Will You Help Save the Shelter?
Your gift today will help a young Boy Scout preserve state park history!
Sixteen-year-old Boy Scout Isaac Hamann is on a mission to preserve an important part of Washington State Parks history — and he needs your help right now!
Isaac noticed that a picnic shelter at his local state park, Beacon Rock, is in desperate need of repair. The roof of this historic shelter is deteriorating due to weather and passing time. Water damage and moss growth are causing parts of the roof to cave in, putting the entire structure at risk!
But your gift today can help Issac bring this shelter back to life!
Your special gift will help make it possible to repair, restore, and preserve this shelter.
Issac has already raised $13,000 for the repairs, but he has another $8,000 remaining to raise! Because of his generous spirit, Washington State Parks Foundation has contributed $2,500 in matching funds! That means every dollar you give will DOUBLE up to $2,500, but only if you give before April 30.
Will you make a gift today to help Issac preserve the shelter and its history?
You see, this isn’t just any picnic shelter.
It was built by men in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a federal relief program created to help young people find work during the Great Depression. These young men built trails, bridges, and shelters all across Washington, earning just one dollar a day and sending most of their earnings home to their families.
Will you help preserve the legacy of the CCC men who built the Beacon Rock shelter?
CCC men at Beacon Rock State Park (2014.88.1, Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma (Wash.))
Isaac was inspired by the contributions of the young men working to support their families. He decided to restore the shelter for his Eagle Scout Service Project.
With your support, Isaac hopes the picnic shelter will remain a gathering place for years to come.
Isaac needs your help to save the shelter and its legacy. And thanks to the matching funds, your gift today to preserve the shelter will double – dollar for dollar – up to $2,500.
Please make your gift before April 30 so it can go twice as far to help save this historic shelter.
You can help Isaac and protect Washington state history by donating here. Every contribution brings Isaac closer to preserving the shelter for future generations to enjoy.
Thank you!
Hear Isaac share more about his project here:
