Fort Ticonderoga Association sees increase in donations | Community Spirit

The Fort Ticonderoga Association has recorded an increase in donations for 2011. The annual giving program, The Fort Ticonderoga Fund, raised $600,327 in 2011 which is a 12 percent increase from 2010.

The association also recorded that the number of donors increased in 2011 by 14 percent. According to Fort Ticonderoga Association President Peter Paine, the establishment of the Fund was a significant new strategy for the organization which depends on generosity from their donors.

“We are especially grateful to the staff and the greater Ticonderoga community who contributed to Fort Ticonderoga last year,” said Sandy Morhouse, Vice President of the Fort Ticonderoga Association and Fort Ticonderoga Fund Co-Chair. “Our donors responded generously in 2011 and increased their giving at a time when there is intensified competition for charitable dollars and the condition of the economy has challenged our supporters.”

Key operating results for 2011 show a successful year and they were met in the middle of challenges including a severe winter, flooding in Lake Champlain in the spring, and tropical storms in the summer.

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