Annie Davidson, 70 years old, widow and mother of 10, helped build Calgary’s first public library a century ago. The Library has been transforming and inspiring lives ever since. We honour her dream with the Annie Davidson Founders Society and are deeply grateful to the individuals and families in the Society for their generous annual gifts of $500 or more. The gift can also be given monthly.
If you have further questions or would like to become a part of the Society, please contact John Milne at 403-221-2008 or john.milne@calgarypubliclibrary.com
Annie Davidson Founder Society Donor Privileges
Founder - $500 - $1,000 annually ($42 - $84 a month)
Gift Certificate Good For One Free Annual Membership
Donor Listing Online and in Annual Report
24k Gold Plate Memorial Park Library Bookmark
Early access invitation to signature Library Events
Subscription to CPLF Newsletter
Mailed copy of the CPLF Annual Report
Trailblazer - $1,000 - $2,500 ($84 - $210 a month)
All of the Founder Benefits plus
Invitation to exclusive author events
Copy of “The Calgary Public Library: Inspiring Life Stories Since 1912”
Reserved priority seating at one public library event for you and a guest*
Vanguard - $2,500 - $5,000 ($210 - $420 a month)
All of the Trailblazer Benefits plus
Copy of the One Book, One Calgary Selection
Copy of the Best of the Library Summer Reading Selection
Change Agent - $5,000 + ($420 + a month)
All of the Vanguard Benefits plus
Opportunity to participate in an exclusive Read Letter Day Event
Other unique opportunities not available to the general public
Legacy - Gift in Will
To be part a part of the Legacy group, please let us know if you have decided to leave a legacy with us
Please contact John Milne at 403-221-2008 or john.milne@calgarypubliclibrary.com
*Two weeks advanced RSVP required
Your Invitation
More than a century ago Annie Davidson and founding members of the Calgary Women’s Literary Club stirred our city to action and secured the public and financial support to build the first library. They saw the Library cause as one to be invested in for their families and the generations of Calgarians that would follow.
It is our privilege 100 years later to ask you to stand with us in support of our Public Library. We ask for your support to invest in the next 100 years of life enrichment for all who call Calgary home. In a busy world, today’s library is the community’s living room, where children are nurtured to learn to read, newcomers to Canada are welcomed, and the direction of a life can be positively changed through the services and support provided by Library staff. Your donation can – and will – make a difference in helping to build our library and community.
We invite you to join the Annie Davidson Founders Society and stand among the individuals and families who generously make annual gifts of $500 or more.
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