Dear Friend of TRI,

As we approach Giving Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, please join hundreds of people like you who understand the urgent need to empower local community leaders across America. When you donate to The Rensselaerville Institute (TRI), you transform lives of countless young Americans in meaningful, measurable, and memorable ways.

For more than a half century, TRI has delivered donor dollars to improve lives, services, safety, and inclusivity in underserved and often overlooked communities. From Appalachia to Louisiana, the Florida panhandle to Hawaii’s unseen underside, TRI has facilitated projects in more than over 830 communities across 32 states.

TRI’s Community Sparkplugs program energizes and inspires people like Sherry Bradley, Executive Director of the Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Project. Last year, Tanya Simmons led an initiative to build an outdoor learning center at her child's school. The new center provides children a safe, welcoming, and engaging space in which they can learn and grow.

Your Donation Delivers Immediate Impact

TRI invests $3,000 in each Sparkplug project. Funds provide leaders professional training they need to complement their remarkable motivation, help them learn how to identify, recruit, and engage community volunteers, and especially how to steward resources for maximum impact.

Community Sparkplugs achieve astounding results with limited funds: A six-month project In Atlanta tapped volunteers who committed more than 1,100 hours to help 130 children read an additional 100 minutes each week, 167 children obtain carpentry skills, and collected more than 3,000 donated books. The ROI on this project exceeded 10 times the $3,000 investment. TRI’s national reach, resources, and reputation ensures that your donation achieves maximum positive impact.

We're writing to you to amplify the voices of the voiceless and to advocate for the advocate-less. This Giving Tuesday, invest your precious philanthropic dollars to help TRI train and support community leaders committed to a brighter future for our children. On their behalf, thank you for your support.

The Rensselaerville Institute

Giving Tuesday

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