Last Updated:January, 2010

Support Your Library! GOAL:                $60,000.00 TOTAL RAISED: $25,150.00

Why are we raising money? To support the expansion and renovation of the Library! In 2009, voters at Town Meeting approved money for Phase I of the expansion and renovation of the Wiggin Memorial Library. We are raising money to help defray the costs for the internal needs of the library like furniture, meeting room equipment, etc.
How can you help? Attend a Library fundraising event, save your Shaw's Receipts, make a gift to the capital campaign, or join the fundraising committee! You'll find information about upcoming events, how to make gifts, how to get more information, and follow our progress below.

Make a Gift On-Line Now! Use this secure Donate button to make a gift right now to support Library expansion and renovation.

FUNdraising Goals & Successes! TOTAL GOAL: $60,000.00      TOTAL RAISED: $25,150.00

FUNdraising Events A Child's Christmas in Wales Performance Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 7:00 p.m. Library Meeting Room Dylan Thomas's "humorous, sad, magical account" from his childhood and a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town has become a modern classic. Now this prose poem comes to life in a one man performance by the Rev. David Phreaner. Notes Dr. Phreaner, "My folks used to listen to our record of A Child's Christmas in Wales every Christmas. Now it's one of my favorite parts of the holidays." Tickets: $5/person or $12/family Best suited for children 10 & up, high schoolers and adults Dessert reception following the presentation Holiday Shopping Online Any Time! Use Charity Blast as a portal to your favorite stores and a portion of everything you buy will come to support the Wiggin Memorial Library. It doesn't cost you extra and you don't have to fight the crowds at the mall! Click onto CharityBlast from our Web site (http://www.charityblast.com) choose "Wiggin Memorial Library" as your charity, then go on to your favorite shopping places. There are more than 80 great gift-giving stores available including: Apple & iTunes Best Buy The Body Shop Disney Store Gap Harry & David Home Depot Kohl's Macy's Old Navy Ralph Lauren Sears Sony Target Timberland Vermont Teddy Bear Zales End of the Year Donations Through December 31, 2009 Did you know that all cash donations to the Wiggin Memorial Library are tax deductible? Give a gift to the library and get one more deduction before the end of 2009. Talk to Lesley about specific amounts that will help the library reach its goal. 2010 Events to look forward to: Chocolate Tasting and Demo with Chef Steve from Popovers! Spring Booksale, Bake sale & Raffle Keep checking our Web site for more information. Or, join our e-mail newsletter list and get all of the library news right in your in-box! Send us a message at Library@WigginML.org and ask to receive the e-mail newsletter. Shaw's Rewards Help the Library Now, using your Shaw's Rewards Card when you shop at any Shaw's store on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday can earn 1% for the Wiggin Memorial Library's expansion fund. Think of all that money you spend on groceries... wouldn't it be great to know that some of that amount supports your library? You only need to sign up once per year online and Wiggin Memorial Library will receive a donation of 1% of any of your Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday purchases. Go to http://www.shaws.com/neighborhoodrewards to sign up. Click on "shopper" (not nonprofit organization).  Type in your Shaw's Rewards card number and click "add an organization".  The Library’s ID # is 49001019984.  On the next page just click "update now".  It's that simple and can all be anonymous by checking the box provided.  Through your efforts, the Shaw's Rewards Program can be an important fund raiser for the Library’s expansion. Please help us raise money to outfit your expanded library by signing up today.  Thank you for continued support. Shop Online & Support the Library Please check out CharityBlast.com, a great website that will donate a portion of EVERY purchase you make at online stores like Target, Best Buy, Gap, Old Navy, Staples and more to Wiggin Memorial Library at no additional cost to you. Please type in "Wiggin Memorial Library" on the front page menu of http://www.CharityBlast.com and shop for our cause! Gifts to Your Library Your gift to the library will make a big difference in what we are able to offer to the community. Money will be used for comfortable seating for the new Public Reading Area, furniture and equipment for the new Children's & Teen Programming Room and the Community Meeting Room, Work table and chairs for a new quiet study/tutoring room, Display units for new items, local collections and art, etc. Our overall fundraising goal for gifts and events is $60,000.00 over two years -- we need your help to make that a reality! Remember, gifts to the Library are tax deductible. Make a Gift On-Line Now! Use this secure Donate button to make a gift right now to support Library expansion and renovation. Ways to Give: Pledged Gifts: Want to make your gift over time? No problem. Pledge a total amount to give to the Library and choose a schedule of when you will make installments towards the gift. Give us $5,000.00 - $2,500.00 in 2009 and $2,500.00 in 2010. Or give us $400.00 by giving $100.00 in January, April, August and November of 2009. Whatever your budget, we can accommodate you. Please contact Lesley Kimball, Library Director (772-4346, or e-mail director@WigginML.org) or Bruce Cotter, Fundraising Committee Chair and Library Trustee (775-7415, or e-mail). View a Pledge Card to print General Gifts: Write a check for any amount to the Wiggin Memorial Library, and include in the memo portion "Capital Campaign". Send checks to: Wiggin Memorial Library, Fundraising Committee, 10 Bunker Hill Ave., Stratham, NH 03885. We will send you a letter with our tax status information for your accounting purposes. View a Gift Agreement to print Sponsor Gifts: Want to sponsor something specific in the Library? A part of the collection? Or, a room or a space? We can work with you to make that happen in a way that is meaningful for you. Please contact Lesley Kimball, Library Director (772-4346, or e-mail director@WigginML.org) or Bruce Cotter, Fundraising Committee Chair and Library Trustee (775-7415, or e-mail). Matching Gifts: Many companies offer matching gift opportunities to their employees. Ask your Human Resources department if you can participate in such a program. Matching gift programs mean that any amount that you donate to the Library will be matched by your company. If you give the Library $250.00, the Library will receive a total of $500.00. Usually all that is required is a short form. Capital Gifts: If you or your business have the means to make a large capital gift, we will be happy to work with you to design recognition that will benefit you or your business as well as the Library's future. Please contact Bruce Cotter, Fundraising Committee Chair and Library Trustee (775-7415, or e-mail) to discuss a plan that will work for you. Join the FUNdraising Committee We have lots of events to plan and people to talk to, and you can help. Our fundraising committee meets monthly to plan ways to reach our goal of $60,000.00. You could help out with a specific event, help us spread the word about Library expansion needs, or build support for Town Meeting attendance in 2009. Get in touch with Bruce Cotter, Fundraising Committee Chairperson and Library Trustee at 775-7415, or e-mail, and find out how you can participate. Or, attend a meeting on the first Thursday of each month at the Library at 10 a.m. Click here to go back to the Library home page.