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Join This Capital Campaign
The Mountain thrives by embracing Unitarian Universalist values through its inspirational programs, environmental care, and justice commitments. To insure the future of this legacy it is time to make a generational investment in The Mountain. The capital campaign team estimates the need to raise $3+ million to meet our project goals.
The results of this capital campaign will support the needs of people, programs, and infrastructure by maintaining what already exists and building upon it.
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Please join us in this exciting opportunity to maintain The Mountain’s roots and spread its wings by making a meaningful financial pledge to the Roots & Wings capital campaign!
THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOALS
The Roots & Wings capital campaign supports projects that will serve current and future needs of people, programs, and infrastructure.
SERVING PEOPLE
The Mountain welcomes people of all ages and abilities. To increase the quality and accessibility of our guest housing, structural repairs, electrical upgrades, ventilation improvements, and other improvements are needed.
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And with a concern for economic justice due to the high cost of living in the Highlands area, we must provide affordable staff housing to attract and retain qualified professionals.
ENHANCING PROGRAMS
We’ll honor our historic roots by maintaining aging buildings that have supported time-honored programs for children and youth, religious professionals, congregational retreats, and many non-profits aligned with our Unitarian Universalist values, such as WomenSpirit and Gay Spirit Vision.
We’ll spread our wings by creating new and improved spaces to meet a variety of new and existing program needs—complete with reliable internet and audio-visual presentation technologies.
SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE
To continue meeting the needs of people and programs, we must invest in significant infrastructural upgrades. In recent years, the state of North Carolina has raised its environmental impact codes.
The lake dam and septic systems need urgent structural repairs or upgrades to meet state codes. And several building roofs, flooring, and other structural repairs are needed, such as for the Kitchen, Dining Hall, Tower, and Office.
SUPPORT THE ROOTS & WINGS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Your financial support of this campaign is vital to the future of The Mountain. Inevitably, buildings age and people and program needs change over time. The projects this campaign supports will nurture our roots—those living and program spaces we’ve enjoyed for years—and will expand our wings—new spaces and improved facilities to better meet current and future needs. Gifts can be in cash, stock transfer, required minimum distribution (RMD) from a retirement account, and more. Because our relationship with you is important, we hope to make a direct connection with you. A pledge form will be made available at that time.
A Mountain
of Giving
What level of gift can you commit to that is personally meaningful and will help The Mountain reach its goal? This chart shows a sample number of gifts needed in each financial range to fulfill our goal of $3+ million.
A Capital Campaign to Nurture & Expand The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center
The Mountain thrives by embracing Unitarian Universalist values through its inspirational programs, environmental care, and justice commitments. Now you can make a generational investment to maintain its roots and spread its wings.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Beverly Cree, Mountain Development Director and Capital Campaign Director; member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of St. Augustine, FL
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Anna Martin, Mountain Board member and Capital Campaign Chair, member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville
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Steph Anderson, Mountain Executive Director, affiliated with the Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County (Brevard) and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Franklin
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K.C. Boyce, Mountain Board of Trustees Chair, affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta
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Lee Reading, Mountain Board member and former Interim Director, member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley
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Rev. Alison Eskildsen, Minister Emerita of the UU Fellowship of Athens, GA, and current member of the Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist
Charles Lee, former Mountain Board member and former President of the Charlotte and Sarasota UU Churches; current member of the Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist
Dave Zenner, Architect, member and former President of Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Sandy Springs, GA.
HONORARY STEERING COMMITTEE
Laurel Amabile Bruce Kirkman Erin Thompson Larry Wheeler
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Contact Us
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Paula Kee, Capital Campaign Manager
capital.campaign@themountainrlc.org​
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KC Boyce, Capital Campaign Committee Chair kc@boycecompany.com
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Email: Development@themountainrlc.org
Mail: The Mountain Capital Campaign, Box 1299, Highlands, NC 28741-1299
