "Dirt Day" this coming Saturday.

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This is indeed great news! I am joining today, and I can't wait until the web site is up - hopefully soon.

Jackie

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