Fundraising

The idea of transforming the Historic Cobalt Mining Camp into a world class tourism destination is not a new one. After twenty years in the conceptual stages and with the help of FedNor and NOHFC, the Historic Cobalt Mining Project has moved out of the conceptual stages and started to move into the actual stages of development.

The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp is beginning to reach out to the public and corporate sponsors with the goal of partnering to take the site to the next level of development for the next generation of visitors from across Canada and around the world. HCMC is very keen to partner with affiliates and foundations whose roots are in Cobalt and hold a strong affinity with Mining Companies, Pioneer Banking and Organized Labour. We believe that with a united community/private sponsorship program that the HCMC heritage site can stand as a unique symbol of industry and community working together in Canada.

Be part of creating a Canadian Historic Mining Legacy.

"In this world nothing can be said to be more certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin

The Historic Cobalt Corporation is a Canadian Registered Charitable Corporation that can receive charitable donations and issue tax receipts.

Create a legacy for yourself or a loved one by giving a gift to the Historic Cobalt Corporation. Gifts can be given in a variety of forms; a cash gift, property, life insurance and stock options. This can be done through a bequest in a will.

Many Canadians die each year without leaving a will and no plans in place to deal with the estate or taxes. Lawyers and Accountants and Financial Planners are a good source of professional advice when planning your estate. A planned charitable gift can allow you to create a legacy to support your community and at the time take advantage of the tax benefits of a planned estate.

A donor memorial wall will be established in the Welcome Centre in the Designated, Historic Cobalt Mining District. Naming opportunities exist for large gifts.

If you are interested in creating a Legacy Gift please contact:

Ms. Melissa Ruddy
Historic Cobalt Corporation

T: 705.679.2199
Fax: 705.679.5059
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Dear friend of Cobalt,

The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp Project is an important, community-based initiative to revitalize the community and regional economy through development of Cobalt's mining heritage tourism resources. We are currently in Phase 1 of a multiphase project. Historic Cobalt will be enjoyed by thousands of Canadians and other visitors from around the world who will have the opportunity to learn about the Cobalt Silver Boom and its importance as the genesis of the hard rock mining industry in Canada and so much more.

For 2005, 2.3 million was raised primarily from public funding partners including Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, FedNor, and Tem Fund. As you can imagine, undertaking this Historic Cobalt project is very costly. In order to access the $2 million dollars for the project, the Town of Cobalt and the Township of Coleman have each had to contribute $50,000 from our local rate payers. As part of our financial contribution to the project, we also made a commitment to our funding partners that we would assume private fundraising efforts to generate an additional $25,000 towards the project costs. It is for this reason that we are now reaching out to you and your organization to seek a cash contribution to assist us with our project financing.

Through letters similar to this one, we are asking all of the major service providers, suppliers and friends of Cobalt to consider making a charitable cash donation to our project. We are not specifying an amount; we are simply requesting that you consider donating an amount that you feel is appropriate to assist this important project. We have recently received our first donation in this regard; a cheque for $500.

In response, you will promptly receive a charitable receipt from the Town of Cobalt. We will be publicly recognizing all financial contributions in the Temiskaming Speaker and the Cobalt Chronicle. In addition, funds over $500 will be acknowledged on a permanent plaque commemorating the names of the dedicated service providers and supporters who contributed financially to this important project. This plaque will be displayed at the new Train Station Welcome Centre in the historic Cobalt train station.

We are counting on you to help the town of Cobalt to progress with its multi phase project. Please feel free to contact our Project staff at your convenience to obtain further information at 705-679-2199.

Should a cash donation be possible for you, your much appreciated financial contribution to the project can be made in the form of a cheque payable to the Town of Cobalt with a note specifying that it is a "HCMC donation". It can be mailed to the Town of Cobalt, 18 Silver Street, P.O. Box 70, Cobalt, Ontario P0J 1C0.

On behalf of the Town of Cobalt, the Township of Coleman and the Steering Committee, we would like to extend our personal and heartfelt thanks for considering making a charitable cash donation to our important project. We look forward to seeing you at the 2006 Centennial celebrations.

Thank you

The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp is committed to recognizing our corporate, labour and foundation sponsors' generosity towards making the HCMC legacy project a success. We will recognize sponsorships in customized ways to reflect the importance of the gift to this important living history project.

Donor Recognition Options include:

    * Acknowledgement in our Media and Marketing campaigns;
    * Naming Opportunities, a wide variety of naming opportunities exist for gifts ranging from $25 thousand to $1 million dollars;
    * Corporate Identification on signage;
    * Special Recognition Events;
    * Listing on Donor Wall inside Welcome Centre;
    * Recognition in HCMC publications and the website;
    * Sponsors updates on HCMC activities and successes.

The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp is seeking to interest Corporate Partners, Organized Labour and Foundations in this important mining legacy project.

Sponsorship Opportunities include:

    * Gifts in kind of land and retired mining sites that are of special interest to the HCMC;
    * Part two development of the main HCMC Welcome Centre & Mining Theme Park & Playground;
    * A Cobalt Tribute Wall to those who contributed to Cobalt during the Silver Mining times. This is intended to be a tribute to all those who worked, lived and supported the Cobalt Mining community. Centrally located near the welcome station;
    * Upgrades to Mining Museum;
    * Encouraging investment in Classic Theatre as an important cultural venue that brings to life, through its artistic productions, the history and glory days of Cobalt;
    * Converting the Right-of-Way Head Frame and mill room into prime Tourist Historic Mining Interpretive Venue;
    * Colonial Adit Tour Site upgrade;
    * Tourist Van and improvements to the Walking Trail;
    * Tourist Tram: Ore Car Tram Link to transport tourists from the Welcome Centre to the main mine interpretative venue the Right-of-Way Mine Site;
    * Support the move of the Bunker Military Museum to a new site that would improve exhibits and meet museum standards;
    * Support the Cobalt Centre of Arts, Innovation and Environment

The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp is uniquely positioned at this time for investment by corporate partners, foundations and organized labour. It has received considerable financial support from the provincial and federal government to support the development of this exciting new world tourist heritage site. Private donations are needed to leverage the next levels of development.

We know that Cobalt holds a special place in the history of the development of mining in Canada and greatly influenced the banking and financial sectors of the country as well. Organized labour played a vital role with the miners in the early days of Cobalt to bring about new standards of safety and workers compensation. There is an important opportunity to pay tribute to the ordinary men and women who helped build this incredible silver town.

Help us build a legacy for your organization and its pioneers. Support the newly proclaimed Historic Cobalt Mining Camp, a national historic district of Canada.

All aboard! The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp is the next stop on the way to a great Canadian Legacy.

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