We are very grateful to receive your contributions in any and every amount. Here is a list of thank-you gifts if you are able to help us at a particular level. When you make your donation, PayPal provides us with your e-mail address, so that we may get in touch with you to arrange for you to receive your gift. For Canadian contributors, tax receipts will be issued if requested for part of each contribution $50 or above, to the extent permitted by law. We will need to obtain your full name and mailing address in order to send you your gift (and a Canadian tax receipt, if you would like one).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
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$10
Help us get ROLL-ing!
Help us get ROLL-ing!
For a gift of $10 we will put your name on the Honour Roll of supporters at the Elizabeth Bishop Society of Nova Scotia website and on the Elizabeth Bishop Centenary blog, with our heartfelt gratitude. [unlimited]
$15
Let the GOOD TIMES ROLL!
Let the GOOD TIMES ROLL!
A gift of $15 will bring you a copy of "Elizabeth Bishop's Great Village: A Self-Guided Tour." Long out-of-print, the pamphlet is a wonderful way to get to know Bishop's childhood home. We'll also add your name to the EB Legacy Honour Roll, with our profound thanks. [unlimited]
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$25
Get Yourself CARDED!
Get Yourself CARDED!
Those who give $25 will receive a thank you card from Suzie LeBlanc, as well as having their name added to the EB Legacy Honour Roll, with our deep appreciation. [unlimited]
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$50
Poetry? I was REARDON it!...
Poetry? I was REARDON it!...
A gift of $50 will bring you a 5x7" signed photograph of the Elizabeth Bishop House typewriter by well-known Nova Scotia photographer Chris Reardon, and your name as supporter on the EB Legacy Honour Roll, with many thanks for your help. [100 available] -- 16 claimed
$75
SINE -or- COSINE?
SINE -or- COSINE?
For $75 you'll TRIG-ger a gift EITHER of a copy of the EB100 Legacy CD, signed by Suzie LeBlanc when it is released, OR a copy of "Elizabeth Bishop: Nova Scotia's 'Home-Made Poet'", signed by its author, Sandra Barry. We'll also add your name as supporter to the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, along with our sincere appreciation for your gift. [100 available] -- 3 claimed
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$100
Sine -AND- Cosine
Sine -AND- Cosine
TRIG-ger us TWICE: $100 brings you BOTH a signed copy of the EB100 Legacy CD (when released), AND a signed copy of Sandra Barry's book "Elizabeth Bishop: Nova Scotia's 'Home-Made Poet.'" We will also add your name as supporter to the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, with our heartfelt thanks for your contribution. [100 available] -- 20 claimed
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$250
Should we have stayed at home?
Should we have stayed at home?
Wherever that may be, your $250 gift brings you a lovely album of colour photographs of Elizabeth Bishop's childhood home in Great Village, Nova Scotia, along with a copy of the EB100 Legacy CD signed by Suzie LeBlanc when it is released. We will also add your name as supporter to the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, with deep gratitude for your generosity. [50 available] -- 4 claimed
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$275
That's Entertainment
For a gift of $275 you can choose between a night at the
movies and popcorn, or an afternoon skate and hot chocolate on the Halifax
Commons, with Suzie LeBlanc and friends; a copy of the EB100 Legacy Recording
cd when it is released; and your name as supporter on the EB100 Legacy Honour
Roll and our heartfelt gratitude. [5 available]
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$300
A Special Getaway
For your gift of $300 you will receive two nights in one of
the charming cabins at the restful, restorative and sustainable Windhorse Farm
in New Germany, Nova Scotia
(http://www.windhorsefarm.org/ ); a
copy of the EB100 Legacy Recording cd when it is released; your name as
supporter on the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll and our humble thanks for your
support. [Claimants responsible for their own transportation.] [1 available]
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$350
Following in Her Footsteps
For your gift of $350 you will attend a private
screening in Halifax, Nova Scotia, early in 2013, of film-maker Linda Dornan’s
documentary recounting Suzie LeBlanc’s walk in Newfoundland following in the
footsteps of Elizabeth Bishop’s 1932 walking tour there; a dvd of the documentary;
a set of three autographed cds of Suzie’s music, including the EB100 Legacy
Recording; your name as supporter on the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll and our
warmest appreciation for your participation. The dvd will be released in 2013
and will be a limited edition and not sold in wide release. [10 available]
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$400
A Tea Party and Tour in Great Village
For your gift of $400 you can have afternoon tea
at the Elizabeth Bishop House in Great Village and a personal guided tour of
Bishop’s village with Sandra Barry; a copy of Elizabeth Bishop: Nova Scotia’s ‘Home-Made’ Poet; and your name as
supporter on the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, and a resounding thank you for your
generosity. [Claimants are responsible for their own transportation.] [10
available]
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$500
Skype with Suzie!
Skype with Suzie!
For a gift of $500 you will receive a Skype conversation with Suzie LeBlanc; a copy of the EB100 Legacy Recording when it is releases; and your name as supporter on the EB Legacy Honour Roll, in grateful tribute to your dedication to the arts. [10 available] -- 3 claimed
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$600
A Russian Evening
In the spirit of Elizabeth Bishop’s visit to St.
Petersburg in the 1970s, for your gift of $600 you will be have the pleasure of
an authentic Russian/Eastern European meal prepared by writer, translator,
Russian scholar John Barnstead, at his home in Bedford, Nova Scotia; a copy of
the EB100 Legacy Recording when it is released; and your name as supporter on
the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, with our hearty thanks for your generosity.
[Claimants responsible for their own transportation.] [2 available]
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$750
A Short Retreat Treat
For your gift of $750 you will receive a weekend retreat at
the Elizabeth Bishop House in Great Village, Nova Scotia; a copy of the Elizabeth Bishop Legacy
Recording when it is released; a copy of Elizabeth
Bishop: Nova Scotia’s
‘Home-Made’ Poet; your name on the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll and our
heartfelt thank you for your generosity. [3 available]
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$1,500
Treat Us! We'll RETREAT You!
Treat Us! We'll RETREAT You!
For $1500 we'll arrange up to a week-long retreat for you at the Elizabeth Bishop House in Great Village, Nova Scotia, Your name will be added as Patron to the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, in appreciative recognition of your contribution to the success of the project. Claimants responsible for travel; dates TBA. [2 available]
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$2,500
Party HEARTY!
Party HEARTY!
For a gift of $2500 you will be invited to a pre-launch cocktail party with the artists, at Pipa Restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia (date TBA); you will also receive a copy of the CD signed by Suzie and the composers when released, and you name as Patron on the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, as our HEARTFELT thank you for your love of Elizabeth Bishop and the music she has inspired. [Claimants are responsible for travel.] [10 available]
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$5,000
Rehearsal and Dinner
Rehearsal and Dinner
Your generous donation of $5000 will be gratefully acknowledged with an invitation to attend the final recording rehearsal in November 2012, and dinner with Suzie LeBlanc and friends at a later date (TBA). You will also receive a copy of the CD signed by Suzie and the composers when released, and your name as Patron on the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll. [Claimants are responsible for travel.] [2 available]
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$10,000
House Concert
House Concert
Your munificent contribution of $10000 will be rewarded with a private house concert, date TBA, by Suzie LeBlanc and the Blue Engine String Quartet (cost of travel for five artists must not exceed $2000); a copy of the EB100 Legacy CD when released, signed by Suzie LeBlanc and the composers, and your name as Primary Patron on the EB100 Legacy Honour Roll, with our profound gratitude for your visionary support of poetry and music. [1 available]
