117 Years and No Wrecking Ball (Sydney, NS <https://thisplacematters.ca/project/173-charlotte-street/> > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Cape Breton Genealogy and Historical Society <norm@cbgen.org> > To: es718@bell.net > Date: October 31, 2016 at 11:03 PM > Subject: HELPTHE OLD SYDNEY SOCIETY > > > > > HELP THE OLD SYDNEY SOCIETY > The OLD SYDNEY SOCIETY and the CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL > ASSOCIATION work closely on many matters. The CBGHA has its office in the > premises of the OLD SYDNEY SOCIETY and we will be relocating to the former > Bank of Montreal building when renovations are complete..We are asking our > members to vote in the competition to help the OSS win $40.000.00 to help with > renovations to the former Bank of Montreal building. It is necessary to > register to vote but it costs nothing to vote and no credit card information > is required. Once you register, you are able to vote and you can vote each day > until the end of the competition. You may make a donation if you wish but it > is entirely optional. Further information is below in material from the OLD > SYDNEY SOCIETY. Thank you for your support. > > HELP US WIN $40,000 > FROM HERITAGE TRUST FOR CANADA. > > 117 Years and No Wrecking Ball (Sydney, NS) > > Hello Old Sydney Society friends, > > HERITAGE TRUST FOR CANADA is sponsoring a contest. It's a crowd-funding > contest. The winner gets $40,000 for their project. We passed the first test, > and now we are one of ten competing. Our project is the re-purposing of this > beautiful and historic building, the former BMO, into a community and exhibit > space. We need accessible washrooms, and a kitchenette. > > You can vote every day, and each vote counts. If you donate to our > project, each dollar counts as a vote. (At the end, we keep the money we've > raised, no matter who wins the $40,000.) Of course, you can donate AND vote. > > Click on https://thisplacematters.ca/ > <http://cbgen.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=52577c3cd5b08cd584c5b21c6&id=9e8734cfb7&e=2635953a9c> > > > You will have three choices: EXPLORE, VOTE, or FUND. To vote, you have to > register as a voter. The first time you fill in the online form and get a > confirmation email. Go to your email and confirm your registration, then you > go back in and vote. Once you've registered you can vote every day by just > going back to the page. > > To donate, click DONATE and fill in your credit card info. You get a > confirmation email, and your donation will be counted as soon as you refresh > the page. It's a secure server, and you get a tax receipt from OSS. > > We are currently in third place, and we'd very much appreciate some help > from our friends. > > Please take a few minutes to vote, and help us save this beautiful > building. You can also vote for the Sydney Waterfront project, which is in a > different category and not competing against us. > > Best Regards, > Joyce Rankin > > PS If you have any questions you can email us, or call 902 539-1572 > > > > > > > > > > Copyright © 2016 Cape Breton Genealogy & Historical Association, All > rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you opted in when you joined the > CBGHA. > > Our mailing address is: > Cape Breton Genealogy & Historical Association > 1616 Morrison Rd > Sydney, NS B1M 1B6 > Canada > > Add us to your address book > <http://cbgen.us13.list-manage.com/vcard?u=52577c3cd5b08cd584c5b21c6&id=d2317eb72c> > > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences > <http://cbgen.us13.list-manage.com/profile?u=52577c3cd5b08cd584c5b21c6&id=d2317eb72c&e=2635953a9c> > or unsubscribe from this list > <http://cbgen.us13.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=52577c3cd5b08cd584c5b21c6&id=d2317eb72c&e=2635953a9c&c=3af83e9719> > > [Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] > <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=52577c3cd5b08cd584c5b21c6&afl=1> >