If you have any questions, require assistance during the donation process, or would like to make alternate arrangements for your donation, please call +1 (844) 692-6936 or contact us using another method of your choice.
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There are three different funds in this project. To learn more about or donate to a fund, please select one of the three options below.
Centre Development
Donations to this fund will cover the costs of acquiring land and developing a facility on Bowen Island, British Columbia to be used by the Bowen Island Centre for the Blind and DeafBlind to house a ten-month blindness/DeafBlindness skills training program from September to June and summer independence camps during July and August. The Bowen Island Centre for the Blind and DeafBlind is an initiative of the PTCB and the Camp Bowen Division of COBD. This component has an 8 million dollar budget. Any money raised above and beyond this goal will be put towards the operation of the centre.
This fund is administered by the Camp Bowen Division of the Canadian Organization of the Blind and Deafblind (COBD), a grassroots federal not for profit organization based on Bowen Island, British Columbia.
Summer Independence Camps
Your donations to this fund will enable the Camp Bowen Division of COBD and the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind (PTCB) to continue to provide Canadian children, youth, and adults who are blind and Deafblind with summer independence camps where they can come together for peer mentorship, fun activities, friendship building, and learning to live independently. 800 thousand dollars of this component of the project are being put towards the first 2 years of operating the summer independence camps and will help cover the costs associated with running this capital campaign. The remaining 1.2 million dollars being invested to generate long-term income for the program. Any money raised above and beyond the 2 million dollar goal for this fund will be applied towards continuing to operate the summer independence camps.
This fund is administered by the Camp Bowen Division of the Canadian Organization of the Blind and Deafblind (COBD), a grassroots federal not for profit organization based on Bowen Island, British Columbia.
Blindness/Deafblindness Skills Training Program
Your donations to this fund will enable the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind (PTCB) and the Camp Bowen Division of COBD to continue to provide Canadians who are blind and DeafBlind with the blindness/DeafBlindness skills Training they need to live independently. 800 thousand dollars of this component of the project are being put towards the first 2 years of operating the blindness/DeafBlindness skills training program, with the remaining 1.2 million dollars being invested to generate long-term income for the program. Any money raised above and beyond the 2 million dollar goal for this fund will be applied towards continuing to operate the blindness/DeafBlindness skills training program.
Cheques, money orders, and E-transfers made to this fund are administered by the PTCB, a charitable organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (Charity Number: 846673085RR0001). Online donations made to this fund are administered by the Canadian Organization of the Blind and Deafblind, a charitable organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (Charity Number: 722057312RR0001).
Ways to Give
Please select a donation method below.
Online Donations
Cheque or Money Order
When making a donation by cheque or money order:
Make your cheque or money order payable to: “Canadian Organization of the Blind and Deafblind“.
On the memo line, located on the bottom left corner, indicate: “CENTRE“.
Unless you would like your donation to be anonymous, please provide your full name and mailing address so that we can properly document your donation and so a thank you letter and tax receipt can be sent back to you.
Mail your donation to:
Bowen Island Centre for the Blind and Deafblind
PO BOX 175
Bowen Island, BC
Canada
V0N 1G0
Interac E-Transfer ®
To donate via Interac E-Transfer ®, please send an Interac E-Transfer ® to centre@campbowen.ca. This email address is set up for autodeposit, so there is no need to select a security question and answer.
Once you have completed your transfer, simply contact us with the details of your transfer. It is important that you contact us and let us know about your transfer so we can properly document the donation and write out a tax receipt.
Drop Us a Line
If you have any questions, require assistance during the donation process, or would like to make alternate arrangements for your donation, please call +1 (844) 692-6936 or contact us using another method of your choice.
