Help Us Purchase a New Vehicle!
We need your help to reach our goal! Longtime CCA donor Joyce Owens has made a challenge gift to honor her brother, Rufin “Jay” Van Bossuyt, and help CCA purchase a new vehicle. Learn more and donate below.
Your donation will be matched!
Longtime CCA donor Joyce Owens has made a challenge gift to honor her brother and help CCA purchase a new vehicle. Jay, who is a retired forester and passionate volunteer for the American Chestnut Foundation that is working to restore the iconic tree, is nearing the end of his time on earth. Joyce made the gift now so that Jay would know of the tribute. She encourages other donors to honor their loved ones before they are gone so that they can share the joy of the tribute.
The goal is to raise $20,000 for a good condition, used SUV and Joyce will match every donation dollar for dollar up to $10,000. This is a great chance to double your gift and help CCA reach our goal.
Why do we need a vehicle?
CCA’s mission encompasses Mesa, Delta, and Montrose counties in Western Colorado; each of these counties is home to one of Colorado’s National Conservation Areas - McInnis Canyons, Dominguez-Escalante, and Gunnison Gorge. Every month, CCA runs multiple education, stewardship, and outreach programs in these 3 NCAs which requires a lot of transportation back and forth. We are doing more programming than ever in Montrose County which has required a lot of extra driving. With these increased efforts, CCA staff needs a reliable vehicle to travel between counties and deliver our programs.
Questions? Contact our Executive Director at chris@canyonsassociation.org.