We have also received offers of financial donations to address the Access issue from many individual people. Many of these offers have been made under condition that the donor receive a charitable donation receipt for tax purposes. It was suggested that the Friends of Crescent Beach be used as 'banker' for these funds.
We have presented this request to the Board of the Friends, and they have agreed in principle to do so if authorization is made at the July 28 meeting.
The Friends would act solely as custodian of the funds, which would be held in an account opened expressly for this purpose, and issue tax receipts. Any funds donated would be accounted for in their books, and subject to their annual Financial Audit to ensure transparency and accountability.