Wildlife Conservation
“Greg Fund” – October Update and Donation Request
Dear Friends – Thank you to everyone who contributed this past year to either the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund or one of the organizations I designated to receive contributions in Greg’s memory. Thank you especially to colleagues who participated in a series of Labor Day reminiscences about Greg on this Fund blog. I…
Read MoreDonating Time and TLC
I’ve posted to this blog many times about money donated to Greg’s and my favorite organizations through this Memorial Fund. Have I shared that I also donate volunteer time to many of these same organizations? This summer, after my special fundraiser that generated almost $4,000 for Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary through the Greg Fund,…
Read MoreAnimal Place “Food for Thought” Program – Some Exciting Updates
Animal Place wrote in their spring 2016 newsletter article Turning Grief into Compassion: “In honor of her late husband, Alysoun Mahoney put their passion for environmental protection into action with the creation of the “Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund.” Animal Place is the proud recipient of a grant that will expand our Food for Thought…
Read MoreGreg Fund: What We’ve Accomplished So Far
I established the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund through ImpactAssets on Earth Day, April 22, 2016. To seed this fund, I chose to invest all proceeds from selling off the last four collector cars Greg had owned – including the vehicle that somehow, inexplicably, ended his life. Greg also owned as many bicycles as he…
Read MoreLoudoun Wildlife Conservancy All-Vegan Annual Meeting
The “Greg Fund” was a sponsor of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy‘s 21st annual member meeting on June 12 – providing attendees a delicious all-vegan meal catered by Market Salamander, and thereby allowing the organization to make yet one more contribution to wildlife and environmental conservation. We calculated that this one vegan meal for 150 participants saved: -> 55,000…
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