On Tuesday, August 18th, go to www.cfsem.org at 10:00 a.m. and select the Woodward Avenue Action Association you have a unique opportunity to help keep the unique culture of Woodward alive and well.  Any gift -- from $25 and up -- that you make to the Woodward Avenue Action Association will be 50% matched by the Community Foundation Challenge.  So if you give $100, Woodward gets $150. 

Please do this before noon or the matching funds might be gone!  And thank you for supporting America's main street!

 
For as little as $25 you can help support the WA3 and Woodward's automotive and cruising heritage, economic development and tourism programs including Woodward Tours, Woodward Tributes, and Beautification efforts.
 
Act quickly on August 18 - as the race is on!
 
Matching funds will be awarded on a “first gift, first match” basis. The matching program will end as soon as the $1 million of match funds are gone.  With dozens of organizations eligible to participate in this challenge, the matching funds will go quickly!
 
So mark your calendar to go to www.cfsem.org at 10:00 a.m. on August 18 to make a gift in support of WOODWARD AVENUE ACTION ASSOCIATION (WA3). 
 
Please share the news
 
Please take a moment and forward this e-mail to your friends and colleagues who care about arts and culture in southeast Michigan. This is a great opportunity to raise money and awareness of our great arts and cultural organizations and we appreciate your help in spreading the word about this important opportunity.   
 
Gifts eligible for match
 
Starting August 18, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. gifts for the Community Foundation Challenge can be made online at www.cfsem.org to support the WOODWARD AVENUE ACTION ASSOCIATION (WA3) and other participating arts and cultural organizations. Through the Web site, donors can choose one or more organizations to receive support by using a simple menu to locate organizations participating in the challenge. Gifts must be made online by credit card or e-check and can range from $25 to $10,000 per contributor, per organization.   Only completed gifts will be matched – no pledges. 
 
For more information
 
For more details, visit www.cfsem.org.   If you have any questions, please contact Heather Carmona at heather@woodwardavenue.org or Nicole Brown at nicole@woodwardavenue.org. 248-288-2004 
Thank you for your support. We can’t do it without you!