In 2009 we launched the ESHPF. It now has a balance of $110,000. In 2024 it generated $9,000 in income to help preserve in perpetuity our:
• 17 heritage buildings housing nearly 6,000 artifacts
• 400 meters of textual records in the Archives
• 5,243 hi-res scans of local heritage photos
• 300+ local audio oral history recordings
• 500 reference files related to the 1940s
• 3,000+ objects in the Artifact Storage Facility
This year (2025) is the 25th anniversary of the opening of Memory Lane and to celebrate this birthday we have launched a Village Champions Fundraising Campaign to significantly increase the fund balance and annual income with the help of your donation!
Cash Donations (e-transfer, online, cheque or in-person cash) receive a charitable gift tax receipt for the full amount of the donation.
Stocks, bonds, GICs, life insurance policies and real estate are all eligible for a charitable gift tax receipt in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency guidelines.
Bequests need to be assessed for tax implications on a case-by-case basis in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency guidelines.
• Donate by Interac e-Transfer
• Donate Online
• Donate By Calling in a Credit Card
• Donate by Mailing a Cheque
• Donate in Person
Interac e-Transfer
An auto-deposit (no password required) e-transfer can be made to donate@visitmemorylane.ca, please include name, phone number, mailing address and email in the e-Transfer message box so we can issue you your tax receipt.
Donate Online
Donate through our online shop at hoskinggeneralstore.ca
Cheque
Make out a cheque to "Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society" and in the memo line write "25th Anniversary Fund". Mail to: Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society, 5435 Clam Harbour Road, Lake Charlotte, NS, B0J 2L0. Make sure you include your own mailing address so that we can send you your charitable tax receipt.
Credit Card
Call 1-877-287-0697 and say that you wish to make a donation to the 25th Anniversary Fund and a staff member will help you. If the phone is not answered, please leave your name and a telephone number so we can return your call.
Cash
Drop by the Heritage Village (June to September, Wednesday to Friday) with your cash donation or call us in advance at 902-845-1937 to see if we are there.
Email info@visitmemorylane.ca and provide your name and a telephone number where you can be contacted. A staff member will get in touch with you and connect you to the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia. They will provide you with expert, up-to-date advice on all tax matters so that you receive all the tax benefits to which you are entitled.
For the duration of the Village Champions Fundraising Campaign (which closes December 31 2025) donors who contribute $2,000 or more can be recognized with a personal message on one of the 12 remaining plaques on the Founders Wall panel inside the Hosking Store.
Donors who contribute between $100 and $1999 will be recognized by name, in alphabetical order on a dedicated panel opposite the Founders Wall inside the Hosking Store.
All Donors who contribute more than $25 will be listed on the 25th Anniversary Commemorative Page on the Memory Lane Website.
All donors of $25 and above will receive a charitable tax receipt.
To donate anonymously please contact the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia (CFNS) at infocfns@cfns-fcne.ca or call 902-490-9916. CFNS administers the Eastern Shore Heritage Preservation Fund for the Society. Tell them you wish to make an anonymous donation to the fund and they will be able to assist you with your donation.