Gift Planning
Meet Our Donors
Meet Our Donors
Making Plans for Continuing Work & Community at Wellfleet Bay
Peggy Sagan and her husband Mike Simons are active Wellfleet Bay volunteers who've done a lot of thinking about the future and how they could help the sanctuary continue its important work and give more people the experiences they've both enjoyed.
Liz Nelson Weaver Puts philanthropy in the Lead
Liz Nelson Weaver, spent the last decade of her career as a writer at one of Boston's premier hospitals, sharing with donors how their gifts were making a difference. But Liz wears the donor's hat, too. Passionate about the environment and healthcare, Liz has made several generous gifts to Boston area organizations. Mass Audubon is thankful and fortunate to be one of the beneficiaries of her care, wisdom, and generosity.
A Winning Gift Strategy
Bill Leitch's family ties to Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary are 50-years strong.
"First we were neighbors in Cape Cod Village, a cottage colony in Cummaquid, just to the east of Long Pasture's beach, and devotees of the gentle tides and expansive seashore for expeditions to observe horseshoe crabs. When we heard Mass Audubon was going to establish a sanctuary in Cummaquid, we quickly became fans of the entrepreneur and environmentalist extraordinaire, Ian Ives, who is Long Pasture's founding Sanctuary Director."
Leaving a Legacy for Generations to Come: Checking in with Anne Lombard
Anne Lombard, a retired biology teacher who now gives her time as a volunteer working with children at Arcadia, has a long-standing love of nature and a commitment to the environment.
Turning a Love of Birds and Volunteer Commitment Into a Lasting Legacy
Doris Countryman was one of a small but dedicated group of volunteers who helped run Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary during what's known as the "Farmhouse Days". The farmhouse was a rambling summer home of the Austin family, who operated a bird research station on the property before it was acquired by Mass Audubon in 1958. In its early days as a Mass Audubon Sanctuary, the house served as an office and gift shop.