Over 100 people huddled under the tent to hear George Putnam of Cirque Consulting Friday evening, with Robbin Levy Mommsen representing Café G, LLC, and President of the Jackson Hole Land Trust Laurie Andrews discussing the collaborative solution for saving the historic buildings, green space, and overall community character of the beloved Genevieve Block.
Community members were encouraged to ask questions, get to know project partners and businesses, and show their support in the form of monetary donations to be applied towards a $100,000 match from an anonymous donor announced earlier in the day. Rather than a dollar-for-dollar match, the donor sought a dollar-for-donor match which meant the project needed 100 new donors.
After Jackson Hole Land Trust announced the challenge grant, donations from ranging from $1 to $100,000 came in via the campaign website SaveGenevieve.org, over the phone, and in-person. Consequently, 335 donors have contributed just over $240,000 to the Save Genevieve campaign on Friday alone.
With the success of the donation challenge on Friday, coupled with several other lead gifts, the Jackson Hole Land Trust is fast approaching raising the first million dollars of the Save Genevieve campaign which has a total price tag of between $7 and $8 million to purchase the historic buildings and greenspace easements on the block.
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