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.
Get Started
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.
Please note: If you require a tax receipt for your donation, please select the Blindness/Deafblindness Skills Training Program 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 Recreation, Training and Meeting Centre 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 Recreation, Training and Meeting Centre is an initiative of the PTCB and the Camp Bowen Society. 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 Society for the Independence of the Blind and Deafblind, 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 Society 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 with the Bowen Island Community foundation 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 Society for the Independence of the Blind and Deafblind, 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 Society 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 with the Bowen Island Community foundation 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.
This fund is administered by the PTCB, a charitable organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (Charity Number: 846673085RR0001).
Ways to Give
Please select a donation method below.
If you select a donation amount with a dedication/sponsorship option, we will contact you to arrange the dedication/sponsorship.
Online Donations
Cheque or Money Order
When making a donation by cheque or money order:
Make your cheque or money order payable to: “Camp Bowen Society“.
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 can be sent back to you.
Mail your donation to:
Bowen Island Recreation, Training and Meeting Centre
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 receipt for eligible donations.
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.
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