Our mission is to manage the Grass River Natural Area, conserve and protect its watershed and provide opportunities that increase knowledge, appreciation and community-wide stewardship of the natural environment.
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GRNA, Inc. EIN #: 38-2279204
PLANNED GIVING...Click here
CONTACT YOUR EMPLOYER, LEVERAGE YOUR GIFT
Ask your employer about a matching gift. This is a perfect way to leverage your gift with a matching donation from your employer. Many workplaces encourage this type of giving and have programs that make this a very easy option. To get started, just contact your human resources department. Please contact Shelly Johnstone at (231) 533-8314 with any questions.
MAKE A MONTHLY COMMITMENT
One of the easiest and best ways to support Grass River Natural Area, Inc. is with an ongoing monthly donation. You can set up a sustaining donation of $10 or more per month through our online donation form. It's fast and convenient, and you can change the amount or cancel your gift at any time. Just click on the Donate button above!
MAKE A MEMORIAL OR HONORARIUM DONATION
Please consider making a donation in memory or honor of someone who has valued Grass River's efforts to manage the Grass River Natural Area, conserve and protect its watershed and provide opportunities that increase knowledge, appreciation and community-wide stewardship of the natural environment. Just click on the Donate button above!
PLANNED GIVING...Click here
CONTACT YOUR EMPLOYER, LEVERAGE YOUR GIFT
Ask your employer about a matching gift. This is a perfect way to leverage your gift with a matching donation from your employer. Many workplaces encourage this type of giving and have programs that make this a very easy option. To get started, just contact your human resources department. Please contact Shelly Johnstone at (231) 533-8314 with any questions.
MAKE A MONTHLY COMMITMENT
One of the easiest and best ways to support Grass River Natural Area, Inc. is with an ongoing monthly donation. You can set up a sustaining donation of $10 or more per month through our online donation form. It's fast and convenient, and you can change the amount or cancel your gift at any time. Just click on the Donate button above!
MAKE A MEMORIAL OR HONORARIUM DONATION
Please consider making a donation in memory or honor of someone who has valued Grass River's efforts to manage the Grass River Natural Area, conserve and protect its watershed and provide opportunities that increase knowledge, appreciation and community-wide stewardship of the natural environment. Just click on the Donate button above!
Remembering through Nature
GIFT OF A TRIBUTE STONE
The natural beauty and peacefulness of the Grass River Natural Area creates the ideal setting in which to pay tribute to a special person or remember the life of a loved one. Honor or remember this special person while supporting the Grass River Natural Area in a new way - tribute stones. A gift of $350.00 to Grass River Natural Area, Inc. will be used to purchase/engrave a native stone with your tribute and install the stone along the pathway leading to Grass River Natural Area’s Serenity Garden. The remainder of your gift will be used to provide general operating support, including education programming, or to help generate ongoing endowment to support the Grass River Natural Area for years to come.
Purchase a Tribute Stone
Please send your check for $350.00 payable to GRNA at PO Box 231, Bellaire, MI 49615. Mark “Tribute Stones” on your check and include a note with your tribute “In honor of (name)(s)” or “In memory of (name)(s).”
For further information on tribute stones, please contact the GRNA office at 231-533-8314 or send an email to info@grassriver.org, include “Tribute Stones” in the subject line.
The natural beauty and peacefulness of the Grass River Natural Area creates the ideal setting in which to pay tribute to a special person or remember the life of a loved one. Honor or remember this special person while supporting the Grass River Natural Area in a new way - tribute stones. A gift of $350.00 to Grass River Natural Area, Inc. will be used to purchase/engrave a native stone with your tribute and install the stone along the pathway leading to Grass River Natural Area’s Serenity Garden. The remainder of your gift will be used to provide general operating support, including education programming, or to help generate ongoing endowment to support the Grass River Natural Area for years to come.
Purchase a Tribute Stone
Please send your check for $350.00 payable to GRNA at PO Box 231, Bellaire, MI 49615. Mark “Tribute Stones” on your check and include a note with your tribute “In honor of (name)(s)” or “In memory of (name)(s).”
For further information on tribute stones, please contact the GRNA office at 231-533-8314 or send an email to info@grassriver.org, include “Tribute Stones” in the subject line.
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