Bard College Announces $250,000 Matching Gift to the Tivoli Firehouse Capital Campaign
Rendering of Tivoli Firehouse Expansion by PSA Studios.
Bard College is pleased to announce a matching gift of $250,000 to the Tivoli Firehouse Capital Campaign. Bard’s gift will match new donations to the campaign 1 for 1 up to $250,000. The $3 million campaign will fund a much-needed firehouse expansion in Tivoli.
“It is deeply gratifying to support an organization of such importance to the College and surrounding communities,” said Bard College President Leon Botstein. “We are all in their debt for the service they provide, and encourage others to join us in helping the Tivoli Firehouse meet its campaign goal.”
“On behalf of the Tivoli Firehouse, the Village of Tivoli and all of our volunteers we are incredibly grateful for this transformative gift from Bard College,” said Fire Chief Marc Hildenbrand. “This matching gift will help us to get closer to realizing this essential capital expansion so that we can continue to provide all of these critical fire response and mutual aid services.”
The Tivoli firehouse has supported its community and surrounding residents in fire and safety measures, as well as medical emergency responses and mutual aid, for more than 100 years. Their service area includes Tivoli, large parts of Red Hook, and the Bard College campus, and they provide mutual aid support to Germantown and Clermont, responding to more than 300 emergency responses each year. Tivoli Fire Chief Marc Hildebrand, who also serves as a fire protection systems technician at Bard College, leads more than 50 volunteer firefighters, a number that has more than doubled since the pandemic.
The need for expanded facilities to accommodate the Tivoli Firehouse has been clear for some time, as membership grew, the company acquired essential new equipment, and updated health and safety requirements for firefighters required more space than the 1985 building could provide. After a fire struck the firehouse in July 2019, the Tivoli Fire Company rebuilt and committed to pursuing a capital campaign to finally enlarge the firehouse. The $3 million Tivoli Firehouse Capital Campaign will fund a 4,000-square-foot expansion to support the department’s fire safety, medical response, and the Red Cross Emergency Shelter.
The campaign’s goal is to build the majority of support from local, state, and federal partners in government. $1 million will be raised privately from a combination of foundations, corporations, and individual donors. To date, the campaign has received nearly $500,000 that includes this new Bard College matching gift towards the $1 million target of private support. Bard College’s matching $250,000 gift will help raise the remaining funds needed to reach the campaign’s goals.
Bard College’s matching $250,000 gift will help raise the remaining funds need to reach the campaign’s goals.
To learn more or to donate, visit: tivolifirehouse.org/capital-campaign.
Post Date: 12-14-2021
“It is deeply gratifying to support an organization of such importance to the College and surrounding communities,” said Bard College President Leon Botstein. “We are all in their debt for the service they provide, and encourage others to join us in helping the Tivoli Firehouse meet its campaign goal.”
“On behalf of the Tivoli Firehouse, the Village of Tivoli and all of our volunteers we are incredibly grateful for this transformative gift from Bard College,” said Fire Chief Marc Hildenbrand. “This matching gift will help us to get closer to realizing this essential capital expansion so that we can continue to provide all of these critical fire response and mutual aid services.”
The Tivoli firehouse has supported its community and surrounding residents in fire and safety measures, as well as medical emergency responses and mutual aid, for more than 100 years. Their service area includes Tivoli, large parts of Red Hook, and the Bard College campus, and they provide mutual aid support to Germantown and Clermont, responding to more than 300 emergency responses each year. Tivoli Fire Chief Marc Hildebrand, who also serves as a fire protection systems technician at Bard College, leads more than 50 volunteer firefighters, a number that has more than doubled since the pandemic.
The need for expanded facilities to accommodate the Tivoli Firehouse has been clear for some time, as membership grew, the company acquired essential new equipment, and updated health and safety requirements for firefighters required more space than the 1985 building could provide. After a fire struck the firehouse in July 2019, the Tivoli Fire Company rebuilt and committed to pursuing a capital campaign to finally enlarge the firehouse. The $3 million Tivoli Firehouse Capital Campaign will fund a 4,000-square-foot expansion to support the department’s fire safety, medical response, and the Red Cross Emergency Shelter.
The campaign’s goal is to build the majority of support from local, state, and federal partners in government. $1 million will be raised privately from a combination of foundations, corporations, and individual donors. To date, the campaign has received nearly $500,000 that includes this new Bard College matching gift towards the $1 million target of private support. Bard College’s matching $250,000 gift will help raise the remaining funds needed to reach the campaign’s goals.
Bard College’s matching $250,000 gift will help raise the remaining funds need to reach the campaign’s goals.
To learn more or to donate, visit: tivolifirehouse.org/capital-campaign.
Post Date: 12-14-2021